Tag Archives: WorkLifeBlur

Moving house, virtually

When you move house and send your change of address cards out, you probably only put your new address on the cards and not your old one. And if people want to send you a “Happy New Home” card they’ll … Continue reading

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Oxford Internet Survey 2007

I went to the launch of the Oxford Internet Survey last week at the House of Commons and haven’t had a chance to write it up. Thankfully BBC News has picked up on the main points on its website. A … Continue reading

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IT Conversations

Don’t be put off by the name! If you’re interested in anything vaguely related to technology there’s something to listen to here. I finally started catching up with some of my blog, news and podcast subscriptions recently and that coincided … Continue reading

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Linkbook and FacedIn

A friend recently told me they hadn’t used LinkedIn since discovering Facebook, which I found interesting. I think they are very different animals, each with their own set of services – a few of which overlap. Not all my “connections” … Continue reading

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Social media usage in the “enterprise” – some numbers

I get asked regularly – particularly by colleagues in the intranet/enterprise portal management world – how many people use the discussion forum, wikis and blogs which live on Gateway, the BBC’s intranet, which I manage. Below are some snapshot numbers … Continue reading

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The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda

Every now and then I read something that seems to coincide with my life so perfectly I imagine there must be an Amélie-like character who has placed it in my path. This is certainly true of John Maeda’s book The … Continue reading

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Creating Passionate Users: Dilbert and the zone of mediocrity

Just read this brilliant and incredibly timely (for me anyway!) post from the always passionate Kathy Sierra. To avoid the Zone of Mediocrity, you must suspend disbelief. You must be willing and able to turn off (temporarily) The Voice inside … Continue reading

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Job title mash up

The BBC is currently advertising for an “On-Demand Scheduler” (n.b. this link will self-destruct on 15th August) The idea of scheduling on-demand content struck me as oddly amusing.

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New cycle journey home from work: day 1

Distance: 11.78 miles Time: 45 minutes 41 seconds on the pedal Average speed: 15.4 mph Max speed: 27.1 mph Total elapsed time: 49 minutes approx.

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Google Calendar launches

And it’s superb. You can add events really quickly – it understands things like “Mum here at 6 today”. And sharing events and calendars is intuitive too.

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