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Curating, not moderating, the flow of content and participation
User generated content is, for many media companies and other organisations, more of a problem than a solution. Vague calls to action lead to waves of irrelevant content submitted by audiences who have taken time, effort, and in some instances... read full post
Preview of UK Government's open data site
The new data.hmg.gov.uk site is a good first effort towards creating a UK version of data.gov and enabling open data to be shared and re-used outside government read full post
Nested IF statements with Movable Type
One of the - ahem - undocumented features of Movable Type is a certain estotericness about the way it interprets Boolean logic within template tags. That's a polite way of saying it's more-or-less completely unpredictable, which can lead to much... read full post
I live or die by my Facebook - understanding social media through the works of sociologists
I would argue that to keep an active and continued presence on Facebook or similar social networks is not a trivial activity, but an important part of a necessary strategy to feel safe and sustained and understood in our daily... read full post
UsNow Film to go on general (internet) release
Us Now - the film project about the power of mass collaboration, government and the internet - will enjoy its public online launch in London on May 12th read full post
BBC London mention
I quite frequently give presentations and run workshops about blogging. For a taste of the sort I things I cover in those sessions, have a look at the series of 8 posts about using the whole web as your canvas... read full post
The impact of twitter on recruitment
About six hours ago I used twitter to announce the availability of a paid internship opportunity, being offered through the Channel 4 Diversity Production Scheme, here at Headshift. It's one of a number of internships made available through the scheme.My... read full post
Children in virtual worlds study
University of Westminster's Lizzie Jackson, an old friend who was my boss when I joined the BBC for the first time back in about 1998, and David Gauntlett have recently completed a wide ranging study on the use of virtual... read full post
Comprehensive study of user-generated content at the BBC
Returning to more familiar territory following last week's Eurasian Media Conference in Kazakhstan - more on that coming soon - today I'm at an event organised by the BBC, my former employer, and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)... read full post
Amongst other things, we're connectors
Over the past few weeks two interesting things have surfaced time and time and time again in the client workshops, consulting engagements and pitches I've been involved in here at Headshift, namely that:the work we do behind firewall on the... read full post
Belated Ada Lovelace Day post
Late as usual to the Ada Lovelace Party, here is my post about female technology heroes read full post
The future of the media is social
In addition to doing strategic social media consulting, workshops and training days for clients, I've recently had the pleasure of teaching on several of the postgraduate courses offered by the College of Journalism at City University London where I'm a... read full post
Social media training - an online guide
One of the best things about my job here at Headshift is that I have various opportunities to inform and enthuse people about the benefits of using social media tools and services to support their existing processes. In order for... read full post
Niche online social networks FTW!
My talk from the Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin, which calls on startups and developers to focus on creating social value through small-scale but purposeful online social networks read full post
Green behaviour paradox
Thinking green and doing green do not always go hand in hand read full post
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