Why you can’t work at work

Jason Fried of 37 Signals (the guys who make cool software like Basecamp and Highrise, and the great books Rework and Getting Real) talks on this video on why interruptions are the enemy of getting stuff done.

Kodak Zi8 review

I recently got a Kodak Zi8 video camera. It’s like a beefed up Flip and I think it should be considered the default choice for social reporters everywhere. I did this video review of it, which turned out even ropier…

Google Dashboard

Google now let you see (almost) all the information on (almost) all the services you use with your Google Account, with Google Dashboard. In an effort to provide you with greater transparency and control over their own data, we’ve built…

Understanding Finance for Business

I’m spending some time today doing some social reporting for EEDA, my local regional development agency, at one of their Understanding Finance for Business workshops. I’m taking photos and recording quick interviews with some of those attending, as well as…

Be Vocal

Be Vocal is A site about social media for social good in Birmingham and using the internet to turn public data into something useful. It’s part of the ‘Birmingham Open City’ project run by Digital Birmingham with a grant from…

Videopress

Video hosting is always a bit of a bother, as no one service does it all, as far as I am aware. I did a fair bit of social reporting last week, and am already running into difficulties in finding…

Watch the whole of Us Now – now

Us Now is “A film project about the power of mass collaboration, government and the internet” and it’s also rather good. Even better, you can now watch all 60 minutes of it. Us Now from Banyak Films on Vimeo. Once…