After the Rubberneckers: How to Stay Up to Date on Haiti

Thirteen days after the country was hit by a powerful earthquake that has devastated the country, Haiti is already beginning to slip down the news agenda. From being the lead item all of last week, news outlets are now reporting other items, from local politics to celebrity news, ahead of the plight of the Caribbean [...]

Are You Always Game-Ready?

Over the weekend, intoxicated by the power of Twitter lists, and falling down into the rabbit hole of looking up the followers of the followers of the people I had decided to follow, I went on a bit of an adding spree. My numbers have been bumped up across all my accounts, I had a [...]

Whining About Weather and Work

I’m working from home today, but then that is my default setting. The UK is gong through a cold snap at the moment, and the advice has been to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary, so I’d imagine that I am not as much of a rarity as I usually am. Thousands of schools [...]

The Personal, the Political and the Professional

The story behind this post occurred before Christmas, but is still rumbling on in various forums and on Facebook, so I thought it might be worth addressing here, as it’s something that everyone will probably have to deal with at some point in their career. Basic story: a teacher has been  suspended from her private [...]

Who Are Your Real Connections?

Doing some social network housekeeping last night, I lamented my tiny number of LinkedIn connections, and marvelled at the number of Twitter followers I have managed to gain while not doing much more than sending out links to news articles. While one set of people are easy to come by, the other seems more elusive. [...]