Greenbelt 2011 was definitely a good year, hearing new people, and seeing quite a few old friends. (Incidentally check out the Greenbelt website and the flickr stream for some great photos from @PhotoGlow and others.)The music line-up is getting b...
From Bruce Schneier:Funniest Joke at the Edinburgh Fringe FestivalNick Helm won an award for the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Nick Helm: "I needed a password with eight characters so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves." N...
Examples of churches embracing social media Here are some examples from churches who are beginning to use and introduce social media into their communications. I asked people for honest examples, even where things weren’t going as planned or had b...
According to Mathew Ingram at GigaOm: In the wake of the riots in London, the British government says it’s considering shutting down access to social networks — as well as Research In Motion’s BlackBerry messenger service — and is asking the compa...
I'm re-posting Kester Brewin's analysis of the riots, as the best analysis I've seen so far ...Rebels Without a Cause? What We May (Not) Have Learned from the London RiotsIt’s perhaps too soon to work out what the hell really happened in London la...
I don't follow the Green movement at all, but I read George Monbiot's blog, and recently he has been focussing on it. His recent post, Turning Together, is an interesting snapshot of the tensions amongst Greens.In his usual take-no-prisoners style...
It's a painful to get started with, but I can testify that Michael Hyatt has got it right again with this suggestion: Before you give a speech, practice it out loud, on your feet, as though you were in front of a live audience.He then gives seven ...