Joe's Jottings

Tagged: technology

Google does the right thing (for Google, that is)

· censorship, google, personal-stuff, politics, technology

For a long time I've taken the mickey out of Google's famous slogan 'Do No Evil'.  I mean, most companies and individuals go through life with their ethical and moral compass intact and manage to perf…

Enough toys for the boys (and girls)?

· personal-stuff, philosophy, technology

I'll be honest; I'm rarely rising the bleeding edge of technology.  Despite being professionally involved in IT and electronics since 1982, it's safe to say that I'm not one of the guys who gets calls…

When Twitter gets like TV - lots of repeats!

· twitter, personal-stuff, technology, the-media

As some of you may know, I'm a newbie at Twitter.  indeed, my first efforts were not impressive, I stopped, then re-joined with better results.  My saga and comments are briefly recorded in these two …

Online Exhibitionists affect privacy for us all...

· george-orwell, privacy, blogs-and-blogging, personal-stuff, politics, privacy-issues, psychology, technology, the-media

I came up with the title for this piece after reading this article on the BBC Website about people who the authors of a paper called 'online exhibitionists.  The idea is that much privacy legislation …

Web 2.0 Jumps the Shark

· blogs-and-blogging, software-development, technology, the-media

There is a wonderful phrase in film and TV script writing -'to jump the shark'.  It's that point in the history of a TV series where the scripts veer off in to the surreal or when characters suddenly …

Too soon for Social Media Experts?

· blogs-and-blogging, entrepreneur-issues, technology, the-media

The Greeks had the Oracle at Delphi; we have consultants. A recent comment on Twitter suggested that the Apocalypse would be heralded by everyone on Twitter being a 'Social Media Expert' - sometimes t…

Crazy, obscene or good investment?

· online-communities, technology, the-media

Every now and again I come across something online that leaves me staggered, infuriated and thoughtful in reasonably equal measures.  The other day I encounteredthis little gem - a chap has spent $330…

Do No Evil - Ursula Le Guin, The Authors Guild and Google

· censorship, google, literature, philosophy, politics, technology, the-media

During Google's formative years, the company decided to come up withthe equivalent of a short mission / vision statement that summed up what it was to be Google.  After some serious thinking, the slog…

7 Broadband Quickies....

· broadband, technology

I should actually call this post 'things I should have known but thought I knew better!' In recent weeks we've had a few ups and downs with the Broadband connection, culminating in a call to BT's tech…

Is this really to the public good?

· censorship, privacy, public-interest-defence, personal-stuff, philosophy, politics, technology, the-media

 A couple of weeks ago I came acrossthis article in the Guardian(not my normal read, but their online media pages are useful) referring to the publication by the Wikileaks organisationof an archive of…