The Longtail is thoroughly debunked by empirical research
I posted back in July reminding those of us who take current Internet theories such as The Wisdom of Crowds at face value that many of these ideas are primarily marketing tools, rather than tested,...
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Happy 2009 (unless the government gets in the way)
As a rule I try not to 'do' predictions or resolutions at New Year. But I thought I'd flag how the UK Government plans to not only resurrect it's data intercept modernisation programme, but to...
View ArticleLocking down the future and what you can do to help
As a communicator with an understanding of the Internet, I’d always advise my clients that the web is fundamentally changing the ways we communicate, consume and produce media and culture and in order...
View ArticleThis is an important announcement…
Those that know me may be surprised that I haven't yet blogged about the government's appalling behaviour to take a fat wad of cash from the music industry in return for turning a blind eye to the...
View ArticleMandelson’s Digital Economy Bill will switch off public wifi
Another amazing and appalling consequence of the Digital Economy Bill has been unearthed by the Open Rights Group (ORG) and it's digital law team. In a blog post analysing the detail of the Bill it...
View ArticlePros and cons of peer production in a nutshell
It's been a bit quiet around here lately. My apologies. I've just discovered a rather interesting looking publication [pdf] from RAND Europe on the Future of the Internet Economy (via Ian Brown) and...
View ArticleThe digital industry must act now to stop the Digital Economy Bill
The way the UK’s Digital Economy Bill was created by Lord Mandelson and the music industry was staggering in its audacity and truly disgusting. There was no attempt to veil the fact that the...
View ArticleTwo post-event analyses of the #DEBill by me
As you might have seen in my previous somewhat splenetic call to action against the Digital Economy Bill the past few weeks have been spent with my blood pressure rather high. Perhaps out of therapy –...
View ArticleDaily Mail snoops on people online and steals their content
A few weeks ago the Daily Mail caused a bit of a brouhaha by accusing brands that monitored social media to help identify and solve customer’s problems of “snooping” and “spying”. I really can’t get...
View ArticleJust Do It! A ground-breaking film of utmost importance
This blog post is a long time coming and for that I apologise. Friend and film-maker, Emily James, is working on a ground-breaking film of utmost importance and I would urge you all to check it out....
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