Monthly Archives: March 2008

OurPress: websites for the rest of us

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Dave

OurPress is a project I have been working on for aaaages, which stalled quite badly for a while. Essentially, the idea emerged in a discussion with Nick Booth in the comments of a blog post of his. We were talking … Continue reading →

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Private and public collaboration

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Dave

There is an interesting project underway at RSA Networks, the social network for Royal Society fellows, and, for the moment at least, anyone else who fancies joining in (that’s the category I belong to, by the way). It has been … Continue reading →

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Anonymity part n

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Dave

I’ve lost track of how many posts I have written on anonymous blogging. It’s like picking a scab: I just can’t leave it alone. There’s a real debate going on in the comments of my last post between me and … Continue reading →

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How not to blog anonymously

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Dave

In the wake of the Civil Serf debacle, the issue of anonymous blogging has once more raised its grubby head. I maintain that it is a dumb idea that encourages dickwadery. Most folk agree. Some don’t however, and – more … Continue reading →

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Government news via Twitter

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Dave

I was musing the other day about a method of aggregating news about government in one place. Justin Kerr-Stevens – government communications consultant, barcamper and general good egg – has combined a job lot of gov news sources into a … Continue reading →

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