We have released he next bunch of tickets to the waitlist this morning so check your inboxes. Because of overwhelming demand for tickets and the size of the list we had used the totally unscientific method of drawing names out of the hat for this batch. If you have not recved an E-mail for a [...]
Archive for March 19, 2010
Cardiff Blogger’s Meet and the 4am Project this week
Later this week I’ll be making my way to Cardiff to enjoy the Easter Break with my family. But there will be a little light business mixed with pleasure – Hannah Waldram at Guardian Cardiff has very kindly arranged a very informal blogger’s meet on the Wednesday evening. I’m hoping to chat with some of [...]
IFNC good news for hyperlocal movement in the UK
The preferred bidders for the Independently Funded News Consortia will receive government money to provide a new type of local news in the UK. The government process is almost unique in the world – intelligent action and innovation rather than handwringing or thoughtless subsidy for more of the same. The government said of the IFNC [...]
Community surgery: how to tackle the problems that could kill your blog
Modern websites are not just a set of pages sent between computers and consumed by passive pairs of eyes. The best websites are living, breathing communities, full of ever-changing content and lively debate, witty exchanges and with a bustling calendar of real-life events. The problem, of course, with communities, is, we hate to say… people. [...]
What talk about local got up to at #NDI10
Myself and Mike have just about recovered from the National Digital Inclusion Conference 2010 in London on 10th-11th March. It was a busy couple of days – we got to meet an awful lot of people, put a lot of faces to names and get involved in some very interesting discussions. During the first day [...]