Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category
How old is the Internet?
September 2nd, 2009 by Roger Darlington
The answer might surprise you. It all started when about 20 people gathered in the laboratory of Len Kleinrock at the University of California, Los Angeles, to watch as two bulky computers passed meaningless test data through a 15-foot gray cable. That was 2 September 1969 – exactly 40 years ago today. Further information here.
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Why do we still have Internet cafes?
September 1st, 2009 by Roger Darlington
I’ve never used an Internet cafe in the UK. I’ve always had a PC at home or at work. And, as for the coffee, it’s awful and most such so-called cafes don’t actually serve coffee these days. Of course, 30% of UK homes still don’t have Net access. Surprisingly, however, it seems that even people […]
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Wikipedia’s 3 million articles
August 27th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Has anyone noticed? Wikipedia now has over 3 million articles in English. In October 2007, I wrote a column entitled “Is Wikipedia the best site on the web?”. At the time, there were almost 2 million articles in English. It is one of the few web sites that I use every day and it’s remarkable […]
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The joy of blogging
August 15th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
In today’s “Guardian”, there’s an article about how some bloggers have become so popular that they have been able to make money from their writing. I’ve been blogging now for more than six years and thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to express myself on different issues. However, I’ve never seen or wanted a commercial dimension to […]
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How not to use Facebook
August 11th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
If this is true, it’s a classic. Even if it’s a spoof, it’s making an excellent point.
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First media interview in a while
July 24th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Since the last day of Postwatch when I did three media interviews (see my blog posting here), I’ve not done any media interviews (Consumer Focus staff take them for the organisation). However, I did a short live interview this morning for BBC Radio Somerset. The issue was the regulation of the Internet, a topic on […]
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New blog hits bottom
July 16th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
The @artinloo blog asks people to ‘express on a piece of toilet paper what you are thinking about at that moment’ and then send the picture in to the site. Check it out here.
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Who is doing the Twittering?
June 8th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
As I explained in this posting, I first tried Twitter two years ago. I soon decided that it was not for me. Frankly, I’ve been surprised that two years later so many people – and much of the media – seem to have suddenly discovered Twitter and decided that it’s a powerful communications tool. For […]
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How many times have I blogged?
May 25th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
I don’t know the exact answer. But I’ve been running my personal blog NightHawk for six years and my professional blog CommsWatch for five and half years. I have precise figures for the past three years when I moved to my current hosting location and I can make a fairly good estimate for the entire […]
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The 12 Internet enemies
April 20th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
The organisation Reporters Without Borders has named 12 “Internet Enemies”: Saudi Arabia, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. According to the organisation: “All of these countries mark themselves out not just for their capacity to censor news and information online but also for their almost systematic repression of […]
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