In July 2004 I wrote a piece called Confessions of a social software addict. In the current wave of interest about social networking (or social software as we called it then) I thought it might be instructive to see that the same issues – like having to register on several sites to be part of all the networks – have not gone away, even as they get worse today. I
I’ve been kinda busy with other things lately (like, having a personal life) so it’s good to get back to some blogging on mbites (going since 2002, don’t you know?). Here’s a random list of things I’ve encountered recently. • There’s a good article from Business Week on blogging, but you realise it’s written by an intern (it actually says this at the bottom) when they fail to check that
Live blogging from Mashup, "TV 2.0" Introducing the event Simon Grice of etribes and Mashup says sites like TV-Links.co.uk and Joox.net are the reason he hasn't watched live TV for 6 months. And hasn't rented a video for 6 months… Tom Weiss, CEO of TV Genius, is Chair. John Varney Sturart Prebble, launch CEO of On Digital, said digital TV is about turning 1 audience of 20 million into 20m
Check out the TV 2.0 event in London this week. Blog coverage to follow……
I never thought I’d see the day, but the Police are getting into spamming videos from their mobiles. West Yorkshire Police has launched 999tv.org showcasing video features and advice from a number of the region’s police officers, as well as the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The first video shows how Police are using mobile phones to literally spam any Bluetooth device in the vicinity with a “Crime Prevention
There are some fascinating lessons to be learned from the closure of BackFence.com in the US. I think the most salient come in the comments to this story, namely that: • “Hyper-local is about utility and networks of people, not citizen journalism” • “they approached the problem from the top down rather than working to organize and shape existing natural local networks and chatter” • “See the existing 72,000+ public
It looks like 02 has swiped the Apple iPhone from the clutches of Vodafone, according to breaking news reports. Although 02 itself is denying it. For now… UPDATE: A well placed tbites source at a rival network with no interest in spinning the story tells us the iPhone has “definitely” gone to 02 in the UK. What everyone is not sure about yet is if this is just going to
Am video blogging from the Chinwag Party in London tonight. If you want your startup to be on tbites.com, call me – 07720291095
Piece this together from my Twitter feed. The storm clouds of weather and terrorism combined…. : 15:31 technokitten getting very bored of the rain. Maybe a cup of tea will help! 16:02 Suw @drewb: I’m in N7, but there was just the one rumble. Wondering if we’ll have more. 16:02 drewb Heathrow closed, all flights cancelled! All over the TV. A package has been found apparently. Got to be a
You know you are reading someone (Daring Fireball) who really knows their stuff about Macs when they review the iPhone thus: User Interface: The high resolution screen is gorgeous. Helvetica has never, ever looked so good on screen. Everything is very fast, very responsive. When you drag something – whether it’s the slider button to unlock the phone, a zoomed-in photograph, or a web page – the drag keeps up