Where the tech' views are 667% more interesting than the tech' news itself…

• Recent Articles

  • Of technophiles, social networks, telecoms and neo-Luddites…
  • This virtual world
  • Kids, video games, urban myths, internet rumours and politics really do mix!
  • An internet of everything
  • When internet rumours and urban myths go horribly wrong!
  • The changing face of Social Media
  • Open Web Awards 2008 in partnership with Blah, Blah! Technology
  • Google feeling the financial heat from Social Networking?
  • Twitter, FriendFeed undermine Social Media Marketing
  • A manned mission to Mars — and beyond

Of technophiles, social networks, telecoms and neo-Luddites…

In the world of technology, change is good, and comes thick and fast. I’m certainly no technophobe. On the contrary. I’m probably a technophile. But I also see myself as something of a neo-Luddite, too. Now you’re wondering how I manage to be both…

The social communication generation

When we talk of great inventions, the written word is probably in the top five. Today, communication isn’t just a prerequisite, it’s big business. And with the proliferation of services like Pownce, Twitter and Jaiku, words are those intangible threads that draw the far-flung corners of the world closer together than at any time in the past…

MySpace calls Skype for ‘Net telephony, Part 1

So what do you get when someone like Skype steps into the mobile telephony fray with a phone of their own, coupled with something like municipal WiFi and a deal with MySpace? No prizes for guessing — you get cheap talk and free calls…
So it’s maybe appropriate that Skype and MySpace have buddied up to [...]

Hi, BTW: the Net as our virtual office

You chat via something like Microsoft Messenger, or Skype. You talk about stuff, then you go. You don’t say goodbye. You come back on-line, you see a friend and you ask a question, followed with: “Hi, BTW!”
This happened for the umpteenth time on Thursday while IM’ing with David Bradley over at Significant Figures, and he [...]

Pownce and Skitch invites to give away

I’m in a giving mood. And this tends not to happen too often. I’ve got a bunch of invites for Pownce and Skitch to give away. So take advantage of this chance to grab an invite while they’re still going…
This is a first-come-first-served thing, so there may be those who’re not served right now. But [...]