Wikipedia painting row escalates… according to the BBC

BBC online says: ‘The online encyclopaedia has accused the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) of betraying its public service mission. But the gallery has said it needs to recoup the £1m cost of its digitisation programme and claims Wikipedia has misrepresented its position. The NPG is threatening legal action after 3,300 images from its website were … Read more

Social gaming going mainstream…

Interesting presentation (if a bit too long) from Alex Fleetwood of Hide and Seek, ‘the UK’s first festival of social games and playful experiences’ at the ACE Ambition Roadshow this week. Subversive messaging, randomn meeting points and a bunch of strangers running round London being scared witless by the H&S players… sounds fabulous. The next … Read more

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