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Liberal Democrat books
Been experimenting against with Pinterest today, the social network that is generating lots of buzz as the next big thing. One board I’ve created is for Liberal Democrat books, which you can take a look at here: http://pinterest.com/markpack/liberal-democrat-books/ As you can see, Pinterest does a nice job of presenting visually interesting information in a way that [...]
5 things you shouldn’t miss: the Super Bowl, free mobile phone voice and data, paying to read tweets and more
Welcome to the latest of my monthly collections for the Engine Group of five links that you shouldn’t miss. Super Bowl 2012 ads http://on.mash.to/vZ4i0A Apparently there was some sort of sporting event for not very fit people yesterday. You know the one I mean – where they stop for several minutes to catch their breath [...]
The Arab Spring, social media and lessons for future revolutionaries
“The longer you can look back, the further you can look forward”. So said Winston Churchill, explaining the practical application of history to forecasting. That is why those seeking to understand the causes as well as possible implications of the Arab Spring and Egyptian revolution of 2011 can learn much from the previous Egyptian revolution [...]
The wonder of Wikipedia: Broccoli
Whilst preparing my post earlier this week on Michael Gove and broccoli, I happened across Wikipedia’s talk page on broccoli. Why do I share this with you? Well, because it contains such gems as: That is the dumbest question I’ve ever heard. It was also the exact same question I was going to ask. Is [...]
The Wonderful Future That Never Was: Gregory Benford’s sumptuous production
A sumptuously produced book (though the idea of having a dust cover which turns into a poster does not really work), Gregory Benford’s book is a collection of some of the best, worst and strangest predictions for future technology published over the years in the pages of the American magazine Popular Mechanics. A few wider themes come [...]
5 things you shouldn’t miss: web designers let loose in a supermarket, social media compliance, emailing cats and more
Welcome to the latest in our monthly collection of five links that you shouldn’t miss. What would happen if you let a website designer loose in a supermarket? http://bit.ly/v1HbPr A very funny film from Google on what buying a loaf of bread would be like if supermarkets were designed in the same way as some online [...]
Ban chocolate. It’s the only way to protect our computers
I’d forgotten what a pernicious security loophole chocolate opens up on our computers. It’s only disappointing to see to that in the three and a half years now no-one has demanded a ban on chocolate as the only way to secure our internet against paedophiles, the Mafia, internet pirate, the Chinese and the WI.
Engines of War: how wars were won and lost on the railways by Christian Wolmar
Both military history and the railways regularly generate large numbers of publications, with even the small details of minor events often covered in copious detail by numerous different authors. Strange then that the overlap of the two, the role of railways in military history, has generated little attention and no over-arching standard history. Christian Wolmar’s [...]
Ten most read posts on this blog in 2011
Given the amount of blogging I do on Lib Dem Voice and elsewhere, my ten most read posts on this site is not a synonym for my ten most read blog posts. It’s still an interesting snapshot of 2011 however and highlights some useful tips if you are wanting to build up your own traffic. [...]
Well, if Amazon can’t do the digital stuff right…
One tweet sent 17 days ago, no reply received, so one local charity shop will benefit: Odd though that Amazon doesn’t do Twitter for customer service (and the reason I went for Twitter is that I couldn’t navigate my way round all the options about returning faulty or damaged goods to find something to fit [...]
