Digital Divide: a photographic reminder

The digital divide: oft spoken, rarely envisaged? This is a very rich set of photos which serves as a reminder that OTB of necessity has links to lifestyles, resources and incomes around the world. It is extracted from a book called “Hungry Planet: What The World Eats“ by Peter Menzel [...]

Rampant Consumerism

One of the issues we’ve raised in this project is the issue of rampant consumerism. Many of the participants have expressed concerns though not focussed on specific ramifications.
It’s been talked about in the group, thus far, as a moral issue. But it’s much wider than that and indeed raises the spectre of [...]

David Attenborough’s Ten Rules for Television Presenters Apply to Community Managers Too?

Sir David Attenborough, television legend (neologism: telegend?), passes down the 10 Commandments of TV Presenting to The Times. Although they are presented as tips for presenters, I found myself thinking as I read them that these 10 ‘rules’ might usefully guide the way that television thinks about itself in this time of change and [...]