Tagging sites, like del.icio.us and furl (bookmark sharing) and flickr (for digital photo sharing), are rapidly becoming the new-new thing of the internet world. For the uninitiated, these sites allow users to "tag" content with keywords, making it easier for… Continue Reading
This morning I’ve come across (4 or 5 times actually) SpellWithFlickr. It’s not particularly useful, but the results are interesting. I haven’t had a look at flickr’s terms and conditions yet but it seems to me that there *could* be… Continue Reading
The March 2005 issue of Wired proclaimed the "end of radio (as we know it)". In America, those with a digital satellite radio tuner are treated to around 130 channels with just under half of those broadcasting commercial free, for… Continue Reading
Recently I’ve been trying to figure out a way to provide wireless broadband Internet access to everyone living within the centre of St. Albans *. This is, by the way, likely to be the geekiest blog entry I’m ever likely… Continue Reading
Like many readers of this blog, I’m always online. Always connected. Well, most of the time anyway. As I write this, I’ve got my iPod on, playing music that I discovered browsing the playlists of other people using the iTunes… Continue Reading
My recent mistake in a blog entry, which was fairly minor but clearly my own fault, got me thinking about the scholarship of blogs. Blogs, and to a lesser extent personal broadcasting (using streaming video and/or podcasting), are clearly becoming… Continue Reading
A few years ago anyone who told their friends they were using an online dating service, or that they had met someone through a social networking site such as friendster, may very well have faced laughter, warnings about personal safety,… Continue Reading
Defamation law, which essentially protects people and companies from damage to their reputation caused by untrue statements (libel = publication/broadcast; slander = spoken) in the UK is often said to be more strict than in other countries. For more information… Continue Reading
Acccording to the Pew Internet and American Life Project… "The internet became an essential part of American politics in 2004. Fully 75 million Americans – 37% of the adult population and 61% of online Americans – used the internet to… Continue Reading
Innovations and Reproductions in Cultures and Societies (IRICS) Vienna, 9. – 11. December 2005 Virtuelle Gemeinschaften | Virtual Communities Section Chair/Suggestions, Abstracts to:Gerald Ganglbauer (Sydney) [gerald@gangan.com] Abstract: Virtual or – as we also call them – digital communities have only… Continue Reading