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I’ve been mucking around with my CSS over the past few days. Gone are the vertical grey lines and greeny colour scheme. I’ve kept the pacific green colour in the site title though, as a keepsake of the old style. Plus that colour is sort of identified with me now and my favicon uses it. … Read more

Today I had a meeting with a large multinational content and document management vendor (who shall remain nameless). I was struck by how many times they used the word “collaboration” to describe their current software. Collaboration is also a trendy word in the world of social software. But the difference is that social software folks … Read more

Excellent response to my light-hearted Friday post Suggested baby names for bloggers. The comments are still open if you want to add your suggestions. As for me, I have the following names lined up should I need them: Foaf Http 201 Alist MacManus (if it’s a boy) Note: I think ‘Foaf’ could be the new … Read more

Warning: This post is frivolous and NOT topic-focused! May the blogosphere have mercy on me. So here are those baby names… Girls: Bloggia Blerta Post Ping (could work as a boys name too) Dot Blogatha Rebecca Aggie Boys: Blogbert Atom Alist Zeldman Pilgrim Blog-Blog (i.e. like Jon-Jon) Permalink Dave Any other suggestions? Originally published on … Read more

There’s an interesting meme doing the rounds about using pens as a metaphor for weblogs. Of course I can’t resist adding my 2 cents when it comes to that topic 🙂 Lilia began with a post that explored the ‘weblog as a pen’ metaphor in relation to how weblogs serve many purposes – like pens … Read more

The ITU (International Telecommunication Union) has just released a report entitled The Portable Internet. From the press release: “A new set of advanced wireless technologies now promises to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connectivity to the masses. This set of technologies, and the market opportunity they create, has been termed the “Portable Internet”, and is the … Read more

In my post about internet-based mobility earlier this week, I mentioned that the hype around mobile devices we endured during the 90’s and early 21st century is finally being realized in 2004. Mobile phone market penetration is running at 70% where I live, up from 10% in the mid-90’s. Other devices such as PDA’s, the … Read more

UPDATE: I HAVE NO MORE GMAIL INVITES, SO DON’T EMAIL ME ABOUT IT. Originally published on ReadWriteWeb (archived copy)

It’s about time I published my strategy for my new topic-focused blog, eBook Culture. Although upon reading Erik Benson’s post tonight about getting on and building something rather than “talking about it but never building it”, I now feel a bit guilty about writing yet another grand plan instead of getting my hands dirty with … Read more

September is the Month of Mobility at Read/Write Web, I’ve decided. This month I’m going to explore the intersection between the Web and mobile devices. Principally mobile phones and PDA’s, although there’s also a trend of convergence of those two devices into “smart phones”. And let’s not forget new ground-breaking devices such as the iPod, … Read more

Last week I wrote about some examples of topic-focused blogs, all of which had technology-focused content. Josh Katinger left a comment pointing to his blog about motor racing, called Fast Machines. It didn’t look like spam, so I clicked through and discovered that Josh runs a very good topic-focused blog. And guess what – it … Read more

Before I blog the eBook Culture strategy I’ve been promising, I really need to get the strategy of Read/Write Web confirmed. Long-suffering readers will know that I periodically go through a hand-wringing phase where I question the meaning of my blog. I’m sure this is testing the patience of my readers, who probably want to … Read more

Andrew left a great comment on my previous post about blog branding. I’d mentioned I was number 1 for the Google phrase “two way web blog”. Andrew also informed me I’m the number 1 search result in Google for these phrases: “microcontent wiki” “fractal blogosphere” “picked a fight with clay shirky” I love that last … Read more

Keith Robinson is going through a re-branding exercise for his weblog. Even though I’m not focused on web design, I identify strongly with what Keith is trying to do – because I’ve been doing much the same thing over here. A few weeks ago I updated my About Me to reflect my new more narrowly … Read more

Elvis Costello and I share a birthday today. He’s the big 5-0, while I’m the next generation down (I’d tell you my age, but I’m not ready for Google to know). Elvis and I also share the same name. He was born Declan MacManus and I was born – and still am, unless you count … Read more