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Author Archives: Adrian Short
It’s easier to mash than to filter
A common social media dilemma solved: Imagine you’re running social media for a public library service. You’ve got ten libraries in the service and you want to use Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. How many accounts do you need?
Why councils shouldn’t run Google AdSense ads
Shortly after Nottingham City Council presented at the Google local government conference last year and announced their £15K windfall from AdSense, I took a close look at their site to see what kinds of ads were being served and how … Continue reading
How ebooks will replace printed books
Do you remember when film photography was ubiquitous and consumer digital cameras were just starting to come onto the market? (Worryingly, there will be readers of this blog that won’t.) At the time, there was any amount of commentary from … Continue reading
Why wouldn’t you want an Apple iPad on your coffee table?
The Apple iPad isn’t just the first credible device in a new category — it’s leading the way towards a world of elegant, specialised computers. Continue reading
Can you be sued for gritting pavements if someone hurts themselves? Ask the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
So you decide to do the community-spirited thing and help to clear ice and snow from your public street. Then someone slips over and hurts themselves. Can you be sued?
What’s the point of a tweeting mobile library?
Last week I launched @SutMobLib, a Twitter account that tweets the location of Sutton’s mobile library in real time. No, I’m not sitting here all day sending messages. A program does that automatically. Every time the library gets to a … Continue reading
Posted in Design theory, Software design, Sutton, Urban design
Tagged @SutMobLib, libraries, mobile libraries, things that tweet, Twitter
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A Litl bridge across the digital divide
The simple new Litl computer could be just the thing for first time computer users and may help to bridge the digital divide by bringing new computer users online. Continue reading
Ode to a URL shortener
bit.ly, oh I love you so! Your API key lets me know Whether my links are worth a click Or whether I’m just talking sh*t.
Save the planet — ban cycle helmets
Save the planet – ban cycle helmets Ethical Consumer has a feature called “Love this, ban that!” which asks an assortment of the green and the good which saintly products they love and which evil ones they’d ban. Sadly, no-one … Continue reading