Posts Tagged: Internet

In recent years I have been fortunate to be able to attend all of the major web conferences: @Media, Future of Web Apps, Future of Web Design and more.

I wrote a while ago about a friend taking a Twitter vacation, another leaving altogether and my resultant thoughts and feelings about Twitter. Now I have decided to do the same; as of today I’m starting a one week ‘leave of absence’ from Twitter. Whilst this week is an experiment to see how I, a… Continue Reading ›

Bah, grr, and buggeration. In a momentary brain fade, I’ve managed to delete the Google account associated with my Feedburner feed and can no longer access it. However, every cloud has a silver lining, and this error presents me with an opportunity to move more of my data back into my control, something I’ve been… Continue Reading ›

Jeremy Keith has a rather alarming post about Perfect Pitch and the abuse of DMCA legislation for SEO purposes over at Adactio.com today.

In what many are calling a victory for free speech and social media, Carter-Ruck has backed down and removed its injunction against The Guardian. From The Guardian article: The existence of a previously secret injunction against the media by oil traders Trafigura can now be revealed. Within the past hour Trafigura’s legal firm, Carter-Ruck, has… Continue Reading ›

Yes really… From The Guardian: The Guardian has been prevented from reporting parliamentary proceedings on legal grounds which appear to call into question privileges guaranteeing free speech established under the 1688 Bill of Rights. Today’s published Commons order papers contain a question to be answered by a minister later this week. The Guardian is prevented from identifying… Continue Reading ›