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  • Don’t let your wifi be pirated

    Now that the Digital Economy Bill is now the Digital Economy Act – a piece of legislation that has been bitterly opposed by many – a report in today’s Guardian says that the likelihood for innocent people to be accused…

  • The dilemma of message control on live TV

    A challenge for broadcasters during the election campaign that’s now well underway – the next UK general election takes place on May 6, in just under four weeks’ time – is controlling their broadcasts in terms of what you see…

  • What to expect in a UK digital election campaign

    Months of speculation ended yesterday with the news that the UK general election will take place on May 6, a month from now. Get ready, everyone, for four weeks’ of intense message-pushing, stunts, posters (Photoshopped or not), door-knocking, leaflets, TV…

  • A benchmark established for blogger responsibility

    A significant event happened yesterday that embraces freedom of speech, blogging and notions of responsibility for one’s actions. It concerns a blog post written by Rod Liddle (a journalist), published on a blog run by The Spectator (a weekly political…

  • Earth Hour 2010 today

    As I write this post, Earth Hour 2010 gets underway off the coast of  New Zealand, when the diesel generators on the Chatham Islands are turned off, as the first of 125 countries and territories sets in motion a 24-hour…