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Claire Wardle about the future of journalism

From automated journalists to virtual reality: what will journalism look like in the future?

06/01/2016June 1, 2016

Top Instagram accounts in Germany (followers in M)

1.Toni Kroos (7)| 2.Mesut Özil (6.9)| 3.Mario Götze (5.9)| 4. Bastian Schweinsteiger (4.9)| 5.bibisbeautypalace (3.5)|

05/31/2016May 31, 2016

A music video montage of Instagram clichés

A French music video sends up the most commonplace Instagram subjects and selfie clichés.

05/31/2016May 31, 2016

Business discovers Snapchat

More and more businesses are discovering Snapchat to reach a younger target group.

05/31/2016May 31, 2016

Occupational therapy for Iceland's police

Police in Iceland rarely need to use their weapons, but they like shooting pictures.

05/31/2016May 31, 2016

360 degrees of the Berlin Philharmonic

The Berlin Philharmonic uses Google's 360-degree imaging to open new perspectives online.

05/31/2016May 31, 2016

Leading social networks worldwide (active users in B)

1. Facebook (1.6) | 2. WhatsApp (1.0) | 3. Facebook Messenger (0.9) | 4. QQ (0,9) | 5. WeChat (0.7)

05/27/2016May 27, 2016

Most downloaded Google Play apps of all time

1. Facebook | 2. WhatsApp Messenger | 3. Facebook Messenger | 4. Instagram | 5. Clean Master | Source: AppAnnie

05/26/2016May 26, 2016

Pergamon Altar makes digital debut

Visitors can now explore every nook and cranny of the famous Pergamon Altar from the comfort of their own home.

Travel05/25/2016May 25, 2016

Virtual Reality: Visual revolution in film

A British filmmaker makes videos for viewers wearing virtual reality goggles.

05/25/2016May 25, 2016

Germany's top YouTube channels (subscribers in M)

1. freekickerz (4.14) | 2. Gronkh (4.13) | 3. Kontor.TV (3.64) | 4. BibisBeautyPalace (3.25) | 5. ApeCrime (3.22) |

05/23/2016May 23, 2016

Drones Dancing to Beethoven’s 5th Symphony

This choreography of 100 drones moving to Beethoven’s 5th Symphony made it into the Guinness Book of Records.

05/23/2016May 23, 2016

Emojis Trend

How emojis are impacting the future of communication.

05/23/2016May 23, 2016

Emojis Trend

How emojis are impacting the future of communication.

05/23/2016May 23, 2016

Shift - Living in the Digital Age

World-famous emojis from Austria, virtual reality goggles in the cinema, and drones flying in formation.

05/23/2016May 23, 2016

Alex Diehl: More from the Facebook star

He touched millions with "Nur ein Lied". Now the singer from Bavaria has released a new album.

Music05/21/2016May 21, 201602:33 min

Alex Diehl

He touched millions with "Nur ein Lied". Now the singer from Bavaria has released a new album.

05/20/2016May 20, 2016

Most viewed YouTube channel owners of all time (views in B)

1. PewDiePie (12)| 2. FunToyzCollector (11)| 3. TheDiamondMinecart (7)| 4. Blue Toys Surprise Brinquedos (6)| Smosh (6)|

05/20/2016May 20, 2016

Graffiti? Do it digitally on Florence treasures

The days of scribbling "I woz here" on Florence's historic monuments are gone

05/18/2016May 18, 2016

Police find Sinead O'Connor 'safe'

Police said they had found O'Connor after the musician disappeared in a suburb north of Chicago.

05/16/2016May 16, 2016

The world's most valuable brands (in Billion US$)

1. Apple (154.1) | 2. Google (82.5) | 3. Microsoft (75.2) | 4. Coca-Cola (58.5) | Facebook (52.6) | Source: Forbes

05/13/2016May 13, 2016

How the design of computers evolved over 75 years

75 years ago, the legendary Z3 was released: The world's first computer was the heavy grandfather of the Apple Watch.

05/12/2016May 12, 2016

More travel on Facebook, Twitter and TV!

The name of our Facebook account is DW - Reise!

