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  • Janice Wong
  • Url: http://swedenothings.com/blog
  • Posts: 18
  • About the user: Janice Wong is an Australian cellist and digital media fanatic living the life in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). She graduated from the Masters of New Media programme at the University of Amsterdam in 2011 and now works in adidas HQ in social media and talent management. Contact: Janice Wong janice[at]swedenothings.com twitter.com/swedenothings facebook.com/swedenothings

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The e-book: it doesn’t smell or feel like a book

Janice Wong | 18 October 2010, 12:00 pm | 3 comments | tags: , , ,

32-year-publishing veteran Jerry D. Simmons says that e-books will replace traditional media. Many academic libraries, including Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam are rapidly expanding their catalogs with electronic books and the digitization of their printed materials. So are libraries in favour of the e-books, and what about…

Research Proposal: Implications of using Twitter in the workplace

Janice Wong | 11 October 2010, 12:03 pm | tags: , , ,

Email has been great within the workplace. That is, until you start to receive hundreds of irrelevant emails a day. Then, you take one day off, and the next morning your inbox is a dog’s breakfast. So, instant messaging was introduced to larger companies ca. 2003 with a lot of

New Media drives project: Times Square to Art Square

Janice Wong | 03 October 2010, 10:54 pm | 1 comment | tags: , , ,

Times Square to Art Square is a project to turn all billboards on Times Square into art. At the opening party of Dutchproblogger’s book Sex, Blogs & Rock ‘n’ Roll [English/Dutch] I was fortunate to meet Justus Bruns, one of the guys behind the TS2AS project. When I heard it, I stood there silent for…

Dance Chimes on Wikipedia, no news is good news?

Janice Wong | 03 October 2010, 8:25 pm | tags: ,

Is no news good news for Wikipedia? For this assignment it was easy to pick a topic, something I feel passionate about, Dance Chimes, invented and designed by Alfons van Leggelo. You can read my post on Wikipedia here.

MUSIC: Is MySpace more important than an Official Website?

Janice Wong | 26 September 2010, 11:17 pm | tags: , ,

MySpace Music has become an easy way for musicians (solo artists and bands) to get exposure. Through Web 2.0 and the MySpace community means fans can connect to comment, put your song on their personal profile, and add you as a ‘top friend’, which means free PR for those involved.

And the results have…

Book Review: ‘The Public Domain’ – James Boyle

Janice Wong | 20 September 2010, 10:48 am | tags: , ,

The Public Domain - by James Boyle‘The Public Domain’ - Enclosing the Commons of the Mind, by James Boyle is an attempt to tell the story of the battles of intellectual property law, what happens to the information on the Internet, and what should be done.

Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010

Janice Wong | 16 September 2010, 12:05 pm | tags: , ,

In a cycling country such as The Netherlands, a man’s bike is mostly a mode of transport than a fashion. But only because a bike too trendy is sure to be stolen. The Dutch are definitely passionate about their ride. In fact, there blogs and more blogs about…

YouTube, please give me an iTunes link!

Janice Wong | 09 September 2010, 5:42 pm | 9 comments | tags: , ,

YouTube does not endorse infringement of copyright. But with so many newly uploaded videos per day, YouTube has had to come up with alternatives to terminating the accounts of every poor 14 year old who decides to make a slideshow to their favourite Lady Gaga song. Now on certain videos, there are advertising links to iTunes if you use an available song.