A few weeks ago my 12inch powerbook, which had a little accident, died. Rather than waiting to hear back from the insurance company, I seized the opportunity to get a new 2 ghz macbook pro. It’s a lovely looking machine,… Continue Reading
You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been using talkr to create mp3’s of posts here on cybersoc.com. Now you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes. [Thanks to Przemion for helping me figure out how to link to the subscription page!]
I’ve just discovered (thanks Andy) Talkr, a service that can take the text RSS feed and turn it into an audio podcast. So that you can try it out for yourself, I’ve provided links to the posts of each of… Continue Reading
The good people at AOL (no, really!) have teamed up with Citizens Online to give away 30 award packages of £2K + 1 year’s broadband to to support innovative internet projects run by community groups and registered charities in the… Continue Reading
The 24th of March is the one year anniversary of this blog. The site itself has been online since 1996 (read on to find out how that’s been incorporated into the new redesign!). I’ll share more stats with you next… Continue Reading
The UK Parliament is to consider regulating the moderation of interactive services as part of the proposed "Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill" (separate DfES notes)that has recently been discussed in the House of Lords. The bill provides for the creation of… Continue Reading
What would you do if Wal-Mart or a big petro-chemical company approached you, asking if you’d blog positively about their products, services or corporate policies? According to a New York Times article, big corporations, including Wal-Mart, are enlisting bloggers to… Continue Reading
My sincere apologies to everyone who submitted their name to win a free flickr pro account for a year from cybersoc.com. I went on paternity leave a little bit earlier than expected so didn’t manage to randomly select a winner… Continue Reading
Just a reminder that I’m giving away a free flickr pro account to a cybersoc.com reader on Valentines day. Yes, it really truly is free and you have to do almost nothing at all for your chance to win. I,… Continue Reading
As I’ve explained in previous months, the point of having google ads (and search) on cybersoc.com is to try to pay for the hosting of the old cybersoc content and the typepad account used by this blog. The two services… Continue Reading