:00:43. > :00:49.reputation. Are you a slave to the rhythm of
:00:49. > :00:53.your gadgets? This week, we ask who is in charge.
:00:53. > :01:01.Digital donations. We look at the tricks charities use online to get
:01:01. > :01:04.us giving and get us directly involved with the people we help.
:01:04. > :01:13.The biggest stories in technology and the picture powered guides on
:01:14. > :01:18.your phone that will help you do almost anything.
:01:18. > :01:24.Welcome to Click. There are not many aspects of modern life that
:01:24. > :01:29.remain untouched by technology. Most of the time, we are surrounded
:01:29. > :01:34.by it. Have you ever wondered whether it is all getting a bit
:01:34. > :01:44.much? Whether we are in danger of creating a landscape so saturated
:01:44. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:52.in technology that we begin to suffer from information overload?
:01:52. > :01:55.See that girl, that is me. I'm Veronica and I live in San
:01:55. > :02:01.Francisco. I live and breathe technology, privately and
:02:01. > :02:07.professionally. I feel the magnetic pull of the digital world
:02:07. > :02:11.constantly demanded my attention. I used to feel like I was in control
:02:11. > :02:15.of my technology, but lately it has been feeling like my technology is
:02:15. > :02:25.controlling me. It is time to step back and ask whether this plugged
:02:25. > :02:28.
:02:28. > :02:38.in lifestyle is doing as more harm than good. We are on Facebook,
:02:38. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :02:46.Twitter, foursquare, interest. Will come to take overload 2.0, the new
:02:46. > :02:51.updated version with a more insidious dimension. It is having a
:02:51. > :02:55.serious impact on our relationships, ability to manage out time
:02:55. > :03:00.effectively, even our minds. Something might online connections
:03:00. > :03:10.seem to relate to. The buyer for it most social media for exactly that
:03:10. > :03:11.
:03:11. > :03:15.reason. -- I avoid most social media. You do go to connect to
:03:15. > :03:21.people you care about and make new connections, but you have to manage
:03:22. > :03:25.the difference between Malays and signal. When a person sent a tape -
:03:25. > :03:30.- text message and does not get an instant reply, it has the same
:03:30. > :03:35.effect as someone turning around and walking away. Nick recently
:03:35. > :03:40.penned a book about the impact of technology on society. He reassured
:03:40. > :03:47.me it is not just my fault I'm out of control. Companies have a role
:03:47. > :03:51.to play in the problem and a possible solution. I do not think
:03:51. > :03:57.companies are sold in this problem yet. This is largely a user
:03:57. > :04:02.interface problem. When you get a text message, you phone vibrates
:04:02. > :04:08.and dings and you have to respond to it. It would be like if I wanted
:04:08. > :04:14.to have a conversation with you and hit you with a Taser. We have to
:04:14. > :04:17.reduce those frictions on mobile devices. All these digital
:04:17. > :04:21.distractions are reflecting a steeply. At the University of
:04:21. > :04:26.California, researchers have been stuck there -- studying the effect
:04:26. > :04:30.on our grey matter. It does not mean that multi-tasking is a bad
:04:30. > :04:35.thing, but you have to be aware of the consequences and make decisions
:04:35. > :04:45.based on that. My recommendation is that people guide their behaviour
:04:45. > :04:46.
:04:46. > :04:56.based on decisions that are informed by the data. Let me just
:04:56. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:03.get that. Are you guys call me? So the train of thought that was
:05:03. > :05:11.deeply in my mind a moment ago was broken by the phone and it has to
:05:11. > :05:15.be reactivated. Each reactivation is an active process. That was
:05:15. > :05:20.interesting. It is not just our thought processes taking a hit.
:05:20. > :05:26.Scenes like this are playing out across the globe as a relationships
:05:26. > :05:31.suffer under the strain about technology are diction. How
:05:31. > :05:35.smartphones take us out of the moment and into an ever stimulating
:05:35. > :05:41.online playground. But now it seems Dick Marty is on hand to solve the
:05:41. > :05:47.problem is created. We are seeing a wave of apps looking to play
:05:47. > :05:55.digital Cupid. This applet to make video calls with people with
:05:55. > :06:01.similar Facebook interests. Spot of fire recently released an out to
:06:01. > :06:08.help you find a partner based on your shared musical taste. You can
:06:08. > :06:17.send your beloved a thumb case to let them know that you are -- their
:06:17. > :06:21.inner thoughts. I think a for a -- phone call would be more romantic.
