Category Archives: rambler

Sharing Digital Skills

Posted on January 27, 2013 by bill

On January 17 I took part in the Reading Agency/Publishers Association conference at the rather lovely Canada Water Library in Southwark, where we  discussed ways for libraries to embrace new technologies in order to take their support for readers online. It … Continue reading →

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Writing again

Posted on December 15, 2011 by bill

Since I joined the Archive Development team at the BBC two years ago, initially part-time but now pretty full-on, I’ve done less and less writing here. I dropped my regular BBC column and though I’m still writing for Focus magazine … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-30

Posted on March 30, 2009 by bill

@euan don’t you think that good people see opportunities in hard times? Or that good people are aware that their current place is doomed? in reply to euan # Thinking about accretion discs in the cloud. # @euan good point. … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-22

Posted on March 22, 2009 by bill

Heading out for a relatively quiet & pressure free day – #diigitalplanet done without me this week as they are at #sxsw while I have a life! # @sleepydog happy birthday to you, too! [See how Twitter has replaced Facebook … Continue reading →

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What I’ve tweeted on 2009-03-17

Posted on March 17, 2009 by bill

Heading out for a relatively quiet & pressure free day – #diigitalplanet done without me this week as they are at #sxsw while I have a life! # @sleepydog happy birthday to you, too! [See how Twitter has replaced Facebook … Continue reading →

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Take Two Steps Back: A Society Gets the Journalism it Deserves

Posted on March 16, 2009 by bill

[This is a response in part to Clay Shirky's recent essay, Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable.  Update: Jemimah Knigh has a lovely meditation on the past and future of papers on her blog.] When printing with movable type was introduced … Continue reading →

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What I’ve tweeted on 2009-03-16

Posted on March 16, 2009 by bill

Sun shine outside, coffee and radio inside, and a promising day ahead. # “If you want to follow us on Twitter… you can’t” Paddy O’Connell on Broadcasting House, R4… # @johnpopham @robertbrook Ok – how sad are we all? in … Continue reading →

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What I’ve tweeted on 2009-03-15

Posted on March 15, 2009 by bill

@O2UKOfficial my email is bill@andfinally.com in reply to O2UKOfficial # Planning a quiet day. # @radioproducer have a great time at Maker Faire… sorry I can’t be there too. in reply to radioproducer # RT @_ade: Permanently referring all people … Continue reading →

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The bustle of participation

Posted on June 6, 2008 by bill

I’m one of the bloggers over at the New Statesman New Media Awards blog.  Latest entry considers what Sam Johnson might have made of Twitter… I’ve been up for an hour. In that time I’ve updated my Facebook status and … Continue reading →

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Twitter is the Higgs Boson of the Internet

Posted on May 3, 2008 by bill

The Higgs field is what gives particles their mass.  Go into orbit and try to push a 1 tonne satellite – you can’t. It weighs nothing but its mass is unchanged by being in free fall or even in deep … Continue reading →

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