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Real-time web provides real-time feedback on The Guardian's iPhone application
Real-time web gives real-time feedback on Guardian iPhone appTwitter is transforming the way that digital products are launched.
"In the future, there will be journalists"
At a UCLAN workshop in Preston, I was part of a group trying to discover the digital skills and training that a young journalist in 2012 would need. This post explains what we thought the journalist of the future would look like.
Don't put Johnston Press on trial over their paywall experiment
Don't put Johnston Press on trialYou might not think local paywalls will work, but you can't blame Johnston Press for trying.
Africa in the FIFA World Cup: Part 1 - The thirties
Africa in the FIFA World CupA series of posts looking at the history of African teams appearing in the World Cup, from Egypt in 1934 to South Africa hosting in 2010.
PM's private call published by The Sun, but PCC has no interest in a 'public interest' debate
Information trends for 2010I'm still waiting to hear why publishing the PM's private phone call online isn't a breach of the PCC code on privacy and phone tapping.
Windows 7 overtakes Linux usage on guardian.co.uk in just 4 days
Windows 7 overtakes Linux usage on guardian.co.uk in just 4 daysOn the first Sunday after release, Windows 7 usage eclipses Linux for the first time.
Live-blogging the BNP on Question Time across the web
Live-blogging the BNP on Question TimeA look at how newspapers and political blogs covered Nick Griffin's BBC appearance online.
Contribute your information sharing new year resolutions to December's FUMSI magazine
Information trends for 2010Help me write next month's FUMSI article by sharing your goals, ambitions and trends to watch for the new year.
What Jan Moir can teach us about handling an Internet brand crisis
What Jan Moir can teach us about handling an Internet brand crisisHow prepared are you for finding yourself in the middle of a perfect Internet storm?
Has Jan Moir hastened reform of how the PCC handles 3rd party complaints?
Has Jan Moir hastened reform of how the PCC handles 3rd party complaints?In the face of over 21,000 complaints about Jan Moir's hateful Stephen Gately article in the Daily Mail, can the PCC really maintain their usual stance that third party complaints do not count?
Google ads battleground between The Sun and Labour
Labour vs The Sun on GoogleGoogle Ads drag the Hillsborough disaster into the recent spat between the party and the newspaper
'Linked Data and the future of journalism' - part 1
Linked data and the future of journalismI recently appeared on a panel debating linked data and journalism. Here is a transcript of what I said.
The BT broadband boxes that have muzzled the Muswell Hill fibre trial
Muswell Hill BT fibre controversyPictures of the new BT broadband boxes causing a nuisance on North London streets.
Interview with Martin Belam: Part 1 - Internet and intranet navigation trends
News and Information ArchitectureA series of video clips of me being interviewed by Ben Veasey about the news industry and information architecture.
Free newspapers or free wifi - which appeals more?
Free newspapers or free wifiIf a cafe, bar or pub near you offered the choice, which would you prefer, free newspapers or free wifi?
"Graceful Hacks" - UX, IA and interaction design tips for hack days
"Graceful Hacks"UX, IA and interaction design tips for hack days
Social media unplugged: Part 1 - Digg and StumbleUpon
Social media unplugged
A series of posts looking at the user experience of social bookmarking sites when people first visit them via clicking an icon.
The tyranny of chronology: Part 1 - From year-by-year to minute-by-minute
The tyranny of chronology
Martin Belam's presentation at the News Innovation London conference, looking at the development of news from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to the digital formats of the future.
Expectations of the News Innovation unconference on camera
News Innovation London
I gathered together the links shared on the day, and captured some video from the News Innovation unconference, including clips of Linda Kennedy and Andrew Walkinshaw
Activate 09 at The Guardian: Notes and take-away quotes - Part 1
The Guardian's Activate 09
A series of posts with my notes and take-away quotes from the Activate 09 Summit.
Michael Jackson's death sweeps BBC expenses from the front pages
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 1
London IA Mini Conference II: Notes, facts and take-away quotes - part 1
BBC Radiophonic Workshop live at the Camden Roundhouse
A quick online guide to the minor party and independent London European Election Candidates
"Introducing Information Architecture at The Guardian"
Tracking the "Credit Crunch" with Google Street View: Muswell Hill
London's abandoned Underground Stations on Google Street View
Currybet's law - 5 reasons why Doctor Who always crops up in BBC meetings
What would you put in corporate Twitter usage guidelines?
How accurate was Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" about the future?
Why the PCC is broken - a case study in trying to complain
Let's have a PCC for the 21st century
Navigating newspapers: Part 1 - We are what we label
The BBC colossus stumbles again over DEC appeal
President Obama coverage on the UK's regional press websites
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"Journalism in the digital age"
I'll be appearing on a panel with Sarah Hartley and Iain Hepburn at the Edinburgh International Science Festival on Sunday April 11th. More details...
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Day of the Triffids
If everyone suddenly went blind, how long would the Internet survive, and could you still publish news on it?
With professionals of this quality, who needs 'citizen journalist' enemies?
It is hard to argue that ethics and quality set the 'professional journalist' apart from the amateur blogger, if the 'professional' keeps publishing articles so wrong that they have to be deleted.
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