The Home Office, Ofcom and InternetSafetyZone.co.uk have organised a one day conference (Tues 07 Feb in London) to help the UK internet industry protect children online. Speakers include Dr. Rachel O’Connell (Univ. of Lancashire), Dr. Jo Twist (IPPR), John Carr… Continue Reading
My friends at Large, the agency behind the extremely sexy Agent Provocateur website, have a designed a new logo and colour scheme for cybersoc.com. The problem is, I can’t decide between the two so thought I’d let you help me.… Continue Reading
Messageboar and comment spam is at an all time high, says MessageLabs anti-spam expert Matt Sergeant. Silicon.com reports: "… [Sergeant] told silicon.com he’s seen a real increase in levels of message board spam, which he attributed in part to the… Continue Reading
A few months ago I began using google adsense to recoup some of the £18.75 per month that it takes to host cybersoc.com.The results so far have been: October: £17.76 November: £13.99 I can now report that, for the month… Continue Reading
I often find that I don’t have time to read all the new emails in my inbox at a particular moment or on a particular day. Sometimes emails end up sitting, unread, in my inbox for a few days before… Continue Reading
Ever wondered what George Bush has on his iPod? No, me neither, but courtesy of BBC News Online we found out this week that he listens to Van Morrison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton and a few country singers I’ve… Continue Reading
On the first day of each month I publish the top terms used in the search box on this site (top right of page) and the revenue generated by this and the google ads. Hosting this blog and my old… Continue Reading
Last month I explained that I was using google ads and amazon links to try to recoup at least some of the costs (£18.25 per month) of running this blog and keeping my old sites hosted. Well, I didn’t sell… Continue Reading
A 19 year old from Paisley, Scotland, is being treated for text and email addiction. According to BBC News Online he was "sending about 700 texts a week and resigned from his job after bosses found out he had sent… Continue Reading
Just when we were all getting worried about the spread of avian flu, a new illness has reached the Chinese mainland – "internet addiction". The BBC’s Daniel Griffiths reports (thanks Smartmobs! ) that China’s first treatment centre for internet addicts… Continue Reading