Tag Archives: birminghamuk

Why Andy Burnham’s plans for censoring websites with film-style age certificates won’t work

30th
Dec. × ’08
By stef

Here’s an article I wrote for the Birmingham Post, published on page 5 today:
How would you feel if everything you tried to access on the internet were filtered for “unacceptable content” by government censors?
That’s a possibility Andy Burnham, secretary of state for culture has proposed this week.
He’s concerned about the fact that he can’t leave [...]

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Ben made a wish and it came true

22nd
Dec. × ’08
By stef

To celebrate the launch of I So Wish, Dubber and I decided to grant a random wish that someone had made. Ben was nearby and had made a wish that we could grant, so we did - check out the video of his reaction!

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What do you wish for in 2009?

19th
Dec. × ’08
By stef

If you could wish for one thing in 2009, what would it be?
About six months ago Dubber and I came up with an idea that we called “I so wish” - a site where you could make wishes and share them with your friends. It was quite cute, and showed what we could do in [...]

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50+ Birmingham Twitter users you need to follow

9th
Dec. × ’08
By stef

Twitter has really taken off in Birmingham (UK) this year. Here’s a list of some of the people who are using it and I think you should be connecting with you if you haven’t already!
Twitter is a micro-blogging service that answers the question “what are you doing now?”, but it’s also becoming a substitute for [...]

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Does Birmingham need a Creative Director?

28th
Nov. × ’08
By stef

I was in Design Week again this week. This time for an article on an idea that’s gaining some traction in Birmingham at the moment - should the city have a creative director?
Here’s the article:
‘It would have to be an eclectic, embracing, inclusive person for it to be a success. If it was a disciplinarian, [...]

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