Growing (future) pains in Spain (and the UK)
I just tweeted, kind of out of desperation I have to admit, the following call for information: If you had to advise your children whether to study/live/work in Spain or the UK, what would you say?...
View ArticleBack home, back to normal – and back to work
It’s been a difficult summer for me, as I tried to mediate in process I misunderstood. I hope never to have to do so again. Meanwhile, a full return to work – and its futures – allows me to recover a...
View ArticleAdvice needed on running a Facebook page
Yep. Madness, I guess, for me to ask this question precisely on this blog. But I have a curious case study to describe, and I’d like your advice (if you have time). I’ve set up a Facebook page for my...
View ArticleA #hyperlocal publishing project – experiences with #DokuWiki on chester.website
I’m about three days in to a #hyperlocal publishing project. You can see where I’m at by clicking through to chester.website. I bought the domain a couple of days ago, having taken my inspiration in...
View ArticleFurther thoughts on #hyperlocal sites and #DokuWiki software
I’ve continued to use and implement DokuWiki sofware for the #hyperlocal website environment I’ve started to develop. It’s a pleasurable experience in the main. Today, I started playing around with...
View Articlechic – by name and nature
Miljenko Williams:Here’s a reblog for a post on micro-business, taken from a new blog I’ve just set up to pull together recent thoughts on the #hyperlocal #wiki called http://chester.website. Although...
View ArticleMy 14 minutes of St Valentine’s fame …
You have to smile, and spread the word, when things like this happen. Yup. Me, in the Guardian. And what’s more, also in the “real” paper itself! (On the Letters’ page, if you haven’t tumbled …)...
View ArticleMy view (and tentative version) of the #sharingeconomy
I made a video on Sunday about the #hyperlocal project I’m working on called chester.website. I’m slowly spreading the word in different places – so if you’ve already seen something like this,...
View ArticleIf Apple’s Tim Cook is right, isn’t he also suggesting we monetise privacy?
An interesting story from the Telegraph today. I’m sure Apple’s Tim Cook’s views are heartfelt, but it’s also a clever case of marketing. Or at least that’s how it strikes me – especially as it’s...
View Article#Citizenfour and #GuardianLive – with hyphen and all, I mean!
I’ve just watched the following event, streamed by the Guardian: http://youtu.be/-8nxv5aEHFw It was on the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary, “Citizenfour”. I watched this film, rather...
View ArticleSearch – and how it throws the wheat away …
Search isn’t really designed to help the searcher. At the beginning, whilst they were trying to capture our attention, maybe it was more straightforward. However, nowadays, based as it is on an...
View ArticleA shout out for the Open Rights Group!
Miljenko Williams:Good overview from Paul – and would agree: join ORG if you haven’t already. Originally posted on Paul Bernal's Blog: Today is #DigitalRightsMatter day – and yes, I know there are days...
View ArticleSo here's this guy, realising what he was ignoring for far too long …
Miljenko Williams:Been a long time since I last posted here. Have been posting elsewhere; tho’ may often have looked like a rabbit running from an audience. Anyhow, this is appropriate for...
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