
In which I pack up my laptop and head to the first ever Butlins’ social media ‘tweetup’ (yuck).
In which I attend Jeff Pulver’s 140 Characters conference and pay tribute to the brilliance of his no-connectivity plan.
In which I attend the Webby Awards, like the pathetic fanboy whore that I am.
In which an earth-shatteringly annoying viral game forces me to lay down 10 Commandments for my Twitter followers.
In which I’m reminded that, while comment is free, facts can be a real pain in the arse.
In which an otherwise-amusing keyboard mishap happens just in time to stop me hurling four-letter words at a very deserving Attorney General.
In which I’m inspired by a popcorn sponsor to launch an investment fund that will bring about the destruction of society.
In which I decide there’s no sense fighting the future, especially when there’s a beach house at stake.
In which a live piano performance that had to be seen to be believed restores my faith in reality.
In which I share my predictions for the brave new web-enabled iRaq 2.0.
In which a meeting with the Irish Tánaiste leads to a stolen bottle of Guinness and a lesson in handling the truth.
In which I comfort the fat crying girl of the newspaper industry, before pushing her down the stairs.
In which Webmission 2009 arrives in San Francisco, spelling good news for everything but my liver.
In which my attempts to confirm a hunch about the future of paid content result in a HumVee, a fight and a pocket full of beer.
In which I visit SXSWi in Austin, and find a conference that’s got far too big for its cowboy boots.
In which I finally relocate to America and get all of the obligatory trite observations out of the way in one go.
In which I reflect on this week’s tragic events in Verbier and examine whether the media are wrong to dwell on the role of Twitter.
In which I witnesses the fight between Last.fm and Techcrunch and can’t decide who to be more disappointed with.
in which I fail to contain my irritation with the techno-trolls who let fear get in the way of a good cause.
in which I realise that, for an expert in dot com failure, the recession is a seller’s market.
in which I find myself inside Tim Robbins’ body, paralysed by writer’s block and hurtling towards the pavement of despair.
in which I decide to stop the hate before somebody gets hurt.
in which I’m torn about having to leave the US just as things are starting to get interesting
In which I’m obliged to stand at the feet of my nemesis while he sings the song I most fear.
In which I go on the run from the law, and end up at Macworld.
In which It’s New Year’s Eve.
In which It’s two days before the winter solstice, there are four hours of sunlight, it’s minus three outside and they eat puffins. Yeah – I’m in Iceland for the nature.
In which, due to an administrative fuck up, I have to file a postcard from Iceland instead…
In which I visit LeWeb in Paris and suggest a bold solution to some French dissing by the USA…
In which I challenge the Evening Standard’s film critic to try Twitter for a week, or to shut the fuck up…
In which I liken Second Life to Blackpool in February, and call its users ‘fat American adulterers to a man’…
In which Jerry Yang leaves Yahoo! and I accuse him of biting the head off an owl…
In which Sarah Lacy comes to London and I take the opportunity to explain how London can become the new Silicon Valley…
Publish and be spammed (Friday Project launch)
Don’t publish and be doomed (Google Print)
Back off Brussels - leave our web alone (EU moves to police internet content)
The game with no aim (Perplexcity)
It makes no sense to try to censor (ASA’s attempts to censor online ads)
(Plus: letter from the ASA saying I was wrong)
The bloggers shall inherit the Gonzo (Hunter S. Thompson, RIP)
A star’s best friend - the official website (Michael Jackson’s website)
Britain - the land of telephony Luddites (BT’s VoIP sluggishness)
BBC cuts - another thing I don’t need (BBC Moving to Manchester)
Will UK politics ever wake up to the web?
Why Branson’s cool idea leaves me cold (Virgin’s music site)
Next time read the bloggers, Dan (Dan Rather vs The Bloggers)
Why bloggers are good for profits
How che3p Vi3gra is killing e-publishing
The terrifying power of the bloggers
The battlelines are drawn in Blogistan (Denton vs Calacanis)
Ignoring the net? That’s really nuts (The launch of Zoo and Nuts without online support)
Why Drudge is bad for online journalism
One day we’ll all be reading e-papers
You can write but you can’t hide (192.com and my nutjob stalker)
Hey pop ups, why don’t you pop off? (I hate pop-ups)
Let’s have another boom not a Boo (Here comes Web 2.0)
How to get the yoof interested in politics
Ashamed of my TV deal? Not a chance (Web people moving to old media)
Why Google should stop being so ‘evil’ (Google’s weird terms of service)
Online lesson for Arnie (Online and the art of oversharing)
Memo to all music PRs: get a clue (BMG’s embarrasing attempts to spam TFT)
Can’t spot a spoof? Meet Google… (Tom Watson vs Private Eye)
Why only fools and children use portals (Lycos’ clueless attempts to rebrand)
Mickey aims to sink the pirates (The super-fast Internet, and how it might be bad for piracy)
Show e-pirates some respect… (Sony’s film download service and its dumb DRM)
Blogging’s too good for them (Why splitting blogs from Google’s main index is a terrible idea)
Let’s hear it for the bloggers (The awesomeness of Snowmail)
Get your coat Salon, you’ve failed (Salon’s financial woes)
Some bad news for Hoxton’s finest (Why all professional viral videos are shit)
Read all about it! [on the internet first] (Scooping Heat magazine for fun and profit)