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  • No engagement marks the digital battle lines

    So London’s Metropolitan Police is now on Twitter. Not for reasons you might think, though. No reaching out to engage with the public at large. Not to connect with Londoners to talk about issues of common interest that might be…

  • Is trust the privilege of youth?

    Kevin Dugan recounts an experience he had at his local coffee shop regarding his mobile phone number: […] my barista encouraged me to sign up for information on future promotions and events. She told me to write down my cell…

  • The electoral register and choices

    Each year at this time, local councils throughout the UK send out the Annual Canvass for the Electoral Register, a form that everyone over the voting age of 18 is required to complete in order to be listed in the…

  • What’s the value of your attention?

    Paul McCrudden has an interesting idea about how you spend your time and the monetary value it may have. In a great example of leveraging the attention economy, the London-based entrepreneur kept track of how he spent his time during…

  • Add your voice to the illegal file-sharing debate

    News today that the government is pledging to combat internet piracy in the UK with a series of new measures, including £50,000 fines for those found guilty of illegal file-sharing. The Guardian says that the move is being pushed through…