Category: Blogs | Social Networks | New Media
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Integrating Facebook, WordPress and Twitter
WordPress is fantastic, but a lot of people are using Facebook now as their portal into the rest of the web, so I thought I’d share some stuff for other bloggers I’d found on integrating the two, with Twitter too. I’ve recently come across the WordPress plug-in WPBook. I think it’s great, and if you…
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Emerging Revolutions | Fighting the Power | The Gospel and Twitter
I want to retain a healthy skepticism about the power of Twitter and other social networks to bring about substantive change. There has been a lot of hype about the Green revolution in Iran, and whether it was tweeting that caused it, and I’d be tempted to side with Malcolm Gladwell – substantive change comes…
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This Site Complies with the ASA Rules on Marketing Claims
Good news – the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority is now extending its remit to cover marketing claims on websites. Just to make sure we’re clear, I’ve been through all claims made on this site, and can safely say that I am fully compliant. All the below can be fully verified, viz.: – Buying ‘Other‘ is…
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Why I’m Not a Republican. Or a Monarchist. And Why Pete Broadbent should Resign
Showing a remarkable lack of judgement, or knowledge of the scorpion that is Facebook, Bishop Pete Broadbent had a pop at Prince William and Kate Middleton, and inviting all good republicans to a party in Calais while the royal wedding went ahead. Lots of people have come out in support of him, which I hope…
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Apple 9 this Weds | The Price We Pay for Technology is Alienation
Apple – the series of talks trying to think more deeply about technology – is back this Weds with the 9th event (7:30pm, The Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road). The title is ‘Digital Obesity’ and will be a panel discussion with Simon Jenkins of ShipOfFools, Gavin O’Carrol from the Digital Health Service and Vaux’s own…
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It’s Becoming Easy to Forget Them…
An interesting aside on Radio 4 this morning: the social etiquette of maintaining a minute’s silence in the workplace today suggests that most people consider it frowned upon to talk during it, but many still send emails and check social networks. We are becoming less attentive. We’re finding it easy to forget. The web distracts…