Archive for October, 2006
IGF: Moderation, frustration and making people uncomfortable
4 Comments Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Technology, WSIS, IGF You reach a certain level of frustration and then, suddenly, you relax. The struggle becomes impossible and then you realise that, ultimately, it’s not that important. You’re still breathing air, you still have legs, this will come to an end.
What on earth am I talking about? The mild insanity of hosting a global, revolutionary Internet […]
IGF - Setting the scene quick review
0 Comments Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Technology, WSIS, IGF I don’t know how it happened but Vint Cerf’s on his feet, Paul Twomey is being pulled into the conversation and despite a panel of 16 people, all pretty much determined not talk about ICANN, we are talking about, yes, ICANN.
I’ve not been able to get a feel for how this first session of […]
Server troubles, interviews and GigaNets
1 Comment Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Technology, IGF I feared as much: the heavy CPU demand of the IGF2006.info site - interaction comes with a cost - has left the hosting deal I bought for it struggling.
After falling over twice already today, a very helpful but somewhat sceptical Chengetai Masango from the UN Secretariat has agreed to let us host it on […]
First snaps from the IGF
0 Comments Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Photos, IGFI strolled to the Divani Apollon - location of the IGF - this morning, taking in the coastal path. A lovely walk of 20 minutes.
The Saronic coast - for it is she - is lovely this time of year. Warm but not too hot, breezy but not uncomfortable. Athens in October comes highly recommended.
I […]
Greek blog aggregator arrested
9 Comments Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Technology, WSIS, IGF The Internet Governance Forum will start on Monday morning but already the debate has started - and it is surrounding freedom of speech online.
There are several reports that the Greek authorities arrested a man for linking - not writing, but linking - to blog posts that had satirised a businessman (possibly a TV evangelist). […]
Experience the Net how you never want to again!
0 Comments Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Technology, WSIS, IGF At the IGF meeting this week, developing countries will try yet again to make their point about problems with Net access, while everyone else gallavants ahead with flashy new technologies.
I think one useful workshop would be to make everyone experience the Net the way, say, an African does. And, as luck would have it, […]
Exactly what use is the media in the modern Net world?
0 Comments Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Technology, IGF I’m sat on a particularly uncomfortable seat on Olympic Airlines flying to Athens to attend the first Internet Governance Forum as I write this.
Despite the best efforts of the chair-kicking imbecile behind me, I am piecing together readable versions of the various workshops going on in Athens to be posted on the IGF2006.info, and […]
Just one of those moments…
3 Comments Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Funny, Journalism, PhotosI’ve been sent this. Just one of those magic moments. Thank god someone was quick with a camera. The picture is self-explanatory. The TV newsman is Marc Brown of ABC in case you’re interested.
This strange, new, biased US style of ‘news’
5 Comments Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Journalism, Technology I’ve noticed a strange trend brewing online recently, and I’ve just hit upon a good example of it so I figured now would be a good time to blog about it.
It is a strange new style of reporting that comes from the US and is infecting the culture of bloggers than promote themselves as […]
New poll and IGF2006.info troubles
0 Comments Published by Kieren 1 year, 8 months ago in Internet, Journalism, Technology, WSIS, ICANN, IGF I was out and about in London yesterday. Late for a conference on Cybersecurity because of a huge car crash on the M40, then off to Westminster to meet this Parliamentary aide who has been asked to produce a four-page info booklet on Internet Governance for UK MPs and Peers (god help him).
And then […]
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