Digital by Default

Tag: debill

  • Shall We DEACTivate?

    The Digital Economy Act is now a reality and is likely to remain so whoever wins the election (despite the fact the LibDems have pledged to repeal it) so rather than just moan about it on Twitter and join another Facebook group I thought it might be good to try and do something a bit…

  • Tagxedo Wordcloud of Debill

    Having a play with the new wordcloud generator that the Wordle creator Jonathan Feinberg calls; not so much an alternative as the next generation of Wordle, and a “leap forward” in both the layout algorithms and the design of the tweaking interface. It is alot of fun and offers an awful lot of customisation options.…

  • The Coming of the X-Net

    So the Digital Economy Bill was passed last night. Despite a well organised and well supported online campaign the majority of MPs simply did not engage in the debate and passed the bill with very little understanding of the potential damage it is going to do to the ‘real’ digital economy (not the backwards looking…

  • Disastrous Digital Economy Bill

    If I’m honest I’m a bit useless when it comes to politics and causes. There are some things that I am passionate about but they exist in a different little box in my head than it is appropriate to share on this blog. That said the disastrous Digital Economy Bill is currently being pushed through…