informagetales from anglospheric la-la-landMissing the Point- September 30, 2006 David Cameron will today unveil radical plans to harness the power of the internet by reaching out to a blogging generation that is disaffected and disconnected from mainstream politics. At the heart of the initiative, which is designed to make the Tories one of the most technologically progressive parties in Europe, is "webcameron" - a website for video blogs by their leader. Mr Cameron will provide regular clips with him speaking direct to camera, as well as written blogs and...http://informage.net/articles/2006/09/30/missing-the-point Buy More, Feel Less- September 29, 2006 Thanks to all who have commented thus far on my previous post, Blood Money. I deeply appreciate being read and responded to. I&8217;d like to address in particular the points that a guy called Russ raises (thanks for taking the time Russ, and though we strongly disagree I&8217;m happy to have got you thinking, and happy that you got me thinking further). I&8217;ve decided to write a follow-up post, as he raises issues that I didn&8217;t really address. His underlying question - &8220;what..http://informage.net/articles/2006/09/29/buy-more-feel-less Blood Money- September 18, 2006 Despite being prepared for some shocks upon my return to the UK, nothing had prepared me for the crass and exploitative commercialism of this advertisement for the American Express Red card. I first saw this at Clapham Common tube station. I turned to my friends and asked them if they felt the same outrage I did, and realised that my exposure to the tragedy that is South Africa&8217;s AIDS epidemic caused me to feel the pain in a way that they didn&8217;t (I checked with some South...http://informage.net/articles/2006/09/18/blood-money |