I was cleaning out my laptop bag this evening and came across some information from the wemedia delegate pack about Neighborhood America – and, indeed, I actually encountered a cluster of neighborhood americans in suits at the event itself. So… Continue Reading
Browsing through unmediated (a site that builds on the idea of eyebeam’s reblog), I came across links to a new section on "Citizen Journalism: Theory and Practise" at OhMyNews and John Gorenfeld’s post on Alternet where he discusses digg and… Continue Reading
Technorati has announced a new partnership with the Associated Press which they say will “connect bloggers to more than 440 newspapers nationwide” in America. “The new service will bring blogger commentary about AP news stories to communities large and small… 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
I keep getting wheeled out in front of various audiences to talk about blogging so I figured it was about time I did a bit of digging around to see what academics are saying about it. Here are the gems… Continue Reading
What do crime statistics, caravans, the Divinci Code, hotdog stands, and veggie restaraunts all have in common? Yep, they’ve all been plotted, usefully and otherwise, on google maps. GoogleMapsMania is a great place to look if you’re just discovering the… Continue Reading
I’ve just realised that my current mobile phone contract is up for renewal. I admit it – over the years, I’ve been a bit of network tart. I’ve been on Orange, O2 (BT Cellnet when I signed up), Vodafone, One2One… Continue Reading
Youtube has added a new feature that gives users the ability to send video from their mobile phone directly to the site. It works in the same way as flickr‘s mobile to web functionality for cameraphone images: users create a… 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
With the potential to start earning as much as $5 (£2.68 / EU 3.92) per article TODAY, I bet they’ll have queues of "citizen reporters" waiting to sign up for their Out2 Press Pass. Now we can all be like… Continue Reading