Right. No more excuses. There are only so many times I can sharpen and rearrange my metaphorical pencils. This is my first blog post for 2012. Or, to put it another way, my fifth blog post ever. It’s dedicated to the weekly blogging club which Dan Slee suggested setting up to encourage lapsed bloggers to get back in…… Continue reading New Starts and Looking Forward
Author: Mark Braggins
Walking, usually with my two ex-racing greyhounds.
Interested in lots of stuff.
Retired from paid work
Twitter Down
How ironic. I finally start blogging and my first couple of posts are both about Twitter. This coincides nicely with Twitter being down “for maintenance”
Ten of my favourite reporting and analysis tools for Twitter
I’ve been tweeting for just over a year during which time I’ve tried a variety of tools for reporting and analysis. Some have been quite impressive, but many have been pretty awful. Here’s a quick look at ten of my favourites. It’s only a small selection of what’s available – there are loads of others…… Continue reading Ten of my favourite reporting and analysis tools for Twitter
Jon Snow: “Crime, Punishment and the Media” – the tenth annual Longford Lecture
I wrote this before I realised that there was a full transcript of the lecture available. Not having blogged before I didn’t actually publish it at the time, and have left it in draft for weeks. I thought I may as well publish, and have just added in a link to the transcript in the…… Continue reading Jon Snow: “Crime, Punishment and the Media” – the tenth annual Longford Lecture
My first year on Twitter
Until just over a year ago I thought Twitter was a place celebrities go to announce what they’ve had for breakfast. That’s certainly the impression I got from newspapers. I can’t remember what prompted me to take a look at Twitter for myself. I suspect it was something to do with Communities of Practice, but…… Continue reading My first year on Twitter