June 22, 2011
Obviously this clip of Stewart Lee is well-watched by now but I put it here for three reasons. The main one is that I’m curious with BBC embedded videos how long they stay online. I know that sounds a bit doubtful but I instinctively feel that a Youtube embed would always be there (or at [...]
June 16, 2011
A while back I wondered out loud if there was much research about social media use in regions or localities: It got quite a bit of retweeting by both local goverment workers I know and by social media consultants, so it had a decent enough reach. Despite that I didn’t get a reply other than [...]
June 2, 2011
David Gauntlett‘s new book, Making is Connecting, makes for a useful read for anyone who wants to feel that their fiddling around on the web or growing potatoes or knitting scarves have meaning beyond being harmless pastimes. Hang on, I think he means me. Well except for the knitting; I did try it the year [...]