Monthly Archives: March 2005

Metadating game

So, as Stephen Downes noted last year in his article The Semantic Social Network, the technologies of content syndication (such as RSS feeds on blogs) and social networking (such as Friendster and Orkut, or – more recently ‘incidental’ social networking … Continue reading

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two wheels good! singlespeed better! fixed gear bestest!

I have always loved cycling and bikes since I was a little kid and got my first, a red tricycle with solid tin front wheel and painted-on spokes effect. I loved that trike and rode it round and round the … Continue reading

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We come in peace

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Simple Records

Following on from my earlier post on the topic of Simplicity and how it is generally a good thing, my friend Melissa at Fabric has launched a new record label called Simple Records. Lovely. (I’ll be heading to Fabric this … Continue reading

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ourmedia host your media, for free!

Ourmedia.org will host your media, providing free storage and free bandwidth for your videos, audio files, photos, text or software. Forever. No catches. I am SO there, particularly when I start videoblogging in earnest. Tweet This

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Blogging Builds Big Brains Five Ways!

According to the Eide Neurolearning Blog, blogging is good for your brain in at least five ways: Brain Of The Blogger. To summarise, the authors found reasonable grounds for suggesting: Blogs can promote critical and analytical thinking. Blogging can be … Continue reading

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The Devil’s Playthings

Idle Thumbs is a new (to me) gaming blog. Don’t call it "new games journalism" unless you want to be annihilated by a giant mecha-swan. After reading their review, I now want to play Katamari Damacy even more than I … Continue reading

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What sort of social software are you?

If this is a question which has been bothering you lately, find out the answer courtesy of undergroundlondon. I, apparently, am gameneverending. I can live with that. Speaking of, I wonder if the Ludicrew will reawaken the apparently dormant game, … Continue reading

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BikeTree

BikeTree  is a brilliantly elegant, green solution to secure bike storage in urban cores. Simply swipe your smart card, insert your bike into the slot at the foot of the BikeTree and go ‘ooh!’ as it glides up the trunk … Continue reading

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Yahoo Acquires Flickr

Hot off the presses at the flickr blog, Yahoo acquires Flickr. The Ludicrew are promising that Flickr will remain the wonderful thing we know and love. Great to see people who really *get it* reaping the reward of all their … Continue reading

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