From the monthly archives:

March 2010

First Cut is the Deepest

by thenakedpheasant on 30 March 2010

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‘yeah, i know it USED to be free, but i want money now’

by thenakedpheasant on 26 March 2010

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Web Science takes a big step forward

March 23, 2010

In 2006, group of academics from the University of Southampton’s School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) and MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), announced an ambitious plan to launch a new branch of science – Web Science.

These were no ordinary academics.  Among the elite group were Sir Tim [...]

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Edelman and The Centre

March 22, 2010

Left to right: Jere Sullivan (Edelman Global Public Affairs Practice Chair), David Brain (CEO Edelman EMEA), Laurent Chokoualé Datou (Joint Managing Director, Edelman/The Centre), Martin Porter (Joint Managing Director, Edelman/The Centre), Paul Adamson (Chairman, Edelman/The Centre), Michael Burrell (Edelman EMEA Public Affairs Practice Chair).
Great day in Brussels today as we got to announce the [...]

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The .com turns 25 – where did it come from and could its success be repeated?

March 15, 2010

The dotcom turns 25 today.  It’s hard to imagine it’s been around that long, and it’s amazing to think that it predates the advent of HTML and the World Wide Web.  I can’t help thinking that dotcom is another example of how innovation in the tech sector can sometimes generate success far beyond the dreams [...]

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a truly Huxleyan science fiction story?

March 15, 2010

A wonderful video by @tomscott is currently doing the rounds following his excellent presentation at Ignite London 2 – follow the link below, it’s about five minutes long so watch while you chow down your lunch as it’s absolutely superb.
Mob (a near-future science fiction story) by Tom Scott from hurryonhome on Vimeo.
Having recently finished reading [...]

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The state of the internet

March 12, 2010

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on Vimeo.
Top tip….play on mute as soundtrack is deeply annoying. Hat tip Andy Lark

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An Englishman’s Castle

March 11, 2010

It used to be said that an Englishman’s castle is his home and certainly it was from a privacy point of view.
A great deal has been written on the nature of privacy in the social media age recently but the scale of the change was brought home to me by the tragedy of Ashleigh Hall, [...]

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Beckham is a PR genius …

March 11, 2010

… or very well advised. Not an easy thing for lifelong City fan to say (they are a client too…I love my job). But last night’s ‘impulse’ gesture to pick up the green and gold scarf of the anti-Glazer fans was just that. Even though he is distancing himself from the ownership [...]

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Taking Games Seriously

March 3, 2010

A month or so ago I attended a really interesting session in the hallowed halls of Westminster. Hosted by Tom Watson MP, Taking Games Seriously sought to prompt a discussion “on the place of video games and virtual worlds in modern society – the lessons we might learn from them, their dangers, and why the [...]

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