Recent posts in my Post of the moment Category

Lots of chatter about whether RSS is dying after this (subsequently updated and calmed down) post from Kroc Camen. Malcolm Coles has weighed in by showing that the subscription numbers to newspaper RSS feeds are way down in Google Reader with, it must be said, lots of caveats around the figures. So is RSS dead for newspaper websites, and The Guardian in particular? Not at all.

Today is the eighth anniversary of the first currybetdotnet blog post, and in what has become a tradition, here is a list of the ten most popular posts this year.

A special edition of the linklog, with a list of things that I mentioned in a talk about datajournalism at The Guardian & The Observer which I gave at the 1st Datajournalism Meetup in Berlin in September 2010.

Relying on print to deliver my fix of technology news at the weekend made me realise how much I miss reader's comments on articles when they are not there.

Last week, Patrick Smith sparked off a lot debate with a blog post entitled "Link to the past: why do some news sites STILL not link out in 2010?". In it, he mentioned The Guardian website as being one of the best examples of linking out. I thought it might be worth blogging about 5 different ways that The Guardian puts external links onto web pages.

HTML is changing significantly for the first time in the best part of a decade, and news journalists, sub-editors and production staff will need to learn to recognise, if not use, some new tags in the process. Here is a very quick overview of the tags most likely to impact a news CMS.

Real-time web gives real-time feedback on Guardian iPhone app
Twitter is transforming the way that digital products are launched.

At a UCLAN workshop in Preston, I was part of a group trying to discover the digital skills and training that a young journalist in 2012 would need. This post explains what we thought the journalist of the future would look like.

Don't put Johnston Press on trial
You might not think local paywalls will work, but you can't blame Johnston Press for trying.

Africa in the FIFA World Cup
A series of posts looking at the history of African teams appearing in the World Cup, from Egypt in 1934 to South Africa hosting in 2010.

Information trends for 2010
I'm still waiting to hear why publishing the PM's private phone call online isn't a breach of the PCC code on privacy and phone tapping.

Windows 7 overtakes Linux usage on guardian.co.uk in just 4 days
On the first Sunday after release, Windows 7 usage eclipses Linux for the first time.

Live-blogging the BNP on Question Time
A look at how newspapers and political blogs covered Nick Griffin's BBC appearance online.

Information trends for 2010
Help me write next month's FUMSI article by sharing your goals, ambitions and trends to watch for the new year.

What Jan Moir can teach us about handling an Internet brand crisis
How prepared are you for finding yourself in the middle of a perfect Internet storm?

Has Jan Moir hastened reform of how the PCC handles 3rd party complaints?
In the face of over 21,000 complaints about Jan Moir's hateful Stephen Gately article in the Daily Mail, can the PCC really maintain their usual stance that third party complaints do not count?

Labour vs The Sun on Google
Google Ads drag the Hillsborough disaster into the recent spat between the party and the newspaper

Linked data and the future of journalism
I recently appeared on a panel debating linked data and journalism. Here is a transcript of what I said.

Muswell Hill BT fibre controversy
Pictures of the new BT broadband boxes causing a nuisance on North London streets.

News and Information Architecture
A series of video clips of me being interviewed by Ben Veasey about the news industry and information architecture.

Free newspapers or free wifi
If a cafe, bar or pub near you offered the choice, which would you prefer, free newspapers or free wifi?

"Graceful Hacks"
UX, IA and interaction design tips for hack days

Social media unplugged
A series of posts looking at the user experience of social bookmarking sites when people first visit them via clicking an icon.

The tyranny of chronology
Martin Belam's presentation at the News Innovation London conference, looking at the development of news from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to the digital formats of the future.

News Innovation London
I gathered together the links shared on the day, and captured some video from the News Innovation unconference, including clips of Linda Kennedy and Andrew Walkinshaw

The Guardian's Activate 09
A series of posts with my notes and take-away quotes from the Activate 09 Summit.

"Michael Jackson's death spares the BBC"
What would have been on Friday's front pages.

How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic
An article based on my presentation at May's International Social Media Summit.

"London IA Mini II"
My write-up of the recent London IA Mini Conference at the Sense Loft in London.

"MPs Expenses and 'open' and 'closed' journalism"
How the contrasting approaches of The Telegraph and The Guardian to the MPs expenses data demonstrates debates about digital journalism.

"BBC Radiophonic Workshop live"
Read my review of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop gig at Camden's Roundhouse, along with my notes from the Q&A session which preceded it.

"London European Election Guide"
A brief outline of the independent candidates and smaller parties standing for European Election in London

"Introducing Information Architecture at The Guardian"
My presentation at the recent London IA Mini Conference explains my role as Information Architect at guardian.co.uk

Tracking the "Credit Crunch" with Google Street View
Comparing recent pictures of shops in Muswell Hill and Crouch End with how they appeared when the Google cameras were in town

Abandoned Tube Stations on Street View
Peek at the disused bits of London's Underground that you can see overground using Google Street View

Currybet's Law
The more BBC staff you put in a meeting room - the more inevitable it becomes that one of them will mention Doctor Who.

What would you put in corporate Twitter usage guidelines?
It is surely only a matter of time before companies start drawing them up. Here are my five initial suggestions - what needs to be added?

How accurate was "2001: A Space Odyssey" about the future?
I recently re-watched Stanley Kubrick's 1968 movie masterpiece, and I was struck by how accurate many of the film's portrayals of the future were.

Why the PCC is broken...
I'm not allowed by PCC rules to complain about a named 13 year old girl being called a slut in the press

Let's have a PCC for the 21st century
A list of 6 things I'd change about newspaper self-regulation in the UK

Navigating Newspapers
I'm publishing a new 5 part series looking at the global navigation of the UK's most popular newspaper websites

The BBC colossus stumbles again over DEC appeal
How racially motivated searches for the BBC's Mark Thompson are driving traffic to this site following the Gaza DEC Appeal decision.

President Obama coverage on the UK's regional press websites
A look at how the 20 regional websites I've been reviewing covered the inauguration of President Barack Obama.