not green really, but this is how I feel tonight:P

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milliondollarhomepage.com – Alex Tew

I have asked you yesterday about a website, quite a famous one, and I have received quick answers which proves you are in the picture;) But for those who haven’t heard about Alex Tew and his Milliondollarhomepage, here is more info. In August 2005 Alex, 21 year old student decided to raise moeny for his [...]

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Ethics of social media anonimity – why are we so open and is it good or bad?

‘I think it important to set out that bloggers have no inherent right to anonymity. When I start publishing my thoughts online, it’s too easy for an intelligent reader to figure out who I am, and that facility in and of itself reduces my expectation of continued anonymity. That is, from a practical standpoint, I [...]

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Poles Apart by Polly Courtney

I am interested in literature on Poles in the UK – per definition – and I was glad to read an article in Cooltura about Polly’s newest book ‘Poles Apart‘. I do not want to repeat great synopsis, not try to write a review as others nicely did them on Amazon. After reading the book [...]

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blogger interview – Ourman, Steve Jackson

I met Steve via Twitter, posted about him already and I stay very impressed by his commitment to the work in Cameroon for VSO. Check his current blog for updates on it, but here is the interview (make sure you click through to Steve’s links!):
Syl: Hi Steve, thank you for agreeing to answer my questions! [...]

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Shelfari – social media to promote books, well done!

Shelfari is ‘the site for books & readers’ and I think it’s the best possible description. It’s a social network for fans of good reads – with all the usual options (adding friends, groups, profiles etc) based around favourites from our shelfs. You can add books you have read and review them (marking the ones [...]

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