I’m not sure if we can make this or not, but the NO2ID organisation - which is doing a hell of a lot of hard work to stop ID cards and the National Identity Register - is having a comedy benefit at the Hackney Empire on Sunday. If you value personal privacy at all, you’ll […]
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I can’t say why, but this quotation is in my head a lot lately:
…Carl Jung further helped us understand the unconscious, ascribing evil to our refusal to meet our shadow, or that part of our personality that we like to deny, that we like not to think about, not to be conscious of, that we’re […]
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Dave Winer saw $2.3 million in revenue from his blog last year.
People think blogs are about advertising, and I would agree, but they’re thinking in terms of clicks and eyeballs, and I’m thinking of technology that’s created using the intelligence of community participation.
Hell, you don’t even have to be in the technology business to reap […]
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Would you believe that I have another blog? I thought so. If you’re interested in fitness, join me as I try to kick my backside into greater shape at Health Kick. I’ve got a solid line-up of doctors, specialists, and others to help me, via the blog, and will also be mining information for myself […]
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I will be speaking at Liberty 2006, which is taking place over the weekend of November 25 and 26 at the National Liberal Club in London. The full programme is not yet available online, but I will be presenting on The Free Market Movement in Europe and New Technology - the Web, Blogs and Podcasting. […]
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I’ve got a piece up at Samizdata, with photographic illustration, about Borders and Paperchase. I still can’t get over how many supposedly ‘liberal’ people are sympathetic with an ideology which has consistently persecuted homosexuals and others who do not qualify as ‘ideal citizens’, though I guess it’s easy to figure out if you assume that […]
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If you’re interested in the spot where PR and social media intersect, you could do worse than to check out Calm, Patient, & Good Humored. It’s a blog written by Ray Jordan, Corporate Vice President, Public Affairs and Corporate Communications for Johnson & Johnson, who oversees communications for the 200+ J&J companies from the main […]
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So Labour is concentrating on how to shut down hospitals in marginal constituencies without losing their seats. Nice. And not terribly surprising. Power corrupts absolutely, and Labour is living proof of this.
This past week, I had to register with a new GP. I’ve avoided doing this for about five years, as any dealings with the […]
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ME: Do you have a blog?
MO SYED: No. I know, it’s quite sad that I don’t, really.
Something seismic has happened when not having a blog is considered pathetic. This has never been the case even in the geek crowd I often run with in Silicon Valley, and definitely never been the case in London. Inneresting.
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Tonight was the conversation to get the Social Media Club going in London, which took place at the Covent Garden offices of Fleishman Hillard. Pictures are here.
We had a great turn-out and a genuinely interesting dialogue, with strong viewpoints coming from all corners. (My prediction that every time a conversation is held about social […]
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That’s the title of the next in Christian Michel’s 6/20 evening talks, coming up on Wednesday in Marylebone Lane. The last one, on the moral case for financial privacy, was great; I hope we can make it to this one (and get a seat - the venue fills to bursting every week, apparently) as it […]
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I’m curious as to what my friends will say on this score, so I’m stealing this from Robyn.
1. A book that changed your life. Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary. That was the first book I ever checked out from the library, when I was four or five, and I never looked back. I […]
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I’ve been feeling slightly astonished at the number of customer-hostile business decisions I’ve witnessed today (not by any of my clients, I’m happy to say). So this resonated with me:
The cost of customer acquisition is quite high. But, instead of looking at ways to keep existing customers happy long term, paying off the investment in […]
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Back, busy, and jet-lagged. But because I can always find the time to whinge, I’ve got an item about how to get past the liquids and creams ban on flights, and why the whole deal is ridiculous, at the make-up blog.
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