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Monthly Archives: November 2011
One for PufflesWatchers
…or rather one for watchers of Puffles’ Bestest Buddy – me. Help! Basically I’ve come to a juddering halt in the run-up to Christmas in terms of doing useful stuff using digital and social media. The big problem at the … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge, Fluffy topics, Social media
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Political and corporate internships
I wonder how many school and college leavers are aware of the taxpayer-funded site W4MPJobs. I wonder how many school and college leavers could afford to do any of the unpaid “internships” that are advertised on that site. I’ll declare … Continue reading
A “national civilian service”
“Oi! Wuffles! Why are you backing conscription to allow neo-cons to send the children of poor people off to fight the oppressive wars of the capitalist imperialists??!?!” I’m not. The principle of a fully funded and paid for ‘citizenship service’ … Continue reading
When will Twitter start impacting on elections?
This was a question put to me by one of my local councillors, Cllr Ian Manning of Cambridgeshire County Council in the comments section of my Cambridge Twitter List blogpost. The short answer is: “I don’t know”. (Not being a politician means I … Continue reading
Puffles’ Twitter Lists – Cambridge
This post brings together a number of people listed in a few previous blogposts to try and get a list of Cambridge tweeple (people who use Twitter) that I interact with via Puffles into one place. This isn’t a ‘definitive’ … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge, Puffles' Twitter Lists, Social media
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Open data for transport infrastructure planning?
The most popular link that readers of this blog have clicked through to is of the map of England’s old railway network prior to the Beeching Axe. It differentiates between the now disused routes and the current routes, though it … Continue reading
The curse of debt
…because for many of us, it is a curse. It’s a blight for those on low incomes who are targeted by loan sharks – something Stella Creasy has campaigned on for quite some time. One of the reasons I chose … Continue reading
Puffles’ Twitter Lists – On Life’s Path (A big **Thank You**)
I’ve called this one “On Life’s Path” because these tweeple are those who I’ve met/got to know primarily as a result of Twitter and social media. It’s been one that I’ve been meaning to write for quite some time because … Continue reading
Posted in Puffles' Twitter Lists, Social media
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The sale of Northern Rock
The Northern Rock crisis was something that is seen as the first event that kicked off the financial crisis that seems to have gone on for far longer than previous ones. I’m not going to pretend to be a banking … Continue reading
Posted in Business economics and finance
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