Blog of Wade Making Connexions

Posts from May 2008

Posted
15 May 2008 @ 8pm

Tagged
IT, Socialism

Twitter Survival Guide

In the last few days, quite a few mates have jumped onto Twitter. When I first joined, I found it hard to interact with, and couldn’t see the value. All around me people were saying how good it was, but it wasn’t working for me. Below are a few tips that have helped me find [...]


Postmodern Art

We live in a time where political and social commentary by Postmodern stencil-graffiti artists such as Banksy and his co-horts, with thanks to technology, are seen globally by millions of people. Traditional/Right-Media display these works in their newspapers, magazines, and websites. People view the commentaries as images, nod their heads, and that’s that. The artist’s [...]


Twitter as a Private Notepad

Out and About the other night, I wanted to write myself a note. Without pen/paper around, and only a mobile handy, my options were slim. It was either an e-mail or a message stored in my phone.
Neither solution really worked for me. Both required further-action when I got home. I didn’t want to have [...]


Interesting South; A Conference of Interestingness

With under a week until Interesting South ‘08, it’s time to get excited. I was totally blown away by the range and quality of presentations at last year’s event.
What is Interesting South?
The experience of clicking from one really good blog to another, ranging across sciences, arts, music, jokes and whatever. A ‘theatre of ideas’ – [...]