2 place

The Scroll Number 2 cover.

Welcome to Scroll Number 2: place. That tiny telecommunications device we carry with us everywhere can now tell us not just where we are according to a set of coordinates, but also how to get to where we want to go, what’s near us, and sometimes even what happened here before. But where are we really? Sometimes, with all that information, you’d be forgiven for being a bit overwhelmed. Have you found your place here yet?

  1. Keeping your place

    Written by Cameron Adams.

    Cameron Adams

    What happened to your passion for the web? It can be hard to stay excited when you get bogged down in the minutiae of RFPs and invoicing clients. It’s time to get your mojo back.

  2. It’s time for content strategy

    Written by Melissa Rach.

    Melissa Rach

    As a web professional you are in the right place to become a content strategist. And now is the right time to do it.

  3. Yiying Lu

    Written by John Allsopp.

    John Allsopp

    John Allsopp finds out what makes the creator of Twitter’s iconic Fail Whale tick.

  4. Disrupting the conceptual metaphors of the web

    Written by Jeremy Keith.

    Jeremy Keith

    We’ve developed an array of metaphors for talking about the intangible spaces of the web. Maybe it’s time to unshackle ourselves from some of them.

  5. Twitterville

    Written by Sebastian Strakowicz.

    Sebastian Strakowicz

    Twitterville — a place where our deepest, unconscious and intimate desires are shared amongst ourselves.

  6. One web and universal access: a bridge too far?

    Written by Henny Swan.

    Henny Swan

    Can the idea of universal access really meet the needs of users with disabilities browsing on mobile and hand-held devices or is this just wishful thinking?

  7. Maps and macroscopes

    Written by Matt Webb.

    Matt Webb

    Macroscopes give us a kind of superpower: an ability to feel the human scale and the grand view all at once.

  8. What Africa can teach us about place

    Written by Erik Hersman.

    Erik Hersman

    What’s going to happen when the barriers, access and ability to sift information are equal for every individual around the world?

  9. Unlocking the power of place

    Written by Rachel Hinman.

    Rachel Hinman

    The web is great at things, and not bad at people. But place has been its Achilles heel. However there’s movement afoot and human expressions of place on the web are becoming possible.

  10. Home is where 127.0.0.1 is

    Written by Faruk Ateş.

    Faruk Ateş

    If your computer is your home, geolocation is set to remind you that there’s a whole world out there.