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The Simple, Angry Men Of 10 O’Clock Live
Julia hasn’t been watching a lot of UK television lately, so here’s writer Nick Bryan with a guest post on Channel 4′s latest attempt to ‘do’ politics: — Like many in the left-leaning, Twitter-abusing...
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Five tweet story
This sorry tale was posted on twitter earlier, after I had been talking to @the3eyedboy about tweeting very short stories, although he managed to keep his to just one tweet per tale. Still, I am happy...
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Rough day
Yesterday was tough. The first full day back to work since the earthquake was always going to be something of a shock to the system and naturally there was only one main theme of conversation for the...
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Quakebook
I have been incredibly impressed with Twitter since 11 March. The earth had hardly stopped shaking before friends around the globe were using the service to get in touch, checking that I was still in...
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Stories from Japan
Stories from Japan that caught my eye this week. First, a lovely report, in which Tokyo-based Italian chefs got together to help the people of Iwate in the best way possible: by providing some yummy...
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Jishin-yoi: the feeling of earthquake drunkenness
It usually starts with a jolt. If walking or standing, I notice the ground beneath my feet start to move, or if sitting I feel it along my spine. I brace myself for what is coming, look up at the …...
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Sayonara
The shot pools clouds of confusion behind my eyes. Somewhere overhead, the pub stereo plays songs by bands from the distant towns I grew up in. It’s getting closer to the time to say goodbye. As the...
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The Arab Awakening – Tweets from Tahrir
For someone who sat on the sidelines cheering on the revolution of 12 months ago and who still wishes to see Egyptians achieve all they dream of for their country, this film from Al Jazeera English is...
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Content creation
There is a commonly held belief that in these days of social media, what we do is manufacture content. How many times have you been told that when you use Facebook or similar sites, you are not the...
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Inspiration is everywhere
If there is one thing I have learnt from the last couple of weeks of reactions to the London Olympics on the social media sites, it is that you can look at event of this nature and see whatever takes …...
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Rough day
Yesterday was tough. The first full day back to work since the earthquake was always going to be something of a shock to the system and naturally there was only one main theme of conversation for the...
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Quakebook
I have been incredibly impressed with Twitter since 11 March. The earth had hardly stopped shaking before friends around the globe were using the service to get in touch, checking that I was still in...
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Stories from Japan
Stories from Japan that caught my eye this week. First, a lovely report, in which Tokyo-based Italian chefs got together to help the people of Iwate in the best way possible: by providing some yummy...
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Jishin-yoi: the feeling of earthquake drunkenness
It usually starts with a jolt. If walking or standing, I notice the ground beneath my feet start to move, or if sitting I feel it along my spine. I brace myself for what is coming, look up at the...
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Sayonara
The shot pools clouds of confusion behind my eyes. Somewhere overhead, the pub stereo plays songs by bands from the distant towns I grew up in. It’s getting closer to the time to say goodbye. As the...
View ArticleThe Arab Awakening – Tweets from Tahrir
For someone who sat on the sidelines cheering on the revolution of 12 months ago and who still wishes to see Egyptians achieve all they dream of for their country, this film from Al Jazeera English is...
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Housekeeping
A couple of innovations to make your experience of ten minutes hate a more enjoyable one: First, I am now on twitter, so there are even more opportunities to see inside the workings of my brain....
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Disobey on 6 May
Watching the Dailies Mail, Telegraph, Express and the Sun spew rage-fuelled invective across their own front pages this week has been wonderfully exhilarating. That their attempts to slur Nick Clegg...
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There is a commonly held belief that in these days of social media, what we do is manufacture content. How many times have you been told that when you use Facebook or similar sites, you are not the...
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Inspiration is everywhere
If there is one thing I have learnt from the last couple of weeks of reactions to the London Olympics on the social media sites, it is that you can look at event of this nature and see whatever takes...
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