Top 100

Reading time: 2 mins There seems to be a bit of a brew-haha gathering on blogland. Well sort of, but unless you read certain sites you’d never know so let me summarise for you. Technorati are trying to establish themselves as THE auditors of the web, amongst other things they maintain a “Top 100 blogs” list which lists all […]

Thinking

Reading time: 2 mins “What shall I write about today?” I pondered to no-one in particular. “It’s a thought ain’t it” I replied to myself. Sometimes inspiration hits, sometimes it’s just a bag slung over a shoulder on the train, either way the jolt is the same and the kick start is enough to get your brain moving. Except […]

Cat … pigeons

Reading time: 3 mins Well yesterday’s post certainly wound a few people up didn’t it. Anyone would think I did it on purpose (and yes I’m aware it’s easy to make those claims retrospectively). So here’s the thing. Do I REALLY buy into that model? Or should I be asking whether it’s the model that is the issue or […]

Blogosphere*

Reading time: 3 mins Are there three blogospheres? asks John at Syntagma. He proposes the notion that blogging/bloggers can be categorised in three groups: Primary – ” “Blogging” as a topic of discussion means nothing to them” Secondary – contains the purely-for-business blogs Tertiary – which comprises all those folk who talk endlessly about “the blogosphere”… serious bloggers, info-providers, […]

Podcasting

Reading time: 3 mins Ohh it’s the new blogging, is it? Could be, everyone’s at it, and it’s guaranteed to be “mainstream” now that iTunes support it but, and please don’t think of me as some neolithic oaf but what IS all the fuss about? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not knocking those who are doing podcasts, I’ve heard […]

Home again, home again…

Reading time: < 1 min Writing this entry from my parents’ house. So, back from sunny Devon where we had a glorious time. Thoughts, photos and whatnot will follow in a couple of days. What did we miss whilst we were away? My sister graduated and can now add the letters B.A. after her name, dead chuffed and very proud […]