Online Media Consultant and Journalist
London, United Kingdom
Online Media Consultant and Journalist
London, United Kingdom
I am a consultant, educator and journalist focusing on the Internet and all aspects of digital technology.
I have advised schools, SMEs and not-for-profit organisations on how to exploit the collaborative and publishing opportunities offered by the Internet, and have written for numerous publications (including The Guardian and Macworld) on topics ranging from personal publishing, online communities, and other web 2.0 phenomena. And I occasionally write code.
Current assignments include writing a blog for ZDNet called The Social Web, and editor of last100.com (a blog co-published with Richard MacManus of Read/WriteWeb).
I'm also the writer and director of the documentary, In Search of the Valley: a personal journey into the psyche of Silicon Valley.
In 2002 I was made a fellow of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (nesta.org.uk), and from 2004 - 2005 I served on the board of governors for the University of East London.
blogging, journalism, PR, e-learning 2.0, analysis
(Partnership; Online Media industry)
May 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Editor / co-publisher of last100, a blog that provides news, reviews and industry analysis on products and services related to the digital lifestyle, with a particular emphasis on how the Internet is penetrating the home in an era of ubiquitous broadband access.
last100 is part of Richard MacManus' Read/WriteWeb blog network.
(Public Company; Internet industry)
November 2006 — Present (1 year 9 months)
I write a blog for ZDNet called 'The Social Web: keeping tabs on social software and media'.
(Internet industry)
January 2003 — Present (5 years 7 months)
I have written for numerous publications (including The Guardian and Macworld) on topics ranging from personal publishing, online communities, and other web 2.0 phenomena.
(Internet industry)
June 2006 — March 2007 (10 months)
I was regular contributor to the breakfast bulletin as part of the Rights Marketing Company's Micro Media Corp. TransMission program (edited by Richard MacManus), a subscription service that gives business insights into the Web 2.0 and new media worlds.
1993 — 1996
Tottenham Hotspur FC, Cinema, Blues, Computer Culture