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Possible results of the UK's new open data site

The UK government has opened up a vast hoard of data to the public online, on a website called data.gov.uk. The data, containing goverment records on everything from NHS dentists to planning applications to suicides, was all previously available under the Freedom of Information Act, but the process for getting it out was slow and…

Let Youtube be the DJ – music discovery service launched

Youtube gets into music recommendation with a Last.fm style project called the Youtube Music Discovery Project. They launched it quietly - it's still a Test Tube project rather than something you can access on the main site. Go to www.youtube.com/disco to try it out. Type a band name or genre into the search box and…

Finding inner peace on Youtube

Youtube is a valuable addition to the office biscuit break - 2 minute bursts of shows like Inbetweeners or Mitchell&Webb or otters holding hands do wonders for your mood and productivity, in my opinion. I've recently diversified my biscuit-break watching habits to include Buddhist relaxation videos, well, one or two. More effective than a grimy…

Virgin plots music service MusicFish to rival iTunes and Spotify

Virgin Media is squaring up to web services like iTunes and Spotify with a music streaming and download service called MusicFish. Due to launch this summer, the service will work along the lines of premium Spotify deals. It is suggested that Virgin will charge a certain amount a month for access to the service which…

Pet Society turn BB's Lady Sovereign into an animated pet

Any Pet Society and Celebrity Big Brother fans out there? Combine your interests with a.... Lady Sovereign Pet Society character, the sort of weird beast that the create-a-virtual-pet game lets you make. The British rapper and grime MC got kicked out of the celebrity Big Brother house last night for eating other people's food, a…

Video of the week: Farmville advert parody

It's the most popular game in the world, but even its biggest fans won't claim that it's an adrenalin-packed rollercoaster. Facebook game Farmville is a quiet affair that involves growing virtual rice paddies and decorating your virtual garden. Some folks like it, some don't, this young man in video below doesn't. See his pretty funny…

UK Twitter Mood Map from lastminute.com shows where we're happy and sad

Lastminute.com have created a Twitter mood map for the UK. Like the snow map, which superimposed mentions of the word "snow" on a map of Britain, this links up mentions of the words "good mood" and "bad mood" with the location of the tweeter - either their town or their postcode. Good mood is pink,…

NYT maps Netflix rentals to create map of film taste

The New York Times has created one of the coolest infographics ever. Take a look at this.. it shows New York and other American cities coloured by their film taste. The graph-maps were compiled by data from dvd rental service Netflix (US equivalent of LoveFilm) which recorded the most popular DVDs by ZIP code area.…

Hallmark create augmented reality greetings cards

If you thought Hallmark just did the cards with teddy bears on that you give to your gran, think again. The greetings card company have catapaulted themselves into the digital era with a new series of augmented reality greetings cards. Or greetings experiences rather. The virtual teddy bear can now hover above your gran's head…