The “Hi!” efficiency of social networking
Being polite on the web or on social network like Twitter is no different to real life. Some feel time spent on the web is time wasted. But doesn’t that all depend on what you’re doing?
Twitter’s reality check is in the post
Twitter is not a safe harbour from the rules of society. Chances are, what happens in the real world will happen on Twitter, too. Can we avoid this? No, absolutely not. And we shouldn’t even try, either. Here’s why…
Twitter is all talk and Digg democracy is dead but not buried
Any kind of democracy relies on there being some way of measuring the intent of the people. Digg offers this, Twitter doesn’t. So the very idea of Twitter being some kind of democracy makes zero sense…
Pownce is dead
Six Apart have bought the talent behind Pownce and are closing the service down on December the 15th. Why? Who cares. The point is, when the lights go off at Pownce, a little more of the choice we have goes with it…
So you found me on Twitter, right?
Welcome! So you’ve found me on Twitter and became a little curious about Wayne Smallman, the Blah, Blah! Technology blog, and wanted to know more, eh?




