Just taken a flying visit (literally) to the venue in Second Life where you can visit PodCamp UK this weekend. Make a note - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Booville%202/67/171/29 About 120 people now signed up to be at the event in the real world, at the NTI in Birmingham. I'll be there from about lunchtime on Saturday. See you there, RW or SL! [Technorati: podcampuk] … [Read more...] about PodCamp UK in Second Life
Archives for August 2007
Social networking license agreement
Charging the provider of a social network an activation fee' for joining? Requesting payment from the developers for 'accepted friends requests'? How about an 'early termination' fee as compensation if the social network folds within a year? Or an 'annual renewal' fee if they don't, just for the hell of it? Heh! Why not? … [Read more...] about Social networking license agreement
The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #271: August 30, 2007
Content summary: Dan York reports on the joys of IT self support, video and Facebook application development; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; report: half of Americans visit blogs regularly; the TUC calls for workplace guidelines for Facebook; DMOZ needs to die; verification of identity coming to Second Life; Hewlett-Packard's CGM printer campaign; HSBC bows to student Facebook pressure over bank charges; PodCamp UK this weekend; listeners' comments discussion; FIR featured in … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #271: August 30, 2007
Unions call for workplace guidelines for Facebook
The TUC, the organization representing trade unions in the UK, adds its voice to the big debate on what to do about Facebook and employee use. In a practical approach to an issue that some companies see as a problem that can be solved only by banning it from the workplace, the TUC says that's not the best approach: [...] In guidance available on workSMART, its working life website, the TUC advises employers that they should have in place policies covering the use of email and the web, including … [Read more...] about Unions call for workplace guidelines for Facebook
Troubleshooting WLW
Suddenly encountering difficulties publishing a post from Windows Live Writer where the post contains an image. Troubleshooting with Joe Cheng at Microsoft. This is a test post to see if it now works if I disable the Bad Behaviour plugin and try again to publish a post containing an image. I did already apply the BB fix after learning of an issue with that plugin, WP and WLW. So here's a pic of me in my brand new WordPress T-shirt which arrived the other day (bought from WP's new … [Read more...] about Troubleshooting WLW
A different kind of lifestream
A hot topic this week, in the online PR community at least, has been the concept of lifestreams. This is about aggregating everything about you - blog posts, photos, streams of thought al la Twitter, content in myriad other places online - all in one place, thus making it easy for you to offer everything you produce that is convenient for those who want to easily find all that content about you. Steve Rubel nails it: [...] Aggregated Lifestreams could be the next big thing on the web, … [Read more...] about A different kind of lifestream
Gun crime: Society’s big problem
Reuters reports some interesting figures from the Small Arms Survey 2007 on the availability of guns around the world. The UK doesn't get a mention anywhere in Reuters' report. Well, you wouldn't expect it too, really, would you? The UK doesn't have a level of gun ownership that would warrant mention in this kind of survey. Yet I think it's a topic that's directly relevant to constant news headlines about gun crime in the UK. It seems to me that we have a (disproportionate) amount of serious … [Read more...] about Gun crime: Society’s big problem
Getting ready for PodCamp UK this weekend
PodCamp UK in Birmingham is shaping up to be a terrific weekend. Over 100 people have now signed up on the wiki to be there. Whatever your interest and whether you're a seasoned podcaster, starting out or just have an interest in audio and video communication, there's something for everyone at PodCamp UK. Take a listen to the excellent MP3 promo (links below) by the talented Bob Cartwright. If that doesn't tempt you, I don't know what will (maybe the video promos at Blip.tv might). Other than … [Read more...] about Getting ready for PodCamp UK this weekend