Pragmatist

I've been involved in tech since the mid-90s, have experienced the rise and burst of many 'bubbles', and have been writing about...

Okay, it's been a looong week, it's 2:20am, my cab leaves for the airport at 4:00 and I haven't packed yet. So there are two cha...

"Well, old man, I will tell you news of your son: give me your blessing: truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long; a man...

Hat-tip to The Week for reprinting the fascinating article by Helen Rumbelow , on how English is being transformed by multi-cultural Britai...

Has a week gone already?! The distinct lack of posts has been due to my being buried by business-as-usual, plus: Consultations on the implem...

One refugee from The Times paywall is BabyBarista , a fictional account of a junior barrister practising at the English Bar. Author Tim Kev...

The social media do appear to be saving old media . For now. According to the Pew Research Centre 's New Media Index , 99% of stories l...

The internet is the spaghetti, social network services the sauce. Image from FeedYourself

Today I presented again on 'Behavioural Targeting of Online Advertising', this time at the 5th Annual Online Research Conference in...