My post-PhD work has taken me into three distinct, but correlated areas. The first is teaching. I have developed a 14-module social media strategy course from the ground up for marketing undergraduates at the University of Malta. It has taken me some to realise that I am comfortable in exploring both the ‘business’ approach to […]
Why Wilfing is good for you
The recent survey commissioned by Britain’s YouGov for moneysupermarkets.com about wilfing was widely reported and threw a lot of people into soul-searching about what appears to be a national pastime. More than two-thirds of the 33.7 million internet users in the UK admit to at least the occasional “wilf” while browsing the internet. Thousands of valuable […]
It’s not about the code
London always gets me to do some soul-searching. There are days when I wonder why I turned my back on it, in the nineties. Whenever I am in the city, I guess I reconnect with the part of me I leave behind – and my old ghosts. I moved to London in 1985. Costa Coffee […]
The Knowledge Game is only just starting
When you find yourself one of over 2,000 participants from 93 countries packing Online Educa in Berlin, the first sensation is one of chaos and deja’ vu. People rushing from one forum to another, crowds around the exhibitor stands, the usual mobile phone brigade and smiling girls clutching brochures and freebies. But after a while, your brain kicks […]
The never-ending search for learning
Next Tuesday I’m off to Berlin for Online Educa Berlin , a get-together for technologists and strategists in Europe. It’s the first time I’m attending, so I’m really curious about what I’m going to find. I must admit – I’ve never been a great networker at events like this – even though the event is […]