An online notebook
A fairly interesting, if somewhat confused in places, piece in The Guardian a few days ago from the author Philip Hensher. He starts by pointing out the rather glorious way that slightly niche publishing projects can get off the ground thanks to crowd funding websites such as Kickstarter, and also the way in which it’s … Keep reading
Some amazing news over the winter break for my friend and inspiration, Mary McKenna. First she receives an MBE in the new year’s honours list, for services to Digital Technology, Innovation & Learning. Then she announces her first new role since leaving Learning Pool, as CEO of Task Squad, a new startup social enterprise from … Keep reading
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Don’t drown in email! How to use Gmail more efficiently twister : peer to peer microblogging platform (interesting from privacy/decentralisation angle) Why blogging still matters in business – and always will — @euan In 2014, let’s get digital skills out of the classroom – @lesteph Do … Keep reading
Inspired, as I often am, by Lloyd and his various experiments in reusing media, finding new ways to use old stuff, and continuing to prod at blogging as a medium. Thanks to him, I’m drawn back to Tumblr. It strikes me that the follow and post model that Tumblr embodies harks back to the original … Keep reading