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What Really Drives People? Paid Members Public
Everyone working in journalism and social media is aware of the problems and conflicts around changing working practices. I think this video has some surprising – and useful – lessons for us.
Tether. End Of. Paid Members Public
One way or another, it’s been a long six months. I’ve made my usual mistake of not taking any significant time off for half the year, and am tired, niggly and unenthusiastic as a result. Holiday beckons. But reading a couple of posts today has made me realise
Weekend Coffee Reading Paid Members Public
Lurking around in my browser tabs: - [On Makers and Managers](http://kristinelowe.blogs.com/kristine_lowe/2010/01/on-makers-and-managers-and-how-to-manage-your-day.html) – good look at the tension between these two roles that should be familiar to most people in journalism - [The Death of Tag Clouds](http://woorkup.com/2010/01/
Living (and Blogging) Better in 2010 Paid Members Public
Christmas is finally, irrevocably over. I have taken down the Christmas cards and decorations at home, and am back in the office, with a denuded and forlorn looking tree (right).And that means my self-imposed social media diet is over. I’ve made tentative first passes at both my feed
An Experiment in Corporate IT Paid Members Public
I’m trying an experiment at work. For the last three or four years, I’ve always had my personal MacBook (or iBook before it) with me in the office, and have been able to turn to it when things got too difficult on my quasi-locked down work PC. But
Three Steps to Start Newsroom Change Paid Members Public
After a few months off, the Carnival of Journalism [http://www.carnivalofjournalism.com/] is back, and this month Will Sullivan of Journerdism [http://www.journerdism.com/2008/10/17/free-practical-tips-to-bring-change-to-your-news-organization/] has set us this challenge: > What are small, incremental steps one can make to fuel change in their media
Slice of Life Paid Members Public
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/213450616/]So, yes, I’ve been busy. I’ve been running Mum to the hospital for tests, clearing my desk in preparation for a short break, which I should be on by now and trying to do basic things like, say, get a haircut
The Coffee Shop Office Paid Members Public
This is a great story: > Wired News: Monster Fueled by Caffeine [http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,66276,00.html]: SAN FRANCISCO — Delicious Monster [http://www.delicious-monster.com/] is the Mac software company behind the hit Delicious Library, a program for cataloging collections of books, movies and
