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Spark 172 – February 12 & 15, 2012
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Trends Archive
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Full Interview: David Schropfer on Google Wallet
Posted on June 1, 2011 | 11 CommentsImage by Google Money, money everywhere but not a coin to clink. As data communications evolve, ways to transfer money are changing too. Google has announced the launch of Google... -
Rough n’ Ready in a Digital World
Posted on January 21, 2011 | 1 CommentWorld Music 2.0 — it’s raw, glitchy and usually doesn’t worry too much about copyright rules. This emerging genre of music owes its birth to digital technology and the new... -
Trend: Open, accessible government data
Posted on May 25, 2009 | 28 CommentsOpen, accessible government data really seems to be hotting up. Last week, the White House launched Data.gov, a website that promises to “make a broad array of U.S. Government data... -
![[original image: Kenneth Lu] I have a friend who confessed to downloading the leaked, unfinished (though mostly finished?) copy of the new Wolverine: Origins movie. He’s going to watch it...](http://www.cbc.ca/spark/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/cinema.jpg "What’s Your Viewing Quality Threshold?")
What’s Your Viewing Quality Threshold?
Posted on April 3, 2009 | 17 Comments[original image: Kenneth Lu] I have a friend who confessed to downloading the leaked, unfinished (though mostly finished?) copy of the new Wolverine: Origins movie. He’s going to watch it... -
We Scooped Up a Rubik’s 360!
Posted on February 4, 2009 | 6 CommentsFirst came the Cube. Then came the craze. Sure, Erno Rubik‘s “Magic Cube” looks simple enough, but once you start trying to make sense of the puzzle… well, it sure can monopolize your time,...