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Article — 23 October 2008 — 1,540 words

Rumours of blogging’s death are exaggerated, but not greatly so

There’s been a lot of chat recently about whether blogging is dead, sparked by this article in Wired by Paul Boutin. It’s easy to scoff at the article, and the idea that blogging is dead is obviously nonsense. But I doubt the claim would have got so much attention if there wasn’t a bit of […]

Article — 7 September 2007 — 2,187 words

20 reasons why I will put my blogs on my CV (and three reasons why I might not)

Business — Society — Technology

Yesterday I looked at the dilemma facing a blogging job hunter (ie. me). Should I put my blog on my CV? Rhys Wynne and Rich Minx think that blogging gives you lots of skills that employers find desirable. The Devil’s Kitchen has added his thoughts here and asks if there are any more skills that […]

Article — 2 June 2007 — 995 words

…Other social networks are dead

Technology

I was explaining how, sitting here today, it is difficult to see why anyone would want to sign up to a social network that isn’t Facebook. While MySpace used to be the market leader, it was always far too annoying and buggy to remain on the radar for long. Every time I visit MySpace I just get […]

Article — 2 June 2007 — 1,025 words

Facebook Applications are great…

Technology

I have some thoughts on Facebook, which seems to have become a phenomenon over the past couple of months. Two or three months back it seemed to reach a tipping point. It is now no longer the preserve or procrastinating students. Now Facebook seems to have made itself the social network to be on for […]

Article — 2 August 2005 — 427 words

The growth of blogging

Technology

I saw this headline on BBC News: “One blog created ‘every second’.” “Crikey,” was my first thought, followed by, “well, of course, most of them are probably forgotten about after a few days.” But then I read David Sifry’s report. It reveals that the majority of blogs are actually considered ‘active’. 55% of blogs have […]