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Join Us at the Tertiary Tech Conference '10

The Tertiary Tech Conference (TTC) is an inaugural conference targeted at tertiary students. Focusing on Games, Augmented Reality and Mobile Applications, we have an exciting line-up of speakers and projects presentations ready for you.

Expect nothing but the best at the conference. Aiming to be the conference in which the smartest minds and best ideas in technology are discovered, we welcome all tertiary students, industry professionals, investors, and tech geeks to join us for a day of fun and sharing!

For more information on program highlights and projects, point your browser to http://www.tertiarytech.com

Date & Time : 18th September 2010 (Saturday), 9am - 4pm
Pricing : $15 (Student), $25 (Professional)
Venue : Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, SMU School of Accountancy



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"Out Hackin" Culture and Innovation in the research lab
by Zhiquan Yeo

What do a chisel, a speaker, tons of wire and many, many magnets have in common? Any guesses? No? Well, they all contribute to cutting edge and innovative interaction research. And how do those random pieces of equipment and material contribute to research? Well, read on and you’ll find out.

Now, research may sound dry and boring and completely nerdy, and I used to think that all PhDs were stuffy old gents in labcoats and bowties hunched over a table and muttering to themselves. Then, without warning, I stumbled headfirst into the research culture, and what did I find? These were some of the coolest folk in the world, doing what to me seemed like the best job in the world.

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The Tang Dynasty: An Age of Innovation
by Daniel Goh

The Tang Dynasty era (618-907 AD) was a period of unprecedented peace and stability in China. Chinese arts and culture flourished, and the Tang era is generally considered the greatest age for Chinese poetry.

It was also a period of notable Chinese technological progress and innovation. The development of woodblock printing facilitated the rapid spread of written works and, hence, spreading knowledge and improving literacy rates. Advancements were made in cartography, timekeeping and astronomy, such as the invention of the world's first clockwork escapement mechanism by an innovative Tang engineer, monk and astronomer named Yi Xing (surely a curious career combination!). Porcelain was invented, and the study of medicine was advanced.

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Clash of the Titans
by Jonathan Wong
Microsoft. Google. Apple.Whenever someone starts a conversation about Silicon Valley, computers or even technology in general, you likely won’t get very deep in the conversation until someone mentions one of these three companies.
And that’s expected. Just like Exxon Mobil is the flag bearer for the energy industry (remember, I said energy, not clean energy) when one thinks about the poster child of the technology industry, most people will think no further than one of this triumvirate of companies.(Perhaps a certain bookseller will join the three in the near future, but for now, it’s only these three.)
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Photos from BeerOut!

BeerOut! is TDM's monthly casual digital/tech conversation over beers.
Our next BeerOut! will be on the 26 November, so stay tuned!

Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedigitalmovement/




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Chinese Digital & Social Media Space
by Adam J. Schokora

There are a wealth of other respectable online sources focused on social media, online marketing, and digital trends in China. The selection below represents English language content of such sources, ranging from websites put out by ad / marketing / communications agencies and consultancies, to personal blogs by individuals and groups captivated by China’s Internet culture. Read more...


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Post Digital Marketing 2009

An absolute must-read for anyone with an interest in the future (and now) of human behavior or anything digital, particularly marketing, communications, and media.

This last year has seen logarithmic changes in marketing, fueled by different concepts like Utilities, AR, The Collective Exchange of Ideas, Transmedia, Digital becoming ubiquitous, Mobility and more. Summarizing all the major thoughts finding its way to my “ideas”-folder this last year. - Helge Tennø

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Tech in Africa
by Preetam Rai


Last couple of years I am trying to learn more about the tech-scene in Africa.  Asian press tends to ignore the development in this vast and fast changing continent and we see very few events that facilitate Asia-Africa information exchange.

I feel we need to pay more attention to the stuff happening in Africa as there are ample learning opportunities and scope for collaboration.  For example, mobile payment is a reality in Kenya while most of South East Asia we are still struggling to find a good mobile payment mechanism.

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