Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Makers by Cory Doctorow (Book Review)

    Lets put this out there straightaway; I’m a fan of Cory Doctorow.  I have listened to him speak a couple of times, make a point to read what he has to say around issues like copyright, publishing and innovation, occasionally dip in to Boing Boing for a bit of light relief and very much enjoyed…

  • Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk (Book Review)

    I first encountered Gary Vaynerchuk at FOWA Miami a couple of years ago.  I’d never heard of him nor his video blog but the Carsonified guys were (and remain) big fans of his so I was interested to see his talk.  As it turned out I only lasted a few minutes as his OTT personality…

  • The Jukesie JISC Projects Map

    I’ve been back at JISC a week now and am starting to get my head around my new role.  At the moment it is a strange mix between the familiar and comfortable and the unnervingly new and different but I’m sure it will settle down!  I have an interesting portfolio of work to get my…

  • Another D’oh Moment

    So after only a little under 3 months at Becta I have resigned and rather luckily found myself in a postion to head straight back to JISC. Alot of issues led to this decision and I won’t go into them in any depth but suffice to say I wasn’t comfortable with some aspects of the…

  • Time for a CMS ‘remix’

    For better or worse Content Management Systems have been a big part of my professional life these last 10 or so years. I am convinced that they are directly responsible for at least 25% of my grey hair and I have never been involved in a CMS project that didn’t cause me headaches of some…