Writing tagged Misc
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I want to care
The mainstream political parties don’t need social media strategies. They need policies that we can care about.
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Stand on the right
What advice would you give to people visiting London for the first time?
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All that guff
Clarifying a couple of issues in my previous piece about newspapers’ problems.
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Why do you like running?
Having complained about the quality of newspapers, now I’ complaining about TV and radio news.
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Anyone can write this crap
David Simon wants newspapers to be as good as they once were and start charging. I’m not sure they were ever that good.
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No one will be pointing at them
If all websites cost money to read, what would I pay for?
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The highwalks are an island
A response to Will Wiles’ post ‘In Praise of Beech Street’.
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When theft isn’t theft
Why I dislike the use of the word “theft” in relation to illegal downloading of software, music, movies, etc.
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Email improvisation
Guidelines for successful improvisation, whether on stage or on a mailing list about an imaginary office.
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Pretend Office
I’ve been enjoying myself on the employee mailing list of a fictitious company.
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A tiny, tiny fraction
I’ve archived a few GeoCities sites that will otherwise soon be wiped from the web by Yahoo.
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Ugly and neglected fragments
GeoCities is an ugly disorganised mess. But it’s still a huge shame that Yahoo! is closing the whole thing down.
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Google Street View
Google Street View is currently at its least amazing stage. Two thoughts on why and how it will get better as the years go by.
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Liking something the wrong way
I was banned from a Flickr user’s photos for favouriting them too often.
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SXSW 2009
A summary of my experience of the conference.
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Old Think for Old Publishers
The ‘New Think for Old Publishers’ panel at SXSW 09 was an exercise in failing to managing expectations.
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Septivium
I’ve started a new site, about learning everything.
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Flickr, Getty and the greater good
The new Flickr/Getty arrangement is good for those aiming to get into stock photography, but not for the Creative Commons
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Physicalising ebooks
How can we best represent the heft of real books in ebook readers?
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What on Earth is going on at ‘Today’?
Fury at ‘Today’s slot on the Pope saying how homosexuals are killing the human race.
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Pelinore from ‘Imagine’ magazine
I scanned in all the pages I have from the early 1980s ‘Imagine’ magazine describing the Dungeons & Dragons campaign world of Pelinore.
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Google Reader vs Bloglines Beta
I’ve recently switched to Google Reader after years of Bloglines. Here are the differences that matter to me.
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Would you let your daughter work in an open plan?
An article from the ‘Observer’ in 1968 about Boots’ new open plan office.
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Wholly deserved demise
John Sergeant quitting ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is the main news in the UK today. Save us.
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The locals slag you off
Pumping my tweets in Facebook was good at first but then just wrong.