:06:21. > :06:25.Perrow is an apt that two people might use to connect. Facebook is
:06:25. > :06:31.something people might use to connect with a lot of people at
:06:31. > :06:35.once. The problem with information overload is that we have to
:06:35. > :06:39.remember how we build and create and sustain connections, which
:06:39. > :06:45.usually entails showing up in people's lives, taking part in
:06:45. > :06:54.their lives, showing an interest and nurturing those connections.
:06:54. > :07:04.I finally feel like I'm getting a grasp on how to disconnect. Hold on.
:07:04. > :07:13.
:07:13. > :07:19.15% off. Looks like I had a way to More tech now. It is our round-up
:07:19. > :07:23.of this week's biggest news stories. The Dow has apologised for
:07:23. > :07:28.temporarily suspending the account of a British journalist after he
:07:28. > :07:37.criticised in BC's prime-time coverage of the Olympics. There
:07:37. > :07:47.Adams tweeted and NBC executive's e-mail address, encouraging the
:07:47. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :07:52.public to complain directly. Hotmail is upgrading its interface.
:07:52. > :07:58.There is no official release date but is currently being offered in a
:07:58. > :08:07.preview mode. News is making the switch can keep their original e-
:08:07. > :08:12.mail address. Google is tweaking its Gmail video
:08:12. > :08:17.chat, to make it more like the hangouts in Google pass. Users will
:08:17. > :08:24.be able to video chat with up to nine people at the same time, work
:08:24. > :08:28.together on kugel documents, share their screens and so on.
:08:28. > :08:32.Warming up for a very slight and there before. The British Cycling
:08:32. > :08:38.crew has a secret weapon this year. Specially designed trousers that
:08:38. > :08:44.help them queue up before they compete. The hot pants toast
:08:44. > :08:51.athletes PIs to run up double 38 degrees. -- flies to an optimal 38
:08:52. > :08:57.degrees. We looked at an online phenomenon
:08:57. > :09:03.that is quickly gaining traction. Crowd sourcing cash to help get an
:09:03. > :09:11.idea off the ground. It turns out charities are also using similar
:09:11. > :09:18.methods. Not just to change the way people keep -- give, but to
:09:18. > :09:28.redefine the relationship between donors and those who receive aid.
:09:28. > :09:30.
:09:30. > :09:36.I am in training. I want to be stronger, faster, less that. I have
:09:36. > :09:42.been toying with the idea of biting off something big, maybe a
:09:42. > :09:48.sponsored marathon or swim. With the financial crisis, you would
:09:48. > :09:55.expect us all to become miserly, but charity giving by individuals
:09:55. > :09:57.has dipped only slightly in recent years. Charities and NGOs are
:09:58. > :10:04.moving their fundraising operations on wine and it has never been
:10:04. > :10:14.simpler to improve the world be a handful of change. -- with a
:10:14. > :10:15.
:10:15. > :10:19.handful of change. This Berlin- based website has developed
:10:19. > :10:25.something revolutionary. A platform to put those receiving aid in
:10:25. > :10:30.direct contact with those giving it. People looking for funding outline
:10:30. > :10:35.a project on site and donors choose which they want to sponsor.
:10:35. > :10:44.idea is to give up his ability to small, local grassroots projects,
:10:44. > :10:48.which are often more in touch with local needs. You can actually talk
:10:48. > :10:56.directly to beneficiaries and see what they're doing. These are
:10:56. > :11:04.usually people you would only contact through an NGO. Before the
:11:04. > :11:07.internet, he would never be able to fund people directly. -- you would.
