Last word on the Blackadder Affair must go to Allison Fine of ‘A. Fine Blog‘, with a great in-depth look at what happened in this and similar cases, and how they highlight an important difference between those Web2.0 sites which are genuine communities and those which are commercial community platforms: Whoâs the Customer on Facebook? …
I’ve been guilty of a degree of selfishness in that I’ve not been singing the praises of an amazing resource for those of us with kids in South-East London. As with all ‘best kept secrets’, the fact you don’t have to queue for hours to get into the Livesey Museum on the Old Kent Road …
Yay! Victory! Derek is free again to poke and be poked in his natural habitat! Not a moment too soon either, as it looks like was starting to resort to making his own entertainment. After a few stern emails saying no appeal against his Facebook ban – Derek Blackadder is back. Out of the blue, …
Now I know how Carol Sawyers must feel. A few hours ago, the little group I started to protest at Derek Blackadder’s unceremonious ditching from Facebook had 28 members. Now at 1,650 users, it’s one of the world’s most popular union-related Facebook groups. What happened? Well, funnily enough I don’t believe it was solely the …
Sure you love being a trade unionist, but if you’re the type who’s ever thought it might be *even* nicer to be a trade unionist on a private mediterranean island, with lovely views, free beer and the superpower of flight, this might just be one for you. Come join the fun on Union Island, the …
I do love an award – mainly because I haven’t received (read ‘deserved’) one since I was about 12. So I’m deeply honoured to have been declared (along with the other Tigmoonauts) an honorary Netxplorateur (second class).
Let Derek back in, and make Facebook safe for unions again! Okay, having just had a go at defending Facebook from Eric Lee, I’m about to make a sharp Uey and have a go at them myself for something of a slight to trade unions and unionists. Most people with an interest in the internet …
I’ve been very slack on the blogging front in recent months (blame john 2.2, who starts wailing whenever I so much as look at a keyboard), and so I’ve kept a pile of things to write about in a bit more detail, and then gradually discarded them over the months as they sunk further from …
Fans tell Conservative leader to ‘get on his bike’ – NME, 10 Jan. (Hat tip: Mark)
Well, I don’t think they’d value a Christmas card anyway, but I found a nice postcard of Tolpuddle to send to Mahmoud Salehi, currently in jail in Saqez. Amnesty are asking everyone to write personal cards in solidarity to him and to Mansour Osanloo, who are both still imprisoned (along with other colleagues) for their …