I haven’t mentioned this before, but over on Bloggerheads Tim Ireland has been shining a lot of light on the activities of Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov. It seems that the light was getting a little too bright as the people who host Tim’s web site have had legal threats from libel lawyers representing Mr. Usmanov.… Continue reading Bloggerheads Down
Category: blogging
Blogging Update
You’ll have noticed (I hope) that blogging has been pretty light round these parts recently. I’ve got things I want to write but I don’t seem to have much enthusiasm for it. I think that at least part of the problem is the new version of Movable Type. Oh, it all looks very lovely, but… Continue reading Blogging Update
New Software, New Design, New URLs
I’ve updated this blog to use Movable Type version 4. So far it all looks rather nice. You’ll notice that the design has changed. I’ve reverted to using the default MT templates. I’ll add back some of the other bits and pieces over the next couple of weeks. Oh, and I’ve (finally!) switched to using… Continue reading New Software, New Design, New URLs
Radio Silence
I’ve been a bit quiet for the last few days. It’s my first week working with a new client and there’s a lot to pick up so I haven’t really had time for blogging. I’m sure things will get back to normal before too long. In the meantime, good news about Alan Johnston, innit?
London Weblogger Meetup
There’s a new London Weblogger Meetup group that sprang into existence over the weekend. Their first meeting is in Kensington in a couple of weeks. Only two people have replied so far (and one of those is me) but if it takes off, then I’ll certainly go along and have a look.
Cyber-Stalking
If you live in London, then Rachel would appreciate your help. Update: The story was covered in today’s Sunday Telegraph
OpenID
Following requests from a number[1] of readers, I’ve implemented OpenID for the authentication of commenters on this blog. That means you no longer need to authenticate using TypeKey (although that remains an option). It’s worth pointing out that LiveJournal users already have a OpenID account, just use the full URL of your LiveJournal blog (e.g.… Continue reading OpenID
Marina Hyde on Blogging
I used to quite like Marina Hyde. I still find a lot of her Guardian columns witty and well-written. But now I find (via Lloyd) this snippet from her Guardian showbusiness blog. If you read the comments you’ll see exactly what she thinks about blogging. For the benefit of those confused, I write three columns… Continue reading Marina Hyde on Blogging
Plagarism
I few weeks ago, I wrote an article that briefly reviewed a few Balham restaurants. This morning I found that entire article reposted on another site. Now, I don’t mind people reposting my articles. I license all of this blog under a Creative Commons licence that allows them to do just that. But I do… Continue reading Plagarism
No Linking Allowed
The clue to the usefulness of the world wide web is in its name. It’s a web. You click on links to follow your thread through many different sites. A well constructed site will expose precise web accessible addresses for all of its content. Occasionally you’ll hear about a site (generally a large corporate site)… Continue reading No Linking Allowed