Dynamic discussion, sans frontieres

clowns sans frontieres by jeff-bauche on flickr

Geopolitical events of 2011 have demonstrated the power of so-called Social Media, leading to terms being coined such as “Facebook revolution.” However, I believe that it is that has now matured into the de facto interactive, multi-channel broadcasting media that facilitates effective, dynamic discussion at every level: parochial, regional, national and global.

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Business lessons from Oxidative Phosphorylation

1912_toc2 by TheJCB on Flickr

Be careful what you wish for, because your wish may come true… It’s an old saying I know but not one that I always bear in mind. However, I rashly invited my followers on Twitter to select a topic for me to blog about and I promised to publish an article within the hour, after choosing one of the suggested topics. I’ll bet you already know what happened next, without me telling you.

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the impact of technology on working practice

three years on the helter skelter

cleethorpes helter skelter by cubwolf on flickr

Progress on the web has been running at break-neck speed for so long that we have become accustomed to the helter-skelter pace of development and we rarely get the time to look back and reflect on our journey, from where we were to where we are.

Nevertheless, I was recently asked by to answer an interesting question: How has your working life been changed by technology over the past three years?
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