Well, it was kind of bound to happen, but the growing interest in Google Wave has lead to a number of online scammers trying to take advantage of the small number of accounts handed out so far. Because of the way in which Google has decided to roll-out its latest game-changing product, the more seedy… Continue Reading
Ethical Blogging: Sourcing Images
Another Wednesday, another post on ethical blogging! For those who are just coming to Future Conscience, I have recently started a series of posts on what we feel are some good blogging practices. Today I’m going to take a look at a very important aspect of blog posts: images.
Climate change: alarmists vs skeptics
The Examiner today has a look at both sides of the man-made climate change debate, highlighting a number of alarmists alongside a number of skeptics.
Only 5% say they will pay for online news
Since the advent of wide-spread broadband access, newspaper profits have been plummeting at unprecedented rates. What we are beginning to see now is that the online business models of many of these large media organisations are also unsustainable – forcing many of them to think of ways to further monetise their businesses.
Sydney dust storms – a sign of things to come?
By now you have probably seen images of the dust storms that covered Sydney. Although the storm itself is worthy of attention, I think what becomes more important is how this gives us a glimpse into the possible chaos and turmoil that could become far more regular in the near future.
London Digital Week: Three days left!
The first ever London Digital Week has hit the halfway point, and there are some interesting looking things going on over the weekend. Hopefully we’ll be able to get along to one or two of them.