:11:07. > :11:12.For the first time, recipients can organise their own projects and
:11:12. > :11:18.fundraising, making them less dependent on outsiders. Don't is
:11:18. > :11:22.actually get to talk to whomever they are giving them money. As an
:11:22. > :11:27.aid organisation and a donor, you do not get feedback from the
:11:27. > :11:33.beneficiary. You don't know whether you're doing any good because the
:11:33. > :11:38.organisation will always tell you that your donations make a huge
:11:38. > :11:42.difference and every penny counts. But to do you really know? When you
:11:42. > :11:47.look at the history of development aid, it is not as if we have
:11:47. > :11:52.achieved a whole lot. I think we could have achieved a lot more if
:11:52. > :12:01.we were more focused on beneficiaries and people on the
:12:01. > :12:08.ground had more of the boys. -- more of a voice. Donors can keep a
:12:08. > :12:10.remote eye on a project's progress. They are not out in the field but
:12:11. > :12:19.they're more engaged. And with more realistic expectations of what is
:12:19. > :12:27.possible and what is not. They and now even deemed adult enough to
:12:27. > :12:33.hear when projects fail. This aims for a more hard-headed problem-
:12:33. > :12:43.solving approach to development. If you are failing, you ain't -- on
:12:43. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:54.trying. It is not as simple as we thought it was. Making it okay to
:12:54. > :12:58.say that is ultimately what the Of the owners can take in a more
:12:59. > :13:02.nuanced picture, even then reality comes in with a generous pinch of
:13:02. > :13:07.grit. The UNHCR wants to draw attention to the intolerable
:13:07. > :13:11.choices people caught in conflict are forced to make. They have
:13:11. > :13:17.launched a series game that disentangles our assumptions about
:13:17. > :13:20.migrants, who arouse less public Symphony - maxim that be, from
:13:21. > :13:25.refugees who have no choice but to flee. It is a horrible dilemma and
:13:25. > :13:29.one that has no right answer. But by trying to think about what would
:13:29. > :13:33.you do in that situation, you start to understand what happens with a
:13:33. > :13:40.refugee and what they are facing. What they are up against. This gain
:13:40. > :13:45.is not to be convinced with others on the market. -- gain. It is not
:13:45. > :13:49.about amusement. It is about engagements and understanding.
:13:49. > :13:54.Unless people have that personal connection and understanding, it
:13:54. > :13:58.will be much harder to get them to support the government giving money
:13:58. > :14:02.for this cause or to make a donation of their own. Have you
:14:02. > :14:07.ever wondered why charities and humanitarians are always in such a
:14:07. > :14:12.hurry for us to give now? It seems giving is an impulse and you don't
:14:12. > :14:15.want the brain getting involved. Basically, if you get an e-mail and
:14:15. > :14:19.you don't decide to respond within the first three or ten seconds
:14:19. > :14:23.after you have received it, you are unlikely to make a gift at all.
:14:23. > :14:28.While it is true that there is space to lay out a more
:14:28. > :14:34.sophisticated e-mail, we find we are actually writing appeals, the
:14:34. > :14:40.most important question to our -- and Sir besides YTV is why give
:14:40. > :14:47.right now, in the next 30 seconds. If you don't do that, it is almost
:14:47. > :14:53.impossible that you will give. -- besides why give. If this all
:14:53. > :14:58.sounds terribly manipulative, it is. At least it is being done in a good
:14:58. > :15:02.cause and by organisations that are mostly non profit. Not always.
:15:02. > :15:06.Betterplace is non-profit but there are other sides, like those that
:15:06. > :15:10.have revolutionised online sponsorship, that take a 5% cut
:15:10. > :15:20.from donations. They say they are the leading charities from having
:15:20. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:32.to fund -- fund raised. If that is OK with you, fine but if 5% seems a
:15:32. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :15:39.David Reid giving as good as he gets.
:15:39. > :15:43.We are always interested in your thoughts on the issues that we
:15:43. > :15:46.raise. Why not get in touch and tell us what you think about the
:15:46. > :15:51.idea of middle men getting a cut from what you give?
