Another fresh start
I have decided to refresh my approach to blogging (yet again). There are a couple of main drivers for this.
Category: Web
Busi-ness and blogging in 2024
A busier life, and recent events on the internet, mean a new direction for my blog.
20 years of blogging
Today marks the 20th anniversary of my first blog post. Blogging is important to me, but it has seen many changes. The online publishing ecosystem is having a moment right now. So what’s next?
One twit can make a service a dodo
I have complicated feelings about the apparent imminent demise of Twitter in the hands of a reckless owner.
12 years in higher education web and user experience management
Today I have started a new job. But while I’m looking forward, I have also been reflecting, as this moment marks my first real move away from higher education. Despite the differing natures of the three organisations I worked for, there were many parallels across them.
Could you be our nudge intern?
We have a fascinating opportunity for a University of Edinburgh undergraduate student to join our team as an intern this summer. The job has a cool title: nudge intern.
30 years of the world wide web
Today the world marks the 30th birthday of the web. I could have said ‘celebrates’ instead of ‘marks’. But despite — or perhaps because of — the fact that it’s the most revolutionary advance in communications of our lifetime, the mood seems reflective rather than celebratory.
A year of blogging daily
Last year I began a routine of publishing shorter posts on an almost-daily basis. Today marks a full year of blogging on a daily basis. It’s also the day I’ll stop posting each day.
Shifting focus
When it came to blogging, the tail was wagging the dog. So I have changed my routine.
URLs aren’t good enough
I am a web enthusiast, but I think we need to find a better way to navigate the web than URLs.
The web’s bloated middle
Website publishers have been incentivised to do exactly the opposite of what could have made the web so great.
The decline of Flickr shows how the web has lost its open spirit
Share is a word we hear a lot these days. “Share to Facebook” really means, “Lock away in Facebook”. But sharing on Flickr really meant sharing — with the world.