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Recently I have...

Recently I have…

... been selling my book on eBay using video. ... Fallen in love with the writing of Edward St Aubyn: fiction as sensual pleasure and vice. It's not often you read a paragraph, savour each word and go back and read it again. Not that it's cosy or twee stuff, some of it's kinda grim. But it ... Read more »
The Lessons Max Gogarty Taught Us

The Lessons Max Gogarty Taught Us

When an organisation is in the midst of an online community storm, as the Guardian was over Max Gogarty's blog, the only successful outcome that seems to matter is getting out the other side. Rather like the crew of a ship hanging on for dear life, you batten down the hatches, rely on camaraderie ... Read more »
eBay sellers: what's coming from Google?

eBay sellers: what’s coming from Google?

Since I left eBay in November 2006 (it feels like a lifetime ago) I've probably spent more social time with eBay PowerSellers than I ever did as an employee. In the last few weeks I've been chatting with a clutch of sellers: it's been fun. What have we been talking about? There was plenty of ... Read more »
wilsondan Links 10/03/08

wilsondan Links 10/03/08

RIP Civil Serf... ... We knew you well. It's taken the mandarins too long to understand the blogosphere and even then they didn't get it. Radical transparency has a home in government: you did it for me. I'll buy you a drink. Any day. Get in touch, if you read this. Search Engine ... Read more »
Recently I have...

Recently I have…

... been called a 'Hoxton twat'. I'm absolutely thrilled. It's so wrong. I love it. Deep joy. ... featured on News 24 talking about the Guardian and Max Gogarty. My post on the subject is far and away the most read thing I've blogged about and set personal records for visitors and pages views in ... Read more »