Hi. I’m taking a few weeks off from the blog. For those of you with holidays to celebrate at this time of year, my best wishes go out to you and your families. The conversations, contacts, friendships and information that… Continue Reading
Christmas Tree, Norte Dame Originally uploaded by robinhamman. Christmas is going to be upon us before we know it. I’ve always hated that saying, often used as part of advertising slogans, usually by department stores with aging (and non-internet using)… Continue Reading
It’s lunch and I’m underwhelmed, both by the non-choice of vegetarian items (I had a side plate worth of pasta and some fruit on a stick), but by the widespread opinion that the most interesting talk this morning was by… Continue Reading
Like just about everyone here, I’ve spent much of the morning looking in every nook and cranny for wifi access. It might seem strange to people who don’t blog, but for those who do, coming to a tech conference like… Continue Reading
Le Web – Les Blogs Originally uploaded by robinhamman. On Sunday, I’ll be heading off to Paris for Le Web 3, the third Les Blogs conference. I’ll be one of the 1000 bloggers, geeks, start-up wanna-be’s, etc from a remarkable… Continue Reading
Yesterday, a journalism student wrote to ask: Do you feel blogging is a valid form of journalism? I responded with: Journalism and blogging need not be seperate activities undertaken by separate people and I certainly don’t believe that journalism is… Continue Reading
When the BBC’s Political Editor, Nick Robinson, went to the White House for a press conference with George Bush and Tony Blair, he did something fairly extraordinary – he composed it on his Blackberry and hit send as the President… Continue Reading
A Canadian court case [R. v. LeBlanc, 2006 NBPC 37 (CanLII)] appears to have created two important legal precedents: that blogging can be an occupation and that bloggers are reporters (and have the same responsibility to follow the law as… Continue Reading
Manchester City Council is consulting the public about a bid they hope to make for Government funding to build Europe’s largest wifi hotspot – a whopping 400 square miles worth of wire free internet access. Sounds great to me but… Continue Reading
As previously mentioned here, I’m taking part in a Readers’ Revolution panel discussion, organised by Journalism.co.uk, and taking place on Monday, 04 December, at Imperial College, London. Tickets for the event ran dry almost as soon as it was announced… Continue Reading