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I LOVE moneysavingexpert.com

I LOVE moneysavingexpert.com

People often ask me for an example of a successful online community. Many expect me to rattle off Myspace, Flickr or Youtube... but I usually cite www.moneysavingexpert.com. For my money, in a specifically British context, the work that Martyn Lewis and his team do is really awe inspiring. ... Read more »
Plug in to BT Tradespace

Plug in to BT Tradespace

A few people have asked me what I've been up to, so I thought I'd blog about it. In the past few weeks I've been working with BT on their new project - BT Tradespace. BT Tradespace is potentially very powerful new business network that firms all over the world can plug into and find new ... Read more »
Geograph: Photo-Sharing Fun

Geograph: Photo-Sharing Fun

In the Second World War as the Allies were planning for D-Day and other missions they often put out pleas to the country for pictures and photographs of places of potential military importance: the coast of northern France was a favourite. People would send in their holiday snaps and the ... Read more »
Revver: Video Sharing 2.0

Revver: Video Sharing 2.0

My chum Alex Schultz has been bigging up youtube-a-like Revver for a few months now. As ever he's blocks ahead of me, but I've been taking a few minutes to explore it and get a feel for the site and I must say, Mr Schultz is right. Revver is rather good. See Alex's latest comment here. So, why ... Read more »
The 'Suffolk Strangler' Suspect's Profile on MySpace

The ‘Suffolk Strangler’ Suspect’s Profile on MySpace

The net lets you peer into previously hidden and private spaces. But having a look at the myspace profile of the man at the centre of current suspicion for the multiple murders of women in Ipswich, is a stark example of how the net can change the contact and view we have of people. Certainly, ... Read more »
Californian Supreme Courts Rules on Liability for User Generated Content

Californian Supreme Courts Rules on Liability for User Generated Content

As the popularity of user generated content, member-to-member interaction and online community sites continues to grow as an integral part of the Web 2.0 wave, fears about liability (specifically with reference to libel) when it comes to user generated content have resurfaced. This isn't ... Read more »