Shake the Dust

By | January 23, 2012

This spring I’m happy to be involved in a project called Shake the Dust run by spoken word organisation Apples & Snakes.Shake the Dust is a celebration of the spoken word and will get young people into writing and performing their own poetry. My ro…

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‘Time Warner wants us all back on the couch..’

By | January 23, 2012

‘…just consuming – not producing, not sharing – and we should say No’.

In the latest video from Globalism Films, Clay Shirky explains why SOPA/PIPA isn’t dead yet.

Another TED Talk issued under a Creative Commons license.

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Teacups & Dreams

By | January 21, 2012

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Instead of Blogging…

By | January 20, 2012

… I have mostly been playing about with WIWT.com.

I will be back soon with more fantastical witticisms though, promise!

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Finding Narratives on Broken Ground

By | January 20, 2012

©Derek Besant  Story Scavenging is all about finding things, discovering the tales hidden on our streets, in discarded objects and overheard conversations. Story Scavenging’s about giving voice to the personal and subjective narratives that are s…

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The fine art of copywriting: be easy

By | January 20, 2012

Easy is an important word for copywriters. It’s a word we can use and it’s a word we can heed. Be easy Your readers are more likely to follow your instructions, or be tempted to buy or vote, if you make it easy for people to respond. Your copy must be easy to read, easy [...]

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The Broadcaster Of The Future

By | January 19, 2012

With the entry of Netflix, Amazon and Apple into the content provision business, traditional and even satellite broadcasters can be forgiven for looking somwhat uneasily over their shoulders. These intruders are not to be ignored, they are serious players with serious infrastructure and marketing nous behind them. The business of broadcasting, be it public service [...]

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Reinventing the Short Story Anthology

By | January 19, 2012

Raw Shark Comics and renowned illustrator Lee Thacker, have teamed up with a host of great writers, including (modest cough) me – for a graphic novel of an anthology, guaranteed not to be anything like any other short story collection you’ll read this …

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A walk, two windmills and three pints of ale.

By | January 19, 2012

I’m sitting on the close cropped turfof the South Downs, halfway down the escarpment with Jack and Jill Windmills above me and the village of Clayton just below. Thewindmills are grade 2 listed buildings dating from the mid 19thcentury, though Jill had…

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Kisumu Mixtape – fines tunes from Kenya (WN0039)

By | January 18, 2012

A mixtape of 17 underground classics from Kisumu, Kenya, ranging from
traditional guitar to blunted ass reggae to innovative hip hop.

RawMusicINTL: Raw Music International

Another gem here from the Free Music Archive, this time a delic…

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