Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category
E-campaigning in Nottingham
June 18th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just returned from an overnight visit to Nottingham to participate in a forum organised by the telecommunications trade union Connect. Together with my good friend and Internet guru Eric Lee, I spoke at workshops yesterday afternoon and this morning on e-campaigning. I addressed e-campaigning generally and used three web sites as case studies: My […]
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Why be a blogger?
June 13th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
“I blog because I find it a form of community and am obsessed with daily writing. It helps me separate what is important, versus the same old stuff I do every day. I actually learn more about the world through the research I do in order to post a blog entry. Also, down deep, part […]
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Beware the hoax e-mail
June 11th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I regularly receive e-mails circulating a warning – usually about some health or safety situation – and urging me to pass on the message to all my friends. From experience, I know that virtually all of these e-mails are hoaxes, although the sender does not realise this and is acting with the best of intentions. […]
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Don’t forget the Internoughts
May 30th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
“Those gazing towards the sunlit digital uplands must not forget those among our citizens – including three-quarters of socially excluded people and a half of people on low incomes – who have no access to the internet or do not use it. They must not be left behind as the government’s use of the internet […]
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The fun and folly of blogging
May 25th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’m been blogging longer than most (just over five years) and I blog more often than most (usually every day), but I’m very careful to respect the privacy of my family and friends and indeed of myself. I guess that some bloggers become carried away and forget that their postings can be seen by anyone […]
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“We-think: The Power of Mass Creativity”
March 4th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
This is the title of a new book by Charles Leadbeater. There’s a clip on YouTube which illustrates the main themes of the book:
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How many users actually generate content?
February 7th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
The new DCMS/BERR Convergence Think Tank holds its first seminar today. The subject is : Why does convergence matter? This seminar will seek to set the scene for the CTT programme and establish the key challenges and goals. In its submission, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) expresses concerns about user generated content (UGC): “While […]
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Ever have trouble connecting to the Net?
January 31st, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Weeks go by and my Internet connection works like a dream. Then one day – like this morning – it takes ages to obtain a connection. And I never know why. Spare a thought then for the tens of million in the Middle East and Asia who are having trouble now connecting to the Net […]
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Is the Net heading for its 9/11?
December 30th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
The Storm botnet, or Storm worm botnet, is a massive network of computers linked by the Storm worm Trojan horse in a botnet, a group of “zombie” computers controlled remotely. It is estimated to run on anything between 1M and 50M computers and those who’ve put it together clearly have nefarious purposes in mind. You […]
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Political blogging in the UK and the USA
December 10th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
In this article, it is suggested that political blogging is strongest on the Left in the United States but more vigorous on the Right in Britain.
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