Arianna Huffington - the future of Journalism
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in CDB, Citizen journalism, Culture, Engagement Marketing, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Media, Society, Trends | 1 Comment »An interview with Arianna Huffington on the future of news Journalism. The Guardian writesArianna Huffington predicts the slow demise of traditional news reporting. Part of the Guardian's Future of Journalism seriesHurricane Arianna and some thoughts on the future of news ...
In the Network Society - would you vote for this man?
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in CDB, Culture, Darwin, Engagement Marketing, Generation C, Government & Politics, Media, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | 1 Comment »John McCain 'technology illiterate' doesn't email or use internet 'Nuff said. here's a few words we wrote about a younger black man who utilised the power of networks to move his campaign in overdrive. Via Emma Mulqueeny
Learning can no longer be seen as something that is done to children by teachers
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in CDB, Culture, Education, Engagement Marketing, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Health, Media, Participation, Philosophy, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »And I could not agree more. A different approach for teaching our children is a report published by Charles Ledbeater and covered in the Guardian The word relationship drops in as does that qualifications aren't the only goal of an education, ...
De-schooling Society
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in CDB, Culture, Education, Engagement Marketing, Generation C, Government & Politics, Participation, Society, Trends | 4 Comments »Having lunch with a friend Sophia Parker, ex-Demos. She is the author of Unlocking Innovation. Why citizens hold the key to public service reform And perhaps also of relevance The Journey to the Interface. How public service ...
Government 2.0 a rubbish name for a good initiative?
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in CDB, Culture, Government & Politics, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »I really enjoyed this article in the Guardian Government 2.0 is a rubbish name for a good initiative Government 2.0 is a daft term. Its first airing, as the title of one of those management-consultant books on "how the ...
Technology and learning - a thought for the day
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in CDB, Culture, Generation C, Government & Politics, Media, Philosophy, Trends, Web/Tech | 2 Comments »In April 2006, Susan Greenfield sponsored a debate ( More ) in the house of Lords based around the impact of the latest technologies on the way young people might think and learn differently from previous generations. In her ...
Engaged Politics in the networked society
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Citizen journalism, Generation C, Government & Politics, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends | 1 Comment »On Friday, citizen reporters, "broadcasting jockeys", members of Internet communities and bloggers gathered at the OhmyNews' fourth International Citizens Reporters' Forum held in Nurtikum Business Tower in Seoul. Under the theme "Candlelight 2008," they discussed how the candlelight vigils are ...
Polyclinics are not communities
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Darwin, Ethics, Government & Politics, Health, Social Networks, Society | No Comments »In the UK at the moment the Government (Civil Service) is moving to roll out a plan to remove our local GP surgeries - GP stands for General practitioner For what is described as Polyclinics. We blogged abut it ...
Gin, Television, and Social Surplus in the World of Participatory Culture
Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Engagement Marketing, Generation C, Government & Politics, Media, Networks, Participation, Quotes, Social Networks, Society, Statistics, Trends, Web/Tech | 1 Comment »Clay Shirky writes a very philosophical piece about culture/media and participation I was having dinner with a group of friends about a month ago, and one of them was talking about sitting with his four-year-old daughter watching a DVD. ...
The data flow wars
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Law, Media, Networks, News, Participation, Philosophy, Quotes, Social Networks, Society, Sociology, Trends, Web/Tech, iPTV | 2 Comments »Way back in 2003 Tomi and I started working on a project called Communities Dominate Brands - today the very things that wrote about have become - well mainstream. Its a crowded house these days. So - here's another road-sign for ...
