At the Launch of LabourList with Mandelson, Prescott and Draper

February 13, 2009 in UK Politics
Tags: alexander, blogging, campaiging, draper, facebook, hencke, labour, labourlist, mandelson, new media, obama, politics, prescott, twitter

With Peter Mandelson, Douglas Alexander and Derek Draper featuring alongside a surprise appearance from John Prescott, LabourList’s launch was always going to be entertaining. Yesterday’s ‘Blogger’s Breakfast’ brought together those at the heart of Labour’s approach to the internet, from high-profile party officials to grass roots activists and left-leaning sympathisers.

Called ‘New Labour, New [...]

“Follow” is to Twitter as the Verb “Friend” is to Facebook

November 20, 2008 in Journalism
Tags: adrian monck, barack obama, facebook, gordon brown, internet, jay rosen, jeff jarvis, Journalism, justin williams, technology, twitter

So it’s official then, of my City coursemates, Ali and I are twice as good as anyone else. It also turns out there’s not much between Matt, Lara, Kat, and Nathan. Coming last is Shona, but that is not much of a surprise.
Now although I wish I was talking about journalistic ability, surprisingly I’m [...]