Category: Web

  • Old Bailey opens its unseen files

    What a rich resource for law students. Indeed, for anyone interested in the law and history of England: The long arm of the law now stretches across time: from tomorrow [April 28], the transcripts of every trial heard at the…

  • The Brits who went to Silicon Valley

    I’ve been following the progress of a group of 20 British tech startups who have been in Silicon Valley this past week as part of Web Mission 2008. The trip – sponsored by HSBC Bank, UK Trade and Investment, TechCrunch,…

  • The look of Web 2.0

    The winners of CNet Networks’ Webware 2008 contest to find the best 100 Web 2.0 applications and services were announced on Monday. This is what Web 2.0 looks like today according to the 1.9 million votes cast by Webware users…

  • Encyclopaedia Britannica goes social

    Like most bloggers I know, I tend to link to information resources online when I’m writing about a particular topic. One reason is simply that linking to an explanation of something provides a reader of your content with an opportunity…

  • Stockholm reflections

    One of my reflections on Disruptive Media, the conference in Stockholm last week in which I participated, is that being part of an event where everyone speaks a language that you don’t can present a few challenges. Luckily, this is…