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Bite-sized stories: why Circa gets mobile

Following the shift from print to online news, the news industry is adapting again – this time for mobile devices. The top players are recognising the different contexts of desktop and mobile, and the importance of an easily-digestible format.

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Software by subscription: will Adobe reign from the cloud?

Adobe is the latest business to make the bold step onto the cloud. But with only 22% knowing what the cloud is, will its flexible, tailored pricing models be enough to convince people they're getting value for money?

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Soundhalo: redressing the live experience

At concerts, the urge to document on smartphones is often prioritised over the experience itself, affecting the atmosphere for performers and fans alike. In response, video app Soundhalo attempts to offer its users the best of both worlds.

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Chris Hadfield: reinventing the role model

The boundaries between ourselves and the world's frontiers are diminishing. Astronaut Chris Hadfield used his online presence during his time on the International Space Station to let the public discover the wonders of space for themselves.

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YouTube goes live with Comedy Week

Combining old and new media stars with plenty of hype, YouTube Comedy Week is the site's first attempt at creating a live broadcast event. But can YouTube close the gap between internet success and its equivalent in the mainstream media?

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BT Sport: from broadband to broadcast

With 4.3 million people using internet video last year rather than paying for TV, broadcast and broadband are increasingly fused. While BSkyB hopes to eat into BT's broadband market share, BT is responding by moving into BSkyB's turf: television.

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Squeezing more from fans: One Direction's booming pop-ups

Under pressure from digitisation, music labels are seeking alternative sources of revenue. One Direction has transformed merchandising into a multi-channel branding operation that covers everything from phone covers to fake nails.

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Meals in a Jar: bridging the gap between quality and convenience

In an age where time is as valuable as money, many consumers are economising on both. Convenient and healthy, Julie Languille's Meals in a Jar demonstrates that quality needn't be sacrificed for speed.

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How H&M is getting down with Tumblr's teens (& Other Stories)

As 'remix' culture becomes increasingly popular, people are placing a greater value on self-expression than ever before. & Other Stories is a mid-range conceptual clothing brand that encourages customers to build their own 'stories'.

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The connection economy: Net Minds reinvents self-publishing

With the internet making self-publication easier than ever, from fan fiction to restaurant reviews, how does 'next generation' publisher Net Minds help truly authoritative, quality-focused voices break through the unfiltered multitudes?

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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: a classic novel finds new life

As transmedia content becomes increasingly popular, Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice has found a new audience through The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a real-time drama that unfolds across multiple platforms.

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Cheaper if it rains: Qcue’s dynamic pricing

With fewer people going to sporting events in the US, how is software company Qcue helping some of the world's biggest leisure venues sell every ticket and fill every seat? Simple: pricing algorithms that change like the weather, literally.

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The Young Turks: YouTube’s new media mogul

As cable news viewership shrinks, and YouTube formalises its battle plan to become a television network in its own right, how does the The Young Turks reflect the new ideals and demands of its progressive young viewers?

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Memoto: the cultural impact of wearable cameras

Modern technology is helping people track their lives in rich detail, illuminating rarely explored areas of existence. Wearable camera Memoto automatically records every waking moment, but what's behind the fascination with lifelogging?

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How Red Bull moved from marketing to media

In the hunt for clicks, likes, shares and tweets, few brands have achieved the unique success of Red Bull, the energy drink that's fast becoming a global media powerhouse by creating content so compelling it’s impossible to avoid.

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Make Love Not Porn TV: socialising sex

In a climate of increased openness, sharing has never been more intimate. Make Love Not Porn TV is a user-generated site that showcases homemade adult films. Its founder, Cindy Gallop, is out to beat the 'pornification' of sex.

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‘This will take six seconds’: why Vine works

As video watching goes mobile, Twitter’s video sharing app Vine is imposing a six second cap on length. This isn’t about reducing attention spans, but urging creators to better manage the resource they so voraciously consume: time.

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House of Cards: a revolution in programming

Political drama House of Cards premiered in February 2013, exclusively through Netflix. The streaming giant's first purpose-made series, it reflects the growing power of digital channels and points towards new kinds of viewing behaviour.

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SHOPaMAN: a dating market for millennials

Online dating is a huge industry, and websites must work increasingly hard to stand out. For SHOPaMAN, that means a tongue-in-cheek e-commerce format. Is it just a gimmick, or is this really the future of millennial dating?

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Why did The xx only tell one fan about their new album?

As legal music sharing becomes ever more integrated with social networks, are experimental releases like The xx’s viral freebie a sign of an industry loosening its shackles and welcoming new ways to deliver content to the web generation?