Archive for the “blog” category
Facebook ‘status’ changes no threat to Twitter
by Phil on February 7, 2009
“You can take my status, but you can not take my community” A post proclaiming Facebook Opens Status API, Say Goodbye to Twitter is good, Techmeme-grabbing stuff but it totally misses the point of why people like Twitter. Twitter started (…)
Twitter ‘nudges’ towards Facebook
by Phil on January 24, 2009
Have you seen the ‘nudge’ feature on Twitter before? I got an email about a new follower so popped over to their profile. On the right hand side, there were 3 options rather than the usual two: ‘message’, ‘block’ and (…)
How far can communities go? Thoughts on ‘Us Now’ film
by Phil on December 3, 2008
Update: ‘Us Now’ is launched online on the 12th May 2009 with the support of FutureGov – here’s the FutureGov post on the subject Tonight’s showing of Us Now at the RSA was a revelation. Firstly because it was completely (…)
Google SearchWiki
by Phil on November 25, 2008
I’ve had a few conversations about Google’s new feature SearchWiki this week, mainly because a) typical users aren’t familiar with wikis, or if they are b) this isn’t like a wiki. The best explanation I’ve seen so far is Google’s (…)
Barcamp Sheffield 7 days away
by Phil on November 21, 2008
I wanted to flag Barcamp Sheffield 2.1 to you incase you’ve missed it. They were kind enough to profile me as one of the attendees and I wanted to post something in return. Barcamp Sheffield is being organised by a (…)
Say that again? Bank launches social review site. About attractions.
by Phil on November 20, 2008
A curiousity popped into my mailbox from First Direct today (I’m a customer of their online current account): The Little Black Book is something new from first direct. And we’ll be honest with you. It has nothing to do with (…)
My new role with Hotwire PR
by Phil on October 3, 2008
Alternative title: “He’s so Hot(wire) right now” I’ve been holding some very exciting news inside for a few weeks now and it’s finally time to start talking about it… Since 2001 I’ve spent 7 inspirational years at Plusnet but a (…)
Ubiquity for Firefox – has Mozilla got another success on its hands?
by Phil on August 31, 2008
Phil Sheard posts early feedback after the launch of Mozilla’s Ubiquity application for Firefox. Contains an example of using Ubiquity with Twitter and TinyURL
Video blogging with Seesmic
by Phil on August 14, 2008
I wanted to share my first Seesmic vid with you. Internet video sites like YouTube have been around for ages and to me they have taken over the role of public access TV stations, or clip-sharing sites for commercial TV (…)
Wake up! (Social) Multimedia is taking over the internet
by Phil on May 26, 2008
When PC adoption exploded in the late 90s, I remember the ‘multimedia’ idea really capturing my imagination. Watching videos of Martin Luther King and moon landings within the Encarta encyclopedia was an eye-opening experience. In 2008 multimedia has matured and (…)
