With the absolutely overwhelming boom of various forms of social media it has often been said that we now know our friends more than ever. You know how they feel when they wake up, who they went out with on the weekend (and who they got particularly close to…), and the various interests and associates that you may never have otherwise realised you had in common. But there is an elephant in the room here, and that is that we are all crafting our digital identities (to a greater or lesser extent) to portray the us that we want people to see.… Continue Reading
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10 sectors to watch over the next decade (part 5)
So we’ve come to the final installment in my ’10 sectors to watch’ series, and I can definitely say that it’s been difficult cutting down the list to just ten. I’m going to finish today with two sectors that both represent social changes rather than merely technological ones.… Continue Reading
NaNoWriMo begins today!
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) officially begins today, with thousands of authors around the globe beginning to put words down in the hopes of reaching the 50,000 word goal by the end of November.… Continue Reading
Ethical Blogging Series Roundup
The series on ethical blogging here at Future Conscience has proved to be quite popular. I’ve decided to do a quick roundup of the posts done so far; mainly so that new readers are able to catch up on what’s been done already. Here’s what we’ve covered so far.… Continue Reading
Technorati and the state of the Blogosphere
Technorati has just completed their run through of posts relating to their 2009 State of the Blogosphere report. Then intention of the report is to examine the trends within blogging that have taken place over the past twelve months, exploring the changes in growth and media that is being utilised by the bloggers that responded to their survey.… Continue Reading
Ethical Blogging: Promoting your site
Building a successful website really requires two core things: good content and good marketing. Without good content, nobody is going to want to visit your site more than once. But without good marketing, nobody will visit your site at all.… Continue Reading