Do you have an Effective Internet Presence?
My friend Ted Demopoulos pinged me recently to let me know about his new ebook, Effective Internet Presence. It’s a free (CC-licensed) PDF download, and worth a read. It’s short (less than 40 pages),...
View ArticleSome other online presences – Seesmic, YouTube, Tumblr
I’ve become aware that I’m increasingly using a bunch of other online services, but that I don’t have very visible links to them on my blog, which is something that needs to be fixed. I need to tackle...
View ArticleYoungsters, social media, and online privacy
While I was driving to work this morning I listened to a piece on Radio 4 about an Ofcom study published today (also reported on the BBC News website). The report and interview on the Today programme...
View ArticleFacebook – crowdsourcing a new ToS?
Well the furore over Facebook’s attempt to update / “clarify” their Terms of Service continues. I’m actually very interested in the whole issue. For a long time now I’ve pointed people at the offending...
View ArticleEU to restrict Internet access?
For the past week my avatar image has changed to show one of the logos of the Blackout Europe campaign. “What’s that all about?”, many folks have asked me in the past few days. Well, as I understand...
View ArticleBroadcast on the web – ipadio
One of the first people I met at SOMESSO on Friday was Giles Bryan, who is one of the founders of ipadio. I mentioned that I was experimenting with a tool called AudioBoo on the iPhone recently… well,...
View ArticleIf my content is my CV – where’s my content?
I’ve frequently told folks who come to my presentations that “my content is my CV”. Sometimes, that content can feel a bit dispersed, especially given my habit of playing with a lot of the new services...
View ArticleEchoes of Digital Surrey
Leafy, sunny, and sleepy Surrey… it’s a hub of digital excitement and innovation, don’t you know! On Thursday evening I spoke at the third Digital Surrey meeting over in Guildford. The venue for all of...
View ArticleThe year of consolidation
An interesting year so far in terms of online services ending or merging. I don’t have a good enough memory to mention all of those that have vanished this year, but there are a number of notable...
View ArticleTeaching technology in the future – Raspberry Pi
Before you dismiss this as TL;DR – it’s a subject dear to my heart, and I believe that there’s some cool content as well as some storytelling – do give it a chance! A sad state of affairs I believe …...
View ArticleSupporting the Free and Open Web
This site will go dark tomorrow (18th January 2012) as part of the worldwide protest against the proposed US Protect IP Act (PIPA) and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA – currently shelved). These are...
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