Jacqueline Biggs, Trend Hunter

Digg Fraud - Users Paying For Popularity

Digg-ers dig popular stories and anticipate the cool news...don't they? Many people believe that only the genuinely popular stuff gets promoted....but is that really true? Seems not. "Wired" decided to put the site to the test and conducted a controlled experiment. They developed a very basic blog with content around pictures of crowds , opened a Digg… [More]

Rats At KFC-Taco Bell, NYC Wreak Havoc For Yum (VIDEO)

NYC health department closed the Greenwich Village oulet after rats were seen running wild in the outlet. Far from a localised issue - this has global consquences, as a video of the vermin has exploded… [More]

WordSource - The Social Dictionary

Today saw the launch of a new online dictionary and thesaurus called WordSource. A dictionary with a difference, it has various social features, enabling users to upload photos linked to the words, add… [More]

The Worm - The Longest Collaborative Image On The Internet

Bluesfear have developed a visual collaboration of digital art. Essentially, it's a very long image made up of smaller images with each artist blending their image to the previous. It's a community project… [More]

Stickam Takes On MySpace And YouTube, Sets Off Alarm Bells for Parents

New, free and anonymous, Stickam is the latest social website to enter the ring. But it's a social website with a difference, as it offers live and uncut videos and chat, ringing alarm bells of parents… [More]

Media Multitasking

The way young people are consuming media is changing dramatically and this report by the Kaiser Family Foundation explores trends in the growing phenomenon of media multitasking amongst young Americans.… [More]

Doodle In 3D

Doodle is getting geeky techno junkies all in a fluster - it's a "work-in-progress that explores the possibilities of intuitive and direct drawing in 3D virtual space". Unfortunately there's only a limited… [More]

World Press Photo Winners

Inspiring and painful - it's worth checking out the gallery of winners. World Press Photo of the Year 2006 went to US photographer Spencer Platt of Getty Images. The picture shows a group of young Lebanese driving through a South Beirut neighborhood devastated by Israeli bombings. The picture was ta… [More]

Streaker Love Story - Shameless Public Nudity

Virals and nudity often go hand in hand and some might say they can even be good for business. Add to these a hoax and you could be heading for a trifecta. This seems to be the idea behind LoveStory07.com… [More]

BBC - First All-User Generated News Programme

BBC News 24 has launched what is believed to be the first all user-generated news programme, 'Your News', featuring new stories made up from material sent in by the public. 'Your News', which began a pilot… [More]