Category Archives: In the Media
The Social Media Revolution
Just the pace of this brilliant video is overwhelming: it does a great job of conveying the staggering pace of social media adoption worldwide.
Another clip really worth checking out is Kevin Kelly speaking at TED.com; he points out that the web is only 5000 days old! His predictions for the next 5000 days are thought [...]
Hosting your website
There are a multitude of very similar sounding plans available online, so once you’ve found a few hosts which meet your basic requirements, the choice comes down to reliability and expense. Here as elsewhere it is very true that ‘you get what you pay for’. That is to say that if you are creating a [...]
Microfinance – another way of spreading the love
Kiva is a non-profit organisation which facilitate micro loans to entrepreneurs all over the world. It inspires me each time I revisit the site and its reports. I was moved again today to support an internet cafe in Peru.. my US$25 contribution contributes the mere $625 Mr Yuri requires to get his business [...]
Internet Censorship in Australia
The Australian Government wants to implement filtering of the Internet, ostensibly to restrict access to unsavory illegal content. Unfortuately, it will be ineffective (trials have shown that the filter blocks huge numbers of legitimate sites), expensive (costing over AU$44 million in the first year and AU$33 million per year thereafter).
Draconian? Maybe. Effective? Absolutely not. Please [...]
Social Media shoots Bangs out of obscurity