links for 2008-07-15

Digital Mentors « watfordgap’s travels Paul Webster on how he perceives Digital Mentors (tags: digitalmentor web24gov communitiesincontrol watfordgap paul+webster) Andrew Keen On iPhone 3g “This new iPhone is a significant milestone in Steve Jobs’ audacious strategy of owning the digital consumer.” (tags: andrew+keen iphone iphone3g apple steve+jobs mobile smartphones) Podcast: Hello everybody…Clay Shirky at Demos … Keep reading

Blogs vs. email

I’ve touched on this before, talking about people liking email more than things on the web because they see email as work and the web as messing around, having fun. It’s interesting because while on the one hand people are always saying that email is ‘broken’, or that there is too much of it; they … Keep reading

WordPress 2.6 out now

The WordPress development blog has announced the release of a new version of the world’s best blogging software. Some of the big improvements include: the ability to compare versions of posts, wiki-style, tracking who changed what – great for multi-user blogs; a new dynamic bookmarklet to help quick posting; the inclusion of Google Gears to … Keep reading

links for 2008-07-14

Steps on the democratic journey “In truth, given the chance, most people can make rational choices, take tough decisions, balance competing demands and behave decently. Your view of community empowerment boils down to whether you trust people or not.” (tags: web24gov communitiesincontrol whitepaper dclg hazel+blears communities slashgov localgovuk) Audit Commission – Tomorrow’s people: Building a … Keep reading