OMG! FUTURESHOCK!
We develop a shorthand bag of semantic tricks over the years, don’t we? The one liners you keep coming back to ‘cos they worked well the first and second time. I’ve been using one particular line as a...
View ArticleStar Trek:Phase II – The First Professional Fan Film?
Fan produced Star Trek series Phase II may not be as fannish as it first seemed. A statement issued by director Marc Zicree suggests a level of professional involvement in the “franchise” that was...
View ArticleMS Office goes Online. Sort of.
Microsoft are beta testing a document sharing and viewing service that integrates directly with your desktop version of Office. Office Live Workspace is sort of like Google Docs, except you have to...
View ArticleStephen Hawking Lives
“People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is...
View ArticleEducation, Education, Education…
I was in the last batch of students to enjoy a free education. Graduating in 1989 from my first degree, I received a full, means tested grant with my tuition fees included. What's more, my parents got...
View ArticleAn Open Letter…
An open letter to everyone who has asked me to sign a petition registering my disagreement with Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time. Dear Friends, I appreciate and understand your stance. I...
View ArticlePrint is Dead, Long Live Print
I wonder if 2010 will be the year that mainstream marketing starts to understand the reach of online publishing. A recent exchange I had doesn’t bode well for it: “Hi Kyle,” barked the PR guy on the...
View ArticleTable for One
Table for One Britizens (which is my new portmanteau for British citizens) will know all about Today – the quite frankly rather good radio news programme that airs every weekday morning on BBC Radio 4....
View ArticleGoliath vs Goliath.
One of those periodic David vs Goliath Internet arguments has gone viral. You know the type. An “ordinary” person is targeted by a “powerful” person, company or enterprise. They are bullied, ripped off...
View ArticleOver on my Future of Journalism blog:
Over on my Future of Journalism blog: “For me, the conceptual stumbling block that prevents publishers from seeing beyond that question is that digital is perceived as merely another distribution...
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