Thursday, March 11th, 2010
In Texas with Digital Planet
I’m in Austin, Texas with Gareth, Michelle, Julian and Terry, here to report on events for the BBC WOrld Service but also to appear in a special Digital Planet panel at SXSWi. It should be loads of fun – here’s the trailer that Terry has put on the World Service website:
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
In Kenya for Digital Planet
One of the best things about working on Digital Planet is that I get the opportunity to visit places that I wouldn’t normally get to, and when I’m there I get to meet a lot of interesting people and talk about their work and their lives. Yesterday I arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, to meet up [...]
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
Pixels and Paintbrushes
[You can also find this on the BBC News website, of course] The 53rd Venice Art Biennale has just opened, a massive exhibition of contemporary art from around the world that takes over large parts of the city every two years from June to November and turns it into a showcase for the new, the [...]
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Post-Biennale Blues
The Biennale’s new office… Originally uploaded by BillT. I’ve just finished four days in Venice for the Vernissage of the 2009 Biennale with the BBC World Service Digital Planet team of Gareth Mitchell and Colin Grant. We had an excellent time, and it’s always hard to leave this wonderful city. There are some photos on [...]