Personal Democracy Forum 2008 – New York – United States “Who’s coming? Leaders from the world of technology, politics, journalism, blogging, and activism. Stay tuned for details.” (tags: uspolitics usa politics web2.0) Press Gazette – Gannett results reveal 4.8m Newsquest… Continue Reading
Herrmann (BBC) discusses response re: using images from social networking sites “There’s been some good, well-informed feedback from you on the status of pictures on personal and social networking sites. Several – I think rightly – highlight copyright as the… Continue Reading
Remote Scottish Island to Get Mains Electricity for First Time A combined hydro-electric, wind and solar powered system will supply continuous power to the light bulbs, computers and washing machines of the island’s 71 properties via a six-mile network of… Continue Reading
cybersoc.com stats jan 08 Originally uploaded by robinhamman Here are the monthly usage statistics for cybersoc.com. There were 3,169 unique users this month, generating just under 4000 page views. This is significantly down on last January when there were 5,355… Continue Reading
So who really was first with BA crash landing news? | The Wire | Press Gazette “Blogger Steve Yelvington says that he first learned of last Thursday’s remarkable Heathrow crash from Cybersoc, the blog of BBC broadcast journalist and web… Continue Reading
spEak You’re bRanes: A collection of ignorance, narcissism, stupidity, hypocrisy and bad grammar “All the comments quoted were found on the BBC “Have Your Say” site. Yes, people really have written them. On purpose as far as I can tell.”… Continue Reading
BBC NEWS | Wales | Web worries after suicide spate Social networking websites could be “romanticising” suicide, an MP claims after the deaths of seven young people from her area in the past year. (tags: bbcnews socialnetworking facebook myspace bebo… Continue Reading
Flickr: The Commons – Collaborative tagging of public photos The key goals of this pilot project are to firstly give you a taste of the hidden treasures in the huge Library of Congress collection, and secondly to show how your… Continue Reading
BBC NEWS | Magazine | What happened to the Branscombe booty? Containers washed from the stricken vessel delivered BMW motorbikes, pet food, anti-wrinkle cream, empty wine barrels, copies of the Bible in Xhosa – and a horde of scavengers eager… Continue Reading
More, more, more = Less? “In the past, having a TV was seen as an indicator of wealth and class. Now, according to a study carried out by marketing and information group CACI, the average UK home has 4.7 television… Continue Reading