Apr 20, 2009

louisgray.com By Rob Diana of Regular Geek (Twitter/FriendFeed)It feels like ages ago, but it was only four months ago when the extended louisgray.com team debated whether Twitter would go mainstream. Did we underestimate Twitter and its team? No. We did not foresee who would be using it. What did we think was needed for Twitter to hit t (Read More)

Sep 12, 2008

Dad.Info - News The Fatherhood Institute is inviting Children’s Centres and other family services to take part in the UK version of a groundbreaking American ante-natal peer support programme for dads-to-be. ... (Read More)

Oct 13, 2008

Google Reader Over the past two weeks, some of you may have noticed (and might have even clicked on) a link to a satisfaction survey while using Google Reader. We're always interested in learning more about how you use Google Reader and what features you'd like to see next. We'll certainly be sharing what features and fixes emerged from (Read More)

Oct 08, 2008

Submitted by Robdiana from Google Reader: Having the ability to work from home rather than in a traditional office setting was probably one of the major attractions to freelancing for most of us. However, working solo from home can be a real challenge due to the lack of personal interaction. Although the peace and quiet of working alone is a great benefit, ther (Read More)

Sep 30, 2008

The Huffington Post | Full News Feed WASHINGTON — Republican John McCain has maneuvered himself into a political dead end and has five weeks to find his way out.Last Wednesday, McCain suspended his presidential campaign to insert himself into a $700 billion effort to rescue America's crumbling financial structure. In so doing, he tied himself far more ti (Read More)

Sep 30, 2008

Submitted by Jasongoldberg: NEW YORK (CNN) -- In a column appearing in Newsweek, world affairs expert and author Fareed Zakaria said he thinks it would be best for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, if Gov. Sarah Palin bowed out as his vice presidential running mate.Zakaria says McCain did not put the country first in making his V.P. choice, (Read More)

Sep 30, 2008

Submitted by Vincent Wright: If you're human and you need a little pick me up about our kids, PLEASE take a listen to this young man! (Trust me, you'll feel a bit better! :-) ). (Read More)

Sep 29, 2008

Submitted by Louisgray from Google Reader: words and pictures by Brian SolisBusinessWeek released its report on the 25 most influential people on the Web today as determined by the magazine’s staff.Congratulations to our friends as well as those we have yet to meet in person for making this prestigious list. I’ve included pictures of those that I have on hand.Here a (Read More)

Sep 29, 2008

Huffington Post With less than a week to go before the crucial vice-presidential debate, GOP presidential nominee John McCain announced today that he was replacing his running mate, Alaska governor Sarah Palin, with a startled deer.According to campaign insiders, the decision to select a hoofed mammal to replace Gov. Palin evolved after Se (Read More)

Aug 05, 2008

ReadWriteWeb Teaching people how to use new tools on the internet is hard. Learning through experience is the most effective method, but it's slow. More and more of us are finding ourselves teaching other people how to use new web apps and services - sometimes professionally. Though you, elite readers, might consider getting excited (Read More)

Aug 07, 2008

Submitted by Marchino: Social media has created a new layer of influencers. It is the understanding of the role people play in the process of not only reading and disseminating information, but also how they in turn, share and also create content for others to participate. This, and only this, allows us to truly grasp the future of communications. (Read More)

Aug 06, 2008

TechCrunch You may have heard about Webmission, the trade mission of which TechCrunch UK was a part, to take 20 UK startups to network with investors and startups in Silicon Valley. Well, we’re at it again. This time TCUK worked with Chinwag (a UK digital media community) the UK Trade and Investment government agency and law fir (Read More)

Aug 04, 2008

Mashable! Let’s face it: Social media has become one of the hot buzzwords in tech circles. It used to be Web 2.0 and social networking, but now we have moved on to a broader term that encompasses not only social networking, but blogs, podcasts, user-generated content, social bookmarking, microblogging, and lifestreams. The ri (Read More)

Jul 03, 2008

Dad.Info - News The idea that women make better parents than men is underpinned by a number of myths. Fatherhood research expert Adrienne Burgess unpacks some of the biggest for you. ... (Read More)

Aug 04, 2008

Submitted by Manogr: Blogging as everyone's preferred method of communication may be over. What's taking its place? Lifestreaming. And don't be fooled into thinking that we're talking just about FriendFeed here - lifestreaming as a format for communication extends beyond just that one social site to encompass an entirely new way to establish yo (Read More)

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