Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Rooting for Robox

    I’ve been pretty interested in Kickstarter for quite a while now. I’ve backed a couple of projects – early on I contributed to the DS106 campaign and then more recently I supported both the Ghost blogging platform (really should think of what to do with my blog over there!) and also the Veronica Mars movie…

  • Igniting my passion

    On Wednesday evening I was grateful to be a speaker at the 9th Ignite Bristol. I spoke at the very first one which I wrote about here. At the time the Polish Club setup seemed pretty intimidating though looking back I didn’t know lucky I was! The venue for this latest event was ‘The Lantern’…

  • The Redecentralized IndieWeb

    I’ve been following a couple of ‘movements’ online for the last few months that I’ve found interesting and certainly share quite a few principles with but somehow I just don’t quite click with either of them. I think the people behind (and supporting) redecentralize.org and indiewebcamp.com are almost certainly right in what they are trying…

  • Big up blog.gov.uk

    One of the less trumpeted corners of the new GOV.UK digital landscape is fast becoming my favourite piece. The blog.gov.uk platform is quietly becoming a treasure trove of ideas, advice and understanding. I am currently subscribed to 16(!) blogs from this single platform (btw the combination of Feedly Pro and Press on my phone continues…

  • A ‘Remote’ review

    ‘Remote‘ the new book by the team from 37 Signals is an interesting thing. In some ways it feels like the first ‘mobile first’ book I have ever read. The format – a series of short essays (barely more than blog posts) loosely stitched together into themed chapters seems perfectly targeted at people snatching a…