The demise of Google Reader and the price of free
By Adam Tinworth
Google is killing off Reader, its RSS reading service on July 1st. The information hungry online community are in shock – but are they just paying the long-delayed price of using a free product?
Outstanding scientific minds to join NEXT13
By Ina Feistritzer
Which trends and topics will impact our economy in the forthcoming 12-36 months the most? At NEXT Berlin on April 23 & 24 more than 100 international speakers with excellent industry reputations will show you what might accelerate or disrupt your business.
Where be dragons? In the network…
By Adam Tinworth
The power of networks is that they can amplify one person’s actions greatly. The rail network gave individuals power over thousands of travellers. How much more powerful is the internet?
Enter the NEXT Start-up Pitch! It's not too late!
By Ina Feistritzer
Did you miss your chance to apply for our NEXT Start-up Pitch? Well, than all the international attention will go to some other entrepreneur. But lucky you: We extended the deadline for the pitch until March 17, midnight. So don’t waste your time and apply now!
Why the Yahoo! back to the office edict is more complex than it looks
By Adam Tinworth
Much as internet commentators would like to reduce issues to simple sound-bites, the reality of home working is complex
Hands on: NEXT13 Workshop Programme
By Ina Feistritzer
Gain practical experiences and helpful new insights for your business in our bigger-than-ever workshop programme at NEXT Berlin.
How social networking erodes your personal network
By Adam Tinworth
American students are pre-selecting their college friends to be just like them, thanks to social networks. Are online communities actually reducing diversity?
Like a shark, disruption comes from below…
By Adam Tinworth
Why does disruption not get taken seriously until it’s too late? Because it’s cheap…
Are retail shops an endangered species?
By Adam Tinworth
Marc Andreessen has predicted the death of traditional retail. That looks ludicrous in 2013, but how will the world look in 2025?
What's next? The NEXT13 Dome Stage sessions!
By Xenia Stubbe
What does the future of human-machine interfaces look like? Is the Maker Movement a business-relevant trend with high impact on the digital industry? The ‘Here be Dragons’ sessions will shed light on future trends like the Post-PC era, the Maker Movement, 3D manufacturing and many more!
Promising Start-up ideas need your vote!
By Xenia Stubbe
NEXT Berlin and Telekom’s incubator hub:raum are looking for the most promising seed start-ups founded within the last year. The applications process is already running – the community voting starts now!
The danger of forsaking the web for apps
By Adam Tinworth
Apps are the future, right? You can abandon the web and just focus on a great app experience? Wrong. Here be dragons…
When is a hack not a hack? Jeff Jarvis and the BBC's technopanic
By Adam Tinworth
Jeff Jarvis had a run-in with the BBC over the recent Facebook hacking – is it an issue worthy of discussion?
It's not about the (Google) Glass
By Adam Tinworth
The glasses aren’t the most interesting thing about Google’s Glass project. It’s the phrase “OK Glass”…
Bruce Sterling, Anab Jain and Uli Hegge to join NEXT13
By Julian Hinz
Further digital experts to speak at the trendsetting conference.
We proudly present: Our media partners for NEXT13
By Xenia Stubbe
We are excited to announce our media partners for NEXT13! Twelve popular magazines, journals and blogs teamed up to support our conference in April.
Is tech forcing us to abandon the idea of multiple identities?
By Adam Tinworth
As Google integrates identity more deeply with its search engine, is our space to have multiple versions of our own identity being eroded by technology?
Secrets and lies in online love
By Adam Tinworth
Was your Valentine’s Day great – or are you on the lookout for new love? Online dating might be your saviour – or is it destroying commitment?
Start-up Pitch: Application starts now!
By Xenia Stubbe
Telekom’s incubator hub:raum and NEXT Berlin are looking for the best Start-ups in Europe! From now on Start-ups have the opportunity to apply for a slot in the NEXT13 Start-up Pitch live at the conference. Become a part of it and receive a lot of international attention for your innovative business idea!
Start-up Pitch 2013. Application about to open.
By Julian Hinz
After the great success of last years’ NEXT Start-up Pitches, we’re again looking for the hottest start-up of 2013. The application phase will start next week. Stay tuned!
The seductive, dangerous illusions of Big Data
By Adam Tinworth
Big Data is a powerful tool. But if we lose sight of the human beings that underlie it, we run the risk of making inhuman decisions.
When the city talks back
By Adam Tinworth
This summer, the street furniture of Bristol in the UK will start talking to you via your mobile phones. It’s the internet of things as art.
Web observatories: they're watching – but who benefits?
By Adam Tinworth
Could Big Data be used to manipulate online discussion and shape society? Perhaps…
Life after disruption: has BlackBerry done enough?
By Adam Tinworth
Once the market leader in smart corporate phones, BlackBerry finds itself on the back foot, five years after the iPhone arrived.
