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
For bloggers, on-line ads beckon – CNN.com “It’s no longer unusual for blogs with just a couple thousand daily readers to earn nearly as many dollars a month. Helping fill the pockets of such bloggers are programs like Google’s AdSense…”… Continue Reading
Facebook reveals the BBC as a liberal hotbed | the Daily Mail (Oct. 2007) “Research by the conservativehome. com website showed that 1,340 staff put themselves in the “liberal” or “very liberal” category, compared with just 120 who were “conservative”… Continue Reading
fabric of folly: RescueTime (or how I really spend my time online) “Billed as a time management tool, my hunch is that it’s more likely to be installed by stats junkies than those genuinely seeking to increase their PC-based productivity…”… Continue Reading
Canadian Activists Use Facebook to Crowdsource Against Law “Canadians from coast to coast shared information, posed questions, posted their letters to politicians, and started a national conversation on copyright law in Canada…” (tags: socialnetworking facebook canada law bbcnews) BBC NEWS:… Continue Reading
Britain’s Top Blogging Cities and Towns (from the Guardian) Lists Britain’s top cities and towns for local blogs, includes an interview with me about the BBC Manchester Blog. (tags: manchester bbc bbcblogs local bloggingtechniques blogging guardian) Inside some of Channel… Continue Reading
BBC Internet Blog – The World’s Favourite Website At 10 “There followed many more forays into social media: some sophisticated, some simple: 606, Collective, iCan/ActionNetwork, Film Network, right up to the latest Adventure Rock on the brilliant CBBC site. Some… Continue Reading