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Virtueel Platform at PICNIC 2010: HOT and NOT

I can call myself HOT officially since last Thursday the 23th. Attending PICNIC 2010 with 99 fellow HOT-students is a hot experience indeed. Packed in a decorated marquee, listening to Sebastian Chan who is currently the Head of Digital,...

By Xander Stolwijk on 09/30/10 Comments Off

Involve me, and I’ll understand: Classroom 2.0

Returning to the topic I wrote about two weeks ago, I’d like to have another look at the use of technology in education. It was easy to express my annoyances about the way platforms such as Blackboard are oftentimes...

By Anouka Slemmer on 09/27/10 1

Is Crowd Funding Viable? Best and Worst Practices

During PICNIC 2010 last week I attended the session Crowdfunding: The Financial Solution for the Creative Industry, it was an interesting presentation/discussion with crowdfunding experts who shared their best practices and visions of the future. Discussions emerged on how...

By Jidi Guo on 09/27/10 Comments Off

Picnic Virtueel Platform Hot100 Day

I was pleasantly surprised when a few weeks ago I received an invitation for the Virtueel Platform Hot 100. Present at this event are 100 alumni from different media and art institutions with the goal to get in...

By Philip Man on 09/25/10 2

A PICNIC in Pictures // Day 1 Roundup

PICNIC is certifiably special and cool. There’s a lot of love for ideas there and I’m happy to share that yesterday I finally had the chance to experience this unique festival first hand for the first time. Immediate impressions?...

By Ekaterina Yudin on 09/24/10 2

The added value of Social Media through LinkedIn

Working towards a fully connected professional world Eugenie van Wiechen is the Dutch main director of LinkedIn, the largest professional networking site in the world with more than 55 million. Today on PICNIC10 she gave her vision on the...

By Elias van Hees on 09/23/10 Comments Off

Picnic10, Live

So here we go, enjoying the amazing picnic experience! Below you can find some pictures from the activities you can access at the festival/ conference.. So far everything is amazing!

By Ourania on 09/22/10 1

Everything you know about transmedia is wrong

Several speakers in this session, Everything We Know about Transmedia is Wrong are sharing their thoughts about on transmedia and what is about. What are the current views on transmedia and is it still a dominant tool in for...

By Elias van Hees on 09/22/10 2

#PICNIC10 – follow us on Twitter!

More PICNIC attendees present! You’re invited to follow us on Twitter, since that is where we post most of our thoughts, photos and videos. ‘Us’ is: http://twitter.com/k_yudin http://twitter.com/eliasvanhees http://twitter.com/_poppycock http://twitter.com/aleksrose Follow everything that’s happening at PICNIC through #picnic10

By Rosanne Sliuzas on 09/22/10 1

PICNIC ’10 The Next Generation Enterprise meets the Net Generation Consumer by David Roman

David Roman speaks about the emergence first globally consistent market called “the net generation”. The worldwide generation aging from 16 till approximately 35 grew up with internet and new technology. The Internet created a physical web of people located...

By Jidi Guo on 09/22/10 Comments Off

Live blogging @ Picnic10

Today i'm present at Picnic'10 and i'm really excited to be here. I will be live blogging today via the 'Masters of Media' blog and also on...

By Elias van Hees on 09/22/10 Comments Off