Congratulations to top digital influencers

By Juliane Hennig

Who are the people to watch in 2013? We asked our NEXT Community and a jury of experts to make their choices out of 300 nominees. And here it is: our NEXT 100!

Does Europe have a startup problem?

By Adam Tinworth

Is startup culture hampered in Europe? Our list of finalists suggests a vibrant scene right across the country, but are these just the exceptions that prove the rule?

NEXT13 Start-up Pitch: These are the 12 finalists

By Juliane Hennig

NEXT Berlin is once again an important platform for entrepreneurs from all over Europe. During the two-day conference on April 23 and 24, Deutsche Telekom’s incubator hub:raum will present a special Start-up Stage for founders, their topics and pitches. Today the organisers have published the list of finalists whose ideas convinced the community and an expert jury in two previous rounds.

Social media: you can’t fake a network

By Adam Tinworth

"Social" might be the most over-hyped phenomenon on the internet today. Yet, very few of those creating the hype talk about the real effort needed to get good returns from the social web - and social apps.

Facebook: making itself at Home on mobile

By Adam Tinworth

Facebook's new Home apps for Android could make it the default interface on mobile for the world outside the tech bubble…

Google Glass: let’s talk about it, not fear it

By Adam Tinworth

Google Glass does raise privacy question - but let's talk about the issues and etiquette, rather than being afraid. Plus: a chance for Google Glass Explorers to get a free trip to Berlin…

Start-up Pitch Shortlist

By Xenia Stubbe

The community decided who made it onto the shortlist of our NEXT Berlin start-up pitch! Together with Telekom's incubator hub:raum NEXT Berlin is searching for the most promising European seed start-ups founded within the last year! Take a look at the community's top 30!

The internet is not infantilising us – unless we let it

By Adam Tinworth

Is the internet reducing us to tribes of attention-seeking, short attention span children? No. But the decisions we make on how we use the internet might be…

Our internet is a fragile thing

By Adam Tinworth

There's a lurking hidden dragon in the internet: our connectivity is more fragile than we are aware of, much of the time. A single person can deny a country internet access, and the minerals to build our phones are running out.

Peer to Peer – Chancellor Candidate at NEXT13

By Ina Feistritzer

Peer Steinbrück, opposition candidate for the coming election in Germany in September will speak at NEXT13 about the development of the digital and creative industry.

Tech biz dancers, join the NEXT Party!

By Ina Feistritzer

Dance with us at the NEXT13 Party on April 23. Everyone holding a conference ticket is invited. For guaranteed access to Berlin’s hipster location ‘Prince Charles’ get your VIP Party-Ticket now!

Get to NEXT Berlin fast, cheap and eco friendly

By Ina Feistritzer

NEXT Berlin and Deutsche Bahn offer you discounted train tickets for travelling from anywhere in Germany to Berlin.

Dragons in the Fog – the design of NEXT13

By Juliane Hennig

The design of NEXT13 raises questions. What does video games have to do with the design of the conference? Who is responsible? And how digital is it?

What the startup world needs: service design

By Adam Tinworth

We're in danger of forgetting the user in a whirlwind of product-focus, aquihires and pivots. Perhaps the time has come to think more about the user than the product - and that means service design.

What’s NEXT? Cool ideas and stark warnings from the internet

By Adam Tinworth

Five interesting and challenging reads from around the internet - working and designing on mobile, and why our brains are our enemies, sometimes…

A taste of Sterling and Wolfram from SXSW

By Adam Tinworth

Two of our speakers at NEXT13 recently talked at SXSW in Texas. Here's an idea of what they said to whet your appetites for the coference…

Here be dragons: old websites are doomed to die

By Adam Tinworth

Can websites bounce back from disruption. The rebirth of Flickr suggests that it might just be possible…

Here be Dragons – Here be Programme

By Juliane Hennig

Get ready for crossing borders and start exploring new territories. There might be dragons but we provide you with all you need to be prepared. Take the opportunity to listen to great speakers, meet thought leaders, entrepreneurs and experts from various fields in the Digital Economy.

The joy of the physical in a virtual world

By Adam Tinworth

It's easy to think in terms of physical goods like CDs and books being supplanted by their virtual successors.

The demise of Google Reader and the price of free

By Adam Tinworth

Google is killing off Reader, its RSS reading service on July 1st. The information hungry online community are in shock - but are they just paying the long-delayed price of using a free product?

Outstanding scientific minds to join NEXT13

By Ina Feistritzer

Which trends and topics will impact our economy in the forthcoming 12-36 months the most? At NEXT Berlin on April 23 & 24 more than 100 international speakers with excellent industry reputations will show you what might accelerate or disrupt your business.

Where be dragons? In the network…

By Adam Tinworth

The power of networks is that they can amplify one person's actions greatly. The rail network gave individuals power over thousands of travellers. How much more powerful is the internet?

Enter the NEXT Start-up Pitch! It’s not too late!

By Ina Feistritzer

Did you miss your chance to apply for our NEXT Start-up Pitch? Well, than all the international attention will go to some other entrepreneur. But lucky you: We extended the deadline for the pitch until March 17, midnight. So don't waste your time and apply now!