Monthly Archives: January 2009

Life must go on in Gaza and Sderot

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Dave

…is the title of a wonderful blog, which describes itself thus: This blog is written by 2 friends. One lives in Sajaia refugee camp in Gaza and the other lives in Sderot, a small town near Gaza on the Israeli … Continue reading →

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Dave @ BCS

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Dave

  I’m going to be talking to the good folk at the Central London branch of the British Computer Society this Thursday, on the topic of The Search for Shared Meaning: How Social Media Changes Everything: Blogs, online video, photo … Continue reading →

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Open Source Schools

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Dave

Open Source Schools is a site that launched sometime last summer, I think, but has now had quite a bit of a makeover. It’s chock full of great advice and resources on how schools can make use of open source … Continue reading →

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What is Twitter for?

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Dave

Whenever I mention Twitter to anyone who wasn’t previously aware of it, the first question they ask is always ‘What is it for?’ Like many social web services, it can be difficult to explain the concept of Twitter. I find … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for January 7th through January 10th

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Dave

Stuff I have bookmarked for January 7th through January 10th: iGov – The Atlantic (January/February 2009) – How geeks are opening up government on the Web 21st Century Learning: The Art of Building Virtual Communities – "The burning question for … Continue reading →

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