Norton to succeed Wogan on Eurovision Destroys any UK Hopes

NNNnnnnnooooooo!!!!!
No on the count of “Execs have big plans for the show and want to make it more glitzy, with one eye on X Factor [UK ‘Talent’ Show).” I’ve said this before, we don’t win Eurovision because the UK mainstream media does not take it seriously. Having a talent contest, for amateurs, and then throwing […]

The Royal Mile, The Edinburgh Fringe, and The Podcast

Just posted one of my favourite podcasts of the year… “Walking Down The Royal Mile” for the Edinburgh Fringe show over at The Podcast Network.

Show Notes - MP3 File - RSS Feed
The principle is a pretty simple one. Start at the top of the Royal Mile, where all the Fringe festivites and promotion are going […]

Here Comes the Edinburgh Fringe Podcasts for 2008!

Fringe podcast has started again - I suspect many of them will be cross posted here, but in case you want to be niceley organised, this is the RSS feed for just the Fringe material.
The Edinburgh Fringe 2008 Show #1 (MP3 40.4 mb, 44 minutes 10 seconds)
DOWNLOAD the podcast by right clicking on this […]

How To Go From Spark To Success

More from the Creative Choices blog, this time on structuring your thoughts from inital spark of an idea to a final product (or at least a post or essay!)
Tell people what you’re going to tell them.
Tell them.
Tell them what you’ve just told them.
If you want the in-depth stuff, head on over to Creative Choices.

Some Thoughts on Creative Commons

Over on the Creative Choices Blog, I’ve posted some thoughts on the use of the creative commons licence. It’s very much a primer article, nothing in depth or controversial, but your thoughts would be much appreciated on it…
Looking around the web, you’ll see a lot of sites branded as CC. Now this isn’t some insidious […]

“About Time” For A New Wallpaper

Currently on my desktop is this gorgeous artwork from the upcoming Forgotten comic book… That is all.

The Social Flight Sim Video

Courtesy of the London Hacking scene’s filmic auteurs Cristiano Betta and Mel Seckington, it’s the construction and discussion around the Social Flight Simulator from last month’s Mashed event at Alexandra Palace.
Thank you very much Cristiano and Mel for the video (and everyone else involved).

Social Flight Sim from Cristiano Betta on Vimeo.

Now, how can we […]

Legal Music Online? What If I Can’t Find It?

Dear BPI,
I’ve not recieved one of your lovely letters, but I would like to hear an answer to a point I have regarding music online. What if I can’t find a music track or album online?
I’m sure you’re familiar with artists who don’t appear electroncially, such as The Beatles, or do not wish to appear […]

Watch Out Twitter Investors - Here Comes Identi.ca

My old Warrant Officer always used to say (in that low voice of menace) that you should never just state a problem, but state a problem followed promoptly by “here’s what I think we should do.” So if Twitter is Fail-Whaling, then we need another service. Lots of people have said it needs to be […]

My Mashed Report [Via BBC News]

My personal experiences of Mashed, and the story of the Social Flight Simulator will be along shortly. I’ve been busy today covering the news of Nokia’s purchase of Symbian for All About Symbian, and my overall view of Mashed for the BBC News Technology section has also went live. Head over to BBC News to […]

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