Last night I went to a Eurovision party. It’s something people all over Europe do – often dressing up in strange outfits to support the underdogs in the European Broadcasting Union’s annual music competition. But the party I went to… Continue Reading
I wasn’t able to make it to ThinkingDigital in Newcastle but many of the people I follow on twitter and read elsewhere are there so I’ve made a conference tracker using yahoo pipes to help me keep up with all… Continue Reading
Dragan Varagic is describing the Balkan blogosphere at (g)local 2.0: "In Serbia there are maybe 20,000 bloggers… maybe 50 who are very good bloggers." The most popular of these blogs websites in the Balkans can have as many as… Continue Reading
glocal 2.0 – Skopje, Macedonia Originally uploaded by robinhamman I’m done giving my keynote at (g)local 2.0 in Skopje, Macedonia. I’ll upload my notes later but you can find my slides on flickr already. Paul Bradshaw also contributed… Continue Reading
I’m going to be speaking at quite a few conferences and events over the next few months. Do drop me a note if you’re speaking at or planning to attend one of these: 17 April – BBC World Service, Spanish… Continue Reading
Click to Play A few days ago, Rory Cellan-Jones, the BBC’s Technology Correspondent, asked on his blog: "What would happen if everyone, anywhere, could have their own live television station from a mobile phone?" I guess the answer is, things… Continue Reading
Yesterday I returned from the DNA2008 conference in Brussels with my facebook and twitter bulging with new friends and contacts. The problem is, I suddenly found my friend feeds full of updates in Flemish, Dutch, French and other languages I… Continue Reading
Click to Play Cameraphone video of a presentation on CNN’s iReport from the DNA 2008 Conference in Brussels. If you have problems with the embedded player you can view it directly on blip.tv or nowpublic.com [update: The presentation is by… Continue Reading
I used my camera phone, and a free service called qik, to stream live video of a panel discussion titled "God is a VJ". The panel included: • Pat Loughrey, Director, BBC Nations and Regions • … Continue Reading
Having sat through a presentation that was clearly pitched at an audience not meant to include the likes of me, and another about the role of cable in bringing broadband to the masses, it’s time for a breathe of fresh… Continue Reading