The terrifying world of Facebook data

The terrifying world of Facebook data

Let’s talk about big data. And I don’t mean the normal sense people use it in. Facebook has big data. They might be the only ones with actual big data. They’ve potentially got more data than anyone else on Earth does. Let’s have a look at just...
Your content is not yours

Your content is not yours

It’s a fairly standard term for social networks/content sharing sites. You hand over rights to the site when you enter text, upload an image etc. They’re all specific about not taking your copyright. Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, Instagram are all explicit...

The illusions of social media

Social media is a fairly new concept. It’s exceptionally new geologically speaking, and even as far as mankind goes it’s a drop in the ocean of time. We’ve been doing things for a long time; we built pyramids, we mapped the surface of most of the...
The key to improvement? Teach.

The key to improvement? Teach.

I attended Swarm a couple of weeks ago. As a speaker not a guest, which was an interesting and fascinating experience, and one I’ll blog about in the next few weeks. I’ve taught before, training groups, mentored people through photography, written...