In the last few days I’ve had occasion to think about the moral aspects of blogging and social media. I was faced with two moral dilemmas. One regarded a visitor to my site, the other about the content I put […]
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Look At Me, I’m Alternative…Just Like You!
Blogging is a way for us to have our voice heard. It’s how we broadcast our thoughts to the world at large. We develop an audience. We widen the conversation. It allows for a greater variety of discussion. We give […]
Don’t Like It, LOVE It. Don’t Dislike It, HATE It.
Tuesday saw the famed ‘Download Day’ as Firefox 3 was released. They racked up 8.3 million downloads despite server problems and rumours of a security loophole. Great press coverage, a success all round. And a big chunk of the success […]
The Stress Of Keeping The Plates Spinning
A blogger starts writing because of a desire to make money or through enjoyment and interest in the subject. But most of us share a limitation, we’re not independently wealthy. Unless we get great success and thousands upon thousands of […]
Web 2.0 – Prepare For Epic Fail?
‘Web 2.0′ is a made up name that means nothing. It’s a label that’s irrelevant to what’s being provided on the internet. And yet a term with no real definition is being used to fuel financial investment, provoke widescale press […]