On journalism

Lots of long, deep reading on the future of journalism collected by and commented on by Charles Arthur.Why paywalls might or might not workThe past and future of journalismIf journalism is the process, what is the business?

Economics with a purpose

I have a growing fondness for experimental economics (feels more like science to me) and the fact that Google considers most of its search operations as an auction and can alter results to perform economic trials is heartening. Let’s just hope they publish some...

What’s the right Twitter?

If the current Twitter isn’t the right Twitter, what is? Is it in a bubble (I think yes)? Is it killable by Google (certainly)? Does the Suggested User List cause it problems (yes)? What is the right length for a Tweet (summary: 2x the length of a NYT or BBC...

Avoiding malware

There’s a whole raft of ways of further securing your machine against malware. At present, I go for Avast and the PSI software inspector. Dave has a pile of useful applications, as does Windows Secrets.

How to be a programme manager

Well, you couldn’t be one just by reading this article, but there are some great pointers for those who have to help others design or develop software.