According to an article on the BBC News website, “Britons waste the equivalent of around two power stations’ worth of electricity each year by leaving TV sets and other gadgets on standby.” “A survey by the Energy Saving Trust found… Continue Reading
The Guardian reports that Craig Newmark, the famously hands on founder of Craigslist, has invested in a "citizen journalism" site being set up by former MediaGuardian columnist, Jeff Jarvis. [link credit: iReporter] "While Newmark is reticent about specifics, a rollout… Continue Reading
The BBC has several online community roles available but you don’t have much time left to apply: Community Development Producer working for BBC New Media in West London (closes 19 January) You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day support and maintenance… Continue Reading
Bloggers and news organisations are (finally!) starting to ask important questions about citizen journalism. In a sort of open letter to media pundit turned citizen journalism pundit turned citizen media journalism lecturer Dan Gilmour, who is giving a talk tomorrow… Continue Reading
My friends at Large, the agency behind the extremely sexy Agent Provocateur website, have a designed a new logo and colour scheme for cybersoc.com. The problem is, I can’t decide between the two so thought I’d let you help me.… Continue Reading
Messageboar and comment spam is at an all time high, says MessageLabs anti-spam expert Matt Sergeant. Silicon.com reports: "… [Sergeant] told silicon.com he’s seen a real increase in levels of message board spam, which he attributed in part to the… Continue Reading
eModeration provides twenty-four hour community management and moderation to clients in the entertainment and digital publishing industry and blue chip clients hosting online communities. eModeration draws on the expertise of global freelance moderators covering different time zones and with specialist… Continue Reading
Apple’s Steve Job announced a new Powerbook today. Running on an Intel chip, the MacBook Pro will supposedly be 4x’s faster than my little G4 Powerbook (yes I am jealous since you’re asking!). The Apple Website says that the built… Continue Reading
The Future of Web Apps: One-day conference focusing on the development technology you’ll be using tomorrow (London, Wednesday 09 February, 2006) This one-day conference brings together those pioneers in the web development industry who are setting the agenda for tomorrow’s… Continue Reading
The 2006 Oxford Media Convention (19 January, Oxford, England) will focus on the role of public service broadcasting and media regulation in a digital age. Convergence, which has been talked about for so long, is finally upon us, as the… Continue Reading