Interesting article by Mike Bogle about the sometimes slow process of building up a contacts network. Stand out sentence: "it took me a while to realise it was up to me to seek people out". Even after shifting focal points to elearning and emerging technology my approached has remained more or less the same - though at times it took me a while to realise it was up to ... Read full entry

The economy of Friending Steven Hodson on the problems, or absurdities, of be-friending people (or complete strangers) via social networks simply to create a pretence, or appearance, of popularity. The keyword hear is appear because the reality is that half the people that you either have friended or have friended you will forget about you or why they friended you in the first place. As for your own lists when was ... Read full entry