• So, normal me has returned. In other words, my darkened image has been lifted from this and various other sites following the week-long protest [...]

  A bit of light

  February 23, 2009
• A brief explanation of why my avatar on various sites, including this one, will be somewhat darker than normal this week. I’ve chosen the [...]

  Darkness falls

  February 17, 2009
• The 2008 Olympic Games all set to start with the usual mixture of daft opening ceremonies and navel-gazing about British hopes, particularly in [...]

  Take your marks for Olympic overkill

  August 4, 2008
• Another social networking site goes live on April 14 with ambitions to become the largest in the UK. Youmeo.com is being developed out of the [...]

  Do you and me need another social networking site?

  April 9, 2008

• I cannot help but feel pity for today’s youngsters, even the skateboarders. We continue to fail them over everything from their diet to [...]

  The kids aren’t alright

  March 24, 2008
• Schools should set aside time each week to give pupils lessons on the responsible use of Facebook, other social networking sites and the [...]

  MP calls for Facebook lessons

  March 6, 2008
• News of the 17th suspected suicide in South Wales has been quickly followed by a plea for the media to adopt a more measured approach to the [...]

  Media fuelling teenage suicides

  February 19, 2008
• The decision of eBay to ban sellers from leaving negative feedback about buyers has opened up a can of worms*. The move is designed to speed up [...]

  Not many positives to eBay’s ban on negativity

  February 5, 2008