05/11/2016May 11, 2016

Digital lifestyle: 75 years of the computer

How the computer has affected our daily life and even what we wear.

05/11/2016May 11, 2016

75 years of computers

.75 years ago, Konrad Zuse switched on the first computer. Future computers may even be invisible.

05/10/2016May 10, 2016

Popular science online

The term “science porn” describes internet science content presented in entertaining ways.

05/10/2016May 10, 2016

Digital Time Travel: the USA 100 years ago

Russian photographer and illustrator Alexey Zakharov has brought historical photos of the US to life.

05/10/2016May 10, 2016

Popular science online

The term “science porn” describes internet science content presented in entertaining ways.

05/10/2016May 10, 2016

Shift - Living in the Digital Age

75 years of computers, pop science on the web, and traveling back in time with animated photos.

05/10/2016May 10, 2016

Apple and Art

Apple products have become a favorite tool among artists and filmmakers

05/09/2016May 9, 2016

Computer design: From the legendary Z3 to the Apple Watch

75 years ago, the first step toward the digital age was taken: Konrad Zuse built the first programmable computer.

05/09/2016May 9, 201611 images

The countries in which content has been blocked by Facebook

The countries in which content has been blocked by Facebook most frequently (number of blocked content)

05/06/2016May 6, 2016

Surgery for selfies

More and more teens are undergoing plastic surgery to look better in selfies.

05/03/2016May 3, 2016

The digital customer

More and more shops and businesses are using apps to analyze their customers’ habits.

05/03/2016May 3, 2016

Exit: Death of a Notebook

An animated clip by a Swiss film maker shows Lego figures massacring a notebook computer.

05/03/2016May 3, 2016

Shift - Living in the Digital Age

´Cosmetic surgery for the perfect selfie. Controlling customers. And on Exit: Death of a notebook.

05/03/2016May 3, 2016

10th Annual Re:publica Conference Opens

Ten years on, the Re:publica conference on internet and society has grown exponentially.

05/02/2016May 2, 2016

Jan Böhmermann nominated for Grimme Online Award

Comedian Jan Böhmermann has been nominated for the Grimme Online Award following the uproar about his Erdogan poem.

04/28/2016April 28, 2016

Most popular app categories in the US (weekly usage in %)

1. Social media (59) | 2. Weather (52) | 3. Browser (46) | 4. Games (41) | 5. Streaming music (37)

04/27/2016April 27, 2016

Darknet: Parallel online universes

The darknet's anonymity offers protection for criminals – as well as activists and whistle-blowers.

04/27/2016April 27, 2016

Facebook's filter bubble

Facebook's filters may limit the content users receive to what reinforces pre-existing views.

04/27/2016April 27, 2016

Motorcycling over the waves

Australian stuntman Robbie Maddison surfs waves up to 8 meters high on his motorcycle off Tahiti.

04/26/2016April 26, 2016

Shift - Living in the Digital Age

The darknet’s upsides and downsides, Facebook's filter algorithms and motorcycling over the sea.

04/26/2016April 26, 2016

Internet video becomes Prince homage

A video of 2 musicians in the metro singing Prince's hit „Kiss“ gets new meaning after his death.

04/25/2016April 25, 2016

German students predict 'Game of Thrones' deaths with app

Which "Game of Thrones" character will die next? German IT students think they know.

04/21/2016April 21, 2016

Germany's most used virtual assistants (in M)

1. Google Now (17.0) | 2. Siri, Apple (10.8) | 3. Cortana, Microsoft (6.8) | 4. Alexa, Amazon (0.8) | Source: Statista

04/20/2016April 20, 2016

Automated journalistic writing - the upsides and downsides

Ever more newsrooms are experimenting with automatically generated text. But what about the quality?

04/20/2016April 20, 2016

Beacon shoppers' helpers

Beacons have many potential uses for commerce. But the users has to surrender some personal data.

04/19/2016April 19, 2016

100 dancing robots

In this phantasmagorical video, 16-year-old Jordyn Jones dances with 100 rolling Sphero-robots.

04/19/2016April 19, 2016

Shift - Living in the Digital Age

Automated writing in journalism, beacons as shoppers' helpers and 100 dancing robots.

04/19/2016April 19, 2016