According to the BBC North Yorkshire website, a Church in Harrogate has started podcasting their Sunday religious message. Pastor Tim Eldridge of Harrogate New Life Church told the BBC: "We put one message out on public view for about three… Continue Reading
According to a recent article in InternetNews.com, Amazon has secured the (US) patent for user generated on-site product reviews. So is this the beginning of the end for sites like the Guardian’s user generated travel site, BeenThere , epinions and… Continue Reading
I’m always annoyed when I get on a train and realise the only place with seats left is the quiet carriage. It’s the complete opposite of the old smoking carriages where, if you could survive the smoke, there were all… Continue Reading
I’m going to be appearing live on Nick Lawrence’s radio programme on BBC Radio Norfolk tonight just after 7pm GMT (that’s 2pm EST). He’ll be asking me about the growing importance of online communities in our lives, internet activism and… Continue Reading
Flickr, Buzznet expand citizens’ role in visual journalism By Mark Glaser, Online Journalism Review Traditional journalists and newspaper sites tap into online photo communities to gather visual research and allow readers to contribute and interact. It’s just the tip of… Continue Reading
A couple of days ago I blogged about the lawsuit filed against match.com, the online dating site, alleging that the site used employees as "date bait". This story seems to have exploded onto the web with google showing 94,000 results… Continue Reading
Vodafone and Sky have teamed up to bring you Sky television on your mobile. Will people really sit and watch television on such a tiny screen? Well, Apple has done really well with it’s newest video enabled iPod so it… Continue Reading
Match.com , one of the largest online dating sites, has been accused in a California lawsuit of using their staff as date bait. The service, which charges about £17 a month, guarantees you’ll “find someone special within 6 months”. And… Continue Reading
The Home Office (UK) has now published it’s non-binding guidance document on the moderation of online community and social software services for children. The document: describes the types of moderation that can be used informs organisations of all the issues… Continue Reading
This morning I was interviewed by Sony Award winning presenter Roberto Perrone on BBC Three Counties Radio discussing the BBC’s new message board which I blogged about here recently. You can listen or read the transcript on the BBC Beds,… Continue Reading