URL: dharmafly.com/hpwebos-hackday/demo/ I went along with Andrea and Sym to The Guardian to join a hack day for HP’s new TouchPad tablet – an interesting alternative to the iPad that uses web standard technologies for creating native mobile applications. We won the competition(!) with a prototype app for exploring live web content, such as news, […]
Category: social media
Teen Hackers Take Over Google
August 26, 2009 – 12:01 pm
At the weekend, I helped mentor a group of tech-minded teenagers at the community-led event, “Young Rewired State“. Held at Google’s London HQ, this was a two-day, action-packed programme for 15-18 year olds to build something better with government data on the web. And the results were truly impressive. Young people are sometimes written-off as […]
We Won a Bric!
May 12, 2009 – 6:06 am
At last week’s beautiful UnLtdWorld first birthday gathering, I was honoured to collect a shiny BRIC award, for “using technology for social good in the most creative and innovative way”. Thank you to everyone who voted for Dharmafly, and to all who have supported us in the last 2 years. There were five award categories,
Nominated for an UnLtdWorld BRIC Award
April 22, 2009 – 10:05 am
Dharmafly are chuffed to have been nominated for a BRIC award with UnLtdWorld, the social network for social entrepreneurs. You can vote with your feet (erm, your mouse) right here. Since its launch, one year ago, UnLtdWorld has gone from strength to strength as a platform for collaboration, helping people to work together for social change. We’re listed in […]
Twitter – The Simplest Little Big Complicated Website in the World
February 18, 2009 – 3:05 pm
What is Twitter? Twitter is a website that lets visitors write short messages (limited to 140 characters) that answer the perennial question: What are you doing? Twitter began as a way for employees to communicate within organisations, but gradually expanded as a way for friends, colleagues and contacts to share their news, thoughts and interesting […]
Twitterer Floats Away at Twestival
February 11, 2009 – 11:43 am
This month, we’re taking great pleasure in helping out both the London and Brighton Twestivals on the 12th of February. We’re donating a mind-expanding, floaty prize to the London Twestival raffle, and we’re a main sponsor for the Brighton Twestival.
Twitter Gets Real
January 26, 2009 – 11:29 am
Twestival is a global series of local events, happening in over 100 cities worldwide (including London and Brighton), on 12 February 2009. Twestival bridges the gap between the off- and online worlds. It provides a chance for communities on Twitter (a web service that allows users to share their thoughts with their peers) to meet […]
Wishing You a…
December 23, 2008 – 11:12 am
(Hint: Take a closer look) To all the beautiful people we’ve worked with over the past year… to all our readers and contributors, family, friends, peers and, well, everybody else… Have a sumptuous Christmas (or Winter Solstice, or what have you) and an inspirational New Year. Be well, be great and be here with us […]
Put Yourself on the Map
December 4, 2008 – 11:00 am
If you had a map and you could show it to anyone, what would you put on it? These days, maps are playing a big part in the development of social media. Imagine you were to run an event, or make a journey around the world, how could you represent it online? How could you […]
4 Ways to Make the Most of BarCamp
October 31, 2008 – 3:28 pm
We want to spend a little time reminiscing about last month’s Brighton BarCamp, one of our favourite events of the year and a time when we get to roll up our sleeves and muck in with the community. BarCamp is a self-organised gathering of New Media enthusiasts and an important opportunity to share knowledge with […]