• Blogs and Web 2.0

    Jill Walker, of the University of Bergen, has made some interesting observations about what is now termed Web 2.0 (at a keynote address at one of those conferences in Hawaii!). What is Web 2.0 anyway? A move from the solitary to the social, from finished products to processes and ongoing, many-to-many communication. Here’s an excerpt from…

  • Trust corruption and surveillance in the electronic workplace

    Information Age | Trust, corruption and surveillance in the electronic workplace Every wondered why it is a bad idea for your boss to monitor you at work? Ever wanted to hone your arguments against monitoring (to take on your boss)? Good old fashioned trust is the most productive form of 'monitoring' at work it seems.…

  • How to write an abstract?

    Writing a good abstract has become a much more significant  task for journalists and writers. This is because the humble abstract has become important  for search aggregators and for reading online in general. Here is a good tutorial on how to write one. The Abstract Abstract -It is important that your final abstract clearly describes the essence…

  • The rise of the blogger

    The rise of the blogger – Breaking – Technology – theage.com.au I am not sure if I believe this article in the Age. Perhaps some bloggers have influence, but not all. Plus, it helps if the blogger is influential in the first place. The article is a little 'deterministic' perhaps. Bloggers and Internet pundits are exerting a…

  • The 8 Hour Day Celebrations

    The 8 Hour Day Celebrations

    This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 8 hour day. Melbourne was pretty much the first place in the world where workers were granted the 8 hour day (ironically, working on building the University of Melbourne). There is a celebration on Friday 21 April: Here are the details. Hope to see you there! On Friday…

  • The State of the Blogosphere

    Thanks to Cory Doctorow fot this one. (Cory is the author of the world's most popular Blog, Boing Boing). And it is easy to see why his Blog is so popular; he is so damn prolific (even during the Easter break!). From Boing Boing  Dave Sifry, the founder of Technorati, has posted the latest in…