Oh Quora… we adore ya

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Will 2011 be the year of Quora? The Telegraph has already claimed that it’s set to become bigger than Twitter, so what’s all the fuss about? From what I can make out so far, Quora is a cocktail made up from part Twitter, part Yahoo Answers with a dash of LinkedIn ...

Is it time for an (anti) social network?

Monday, November 15th, 2010

There was a time, circa 2006, when alongside New Rave, it was oh-so-very-cool to boast about how many friends you had on Facebook. Flash forward four years and many of us are now wondering if it’s appropriate to have ‘that person you once spoke to at school’ as an online ...

When Facebook became more important than anything

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

As a self-confessed social media junkie, I was one of the first in the queue for the opening weekend of The Social Network. The film’s had a lot of buzz surrounding it but I had no idea what to expect. If I was to play movie buff (which I’m not), then ...

Is Facebook outstaying its welcome?

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Despite the Facebook brand being stronger than ever, and the company valued at over $33 billion dollars, could Facebook be in danger of outstaying its welcome? A combination of several interface designs, high profile and embarrassing withdrawals and concerns over privacy settings has seen public perception of Facebook drop dramatically. With ...

The Paddlesworth Press – I was curious

Monday, September 27th, 2010

In the last couple of days I’ve seen The Paddlesworth Press pop up on my Twitter newsfeed a few times. I thought it sounded like something from Postman Pat and I wasn’t far from the truth. It’s a spoof newspaper that's nearly real and wants everybody to join in. Confused? So ...