Earlier this week, the news was that ebay was planning to start using keyword ads. Now Google has tested a system that can figure out what TV program you’re watching on screen and present you with real-time viewer forums and… Continue Reading
I’ve been asked to give a presentation later this week about “blogging successfully”. First of all, I’m not so sure that my blog is all that “successful” but I think I have figured out a few things in my time… Continue Reading
Last October I had the chance to hear Robert Putnam, the Bowling Alone guy, speak in front of a small audience and, as it transpired, to ask a question at the end of his talk. I blogged about some initial… Continue Reading
A while back I had a visit at work from Greg, Doug and Major – three students from the New Media Program at the SI Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University. They’d come to London in the hopes of… Continue Reading
On Thursday I’m going to an away day at the Tate Modern that has been organised by the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the BBC to get academics and media practicioners working together. I had a look at the… Continue Reading
For those of you who missed it, a few weeks ago Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC announced reboot, a competition giving users the chance to redesign the BBC homepage. So far submissions include everything from the iPod influenced… Continue Reading
According to BBC News Online, Radio1 has “staked a claim to a virtual tropical island where it can stage online music festivals and throw exclusive celebrity parties. The rented island exists in online game Second Life and will hold its… Continue Reading
Jeff Jarvis just came to visit us at work. I guess he thought he was talking to people more important than most of us sat there because he kept talking about the need to open up to contributions from our… Continue Reading
I’m always saying that mainstream media needs to start seeking out and embracing audience content wherever it might exist, even if that means just linking to it rather than supplying the platform and making claims of ownership over the content.… Continue Reading
A few days ago at work I got an email from a student doing a dissertation about the BBC. On her course, the lecturers always talked about the BBC being a model upon which news and media organisations around the… Continue Reading