Eric Holthaus wrote a piece for Quartz, explaining his Damascene conversion in San Fransisco airport, and his decision to quit flying: So I guess last week’s report hit me harder than I expected. My profession is meteorology, which is…
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Telegraph Launches Debate2010 Community Discussion Site
I’m at the Telegraph’s Victoria offices, at the launch of [Debate2010](http://debate2010.telegraph.co.uk/), their new community initiative around the oncoming general election.It’s a platform for having what looks like a debate around particular…
Blogging: The New Public Sphere
John Naughton, writing in The Observer on the 10th anniversary of Blogger: The long-term significance of Blogging is that it reverses a trend that had become increasingly worrying in an era dominated by mass media, namely the erosion of what…
If Blogging is Conversation...
Why I love blogging, summed up in one sentence: “In conversation we think out loud together, trying to understand.” – Dave Weinberger, *[Everything Is Miscellaneous](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0805088113?ie=UTF8&tag=fishnefedora-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&…
The Facebook Debate: Notes and Thoughts
So, last Wednesday, I went to the [Great Facebook Debate](http://www.bima.co.uk/events/070D0A011F120500/the-great-facebook-debate/), held by the [British Interactive Media Association](http://blog.bima.co.uk/) at the BT Centre in London. I described it on…
Mindsets Beat Codes of Conduct
So, Code of Conduct, hmm? Setting boundaries on our online debates? Interesting idea. And one I’m late to, I know. I’ve been letting my thoughts on the matter stew slowly in my brain over the last week. And…