:15:51. > :15:56.Changing the mood. Let's talk about moods. We all know music really
:15:56. > :16:01.affects the way we feel. As can images and smells. Although the
:16:01. > :16:08.internet has not worked out how to do smells yet. But all this week,
:16:08. > :16:16.Kate Russell has been playing with a website designed to put you in a
:16:16. > :16:23.mood. Here is what stake. If you are seeking inspiration or a
:16:23. > :16:27.little excitement, you can start with Moodstream. A browser console
:16:27. > :16:34.that plays music, images and video to help stimulate your senses in
:16:34. > :16:38.whatever way you want. Getty Images is famous and this app does not
:16:38. > :16:43.skimp on style. The music is samples. If you find that
:16:43. > :16:53.integration you are looking for, you have to find the full track and
:16:53. > :16:58.
:16:59. > :17:02.pay. Another source of inspiration I found recently is SBS.com. He is
:17:02. > :17:07.creating a fund community for business owners, looking for mutual
:17:07. > :17:17.support and promotion on social platforms. Members have imaginative
:17:17. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:28.tips to share. Definitely worth a If you are interested in geology,
:17:28. > :17:38.there is a great tool at PeoplePlotter .com that allows you
:17:38. > :17:41.
:17:41. > :17:45.to make visual plots of people's The set-up -- to set it up, you
:17:45. > :17:53.need a title, description and some images. These could be thinks you
:17:53. > :17:57.don't, linked through things like Imageshack and Photobucket, and
:17:57. > :18:02.also through Flickr. I have to say, it was not the most intuitive piece
:18:02. > :18:06.of software I have ever learnt. You have a lot of Customisation options
:18:06. > :18:10.and until you realise they are all edited through the same pop out
:18:10. > :18:14.panel on the right, it can be very confusing to get to grips with. But
:18:15. > :18:18.once you know where everything is, it is pretty easy to build your
:18:18. > :18:23.PeoplePlotter and then share it with the world on a website or in
:18:23. > :18:31.print. The free account allows you to make a limited treat with the
:18:31. > :18:36.cash upgrades if you want to make anything substantial. -- tree. The
:18:36. > :18:40.internet is full of people who want to share what they know it. Just
:18:40. > :18:44.look at Quora or Wiki Answers. You will find more of them in this Matt
:18:44. > :18:54.Fryatt community. A new social network that allows you to make
:18:54. > :18:58.
:18:58. > :19:02.step-by-step guides with their free The use of photographs snapped
:19:02. > :19:06.straight from your hands it is the stand-out feature for me on this
:19:06. > :19:11.app. It makes explaining complex topics really simple and could not
:19:11. > :19:15.be easy to execute. Sign in with Twitter or Facebook and you can
:19:15. > :19:19.start making guides straightaway or browse what other people are making
:19:19. > :19:23.to get some ideas. Even if you don't have an iPhone, you can look
:19:23. > :19:27.at the growing number of guides by registering on their website. Like
:19:28. > :19:37.all good social sides, there is the option to like, comment or build up
:19:38. > :19:41.
:19:41. > :19:46.a network through the usual Google has launched a new hang-
:19:46. > :19:50.gliding feature for mobile search and Android 4.0 and hire and iOS 5
:19:50. > :19:54.devices. You will find the option to enable it under your Google
:19:54. > :19:58.account mobile settings or by going to Google .com/preferences. You
:19:58. > :20:02.might need to refresh your browser to see the function enabled. Now,
:20:02. > :20:07.you can have right words anywhere on your screen to initiate research.
:20:07. > :20:11.It is a cool feature if you want to show off your friends but you are
:20:11. > :20:21.limited by space, but whether or not I will use it day by day is
:20:21. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:28.The troubled social book marking site digger mac has gone through a
:20:28. > :20:32.major and rapid rebuild after changing hands recently. The
:20:32. > :20:36.revamped site launched this week, supporting a modern New Look and
:20:36. > :20:39.social sharing features, currently with no comments feature which is
:20:39. > :20:43.kind of a staple ingredient for this kind of site. Developers say
:20:43. > :20:49.it will be added soon. But they have a rather handy app which you
:20:49. > :20:56.can send stories from the browser and it includes integration to keep
:20:56. > :21:06.track of your short URL best mac and a couple of other apps. --
:21:06. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:12.That was Kate Russell and Webscape. All of those links are of course at