One of the bigger stories today in the blogosphere is that Robert Scoble has had his facebook account blocked after running a script to scrape the data out of his account so that he could take it, and one assumes… Continue Reading
At last October’s Networked Journalism Summit, organised by Jeff Jarvis, I had the pleasure of meeting Micah Sifry of the Personal Democracy Forum which is described on their website as a "hub for the conversation already underway between political practitioners… Continue Reading
ARS Electronica PRIX – Digital Communities The “Digital Communities” category is open to political, social, cultural and artistic projects, initiatives, groups, and scenes from all over the world utilizing digital technology to better society and assume social responsibility. (tags: onlinecommunity… Continue Reading
In an article by Guy Clapperton, the Guardian has recently listed the top 5 "liveliest cities in the UK for blogging": Brighton Cardiff Edinburgh London Manchester A further 9 "blogging cities on the up" are listed, including: Milton Keynes, Bristol,… Continue Reading
Every so often I come across a tool that will be useful for journalists and others looking for first hand accounts and viewpoints on breaking news stories. Today I came across David Sterry’s Tweet Scan which allows you to search… Continue Reading
BBC Radio 4’s Eddie Mair recently asked listeners of PM and iPM to submit their postcodes to be plotted on a google map and were flooded by over 22,000 responses. The result, visible using google earth or as a google… Continue Reading
Below are the full 2007 statistics, by month, for cybersoc.com as reported by statcounter: In previous posts I’ve explained that, whilst I do pay attention to these statistics (and couldn’t resist sharing a bit of stats porn), I’m much more… Continue Reading