Remixed: the derivative nature of creativity and our failure to recognize it.

The last episode of the Everything is a Remix video series is now online. Kirby Ferguson’s excellent documentary, covering the history and art of remixes, is a must see. The concept of remixes is nothing new, but the legal attacks that have abounded in recent years are. The derision remixes now receive from mainstream media could cause […]

Is Shazam the next QR code? The increasing power of audio tagging

TV advertisements are using music and mobile app Shazam to create links from the ads to the products they are selling. What else can audio tagging do for us? For a while now, Old Navy has teamed up with Shazam to provide what is essentially the audio version of QR codes to consumers watching the […]

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