Author Archives: johnpopham

About johnpopham

Facilitator at http://www.johnpopham.com Social Media training and advice. Ran #twicket. Digital Inclusion. Live video streaming. Rural Broadband. Campaign for Free Hospital Wifi. http://uk.linkedin.com/in/johnpopham

Rural Community Broadband Fund

Posted on May 19, 2013

Over the past year, or so, I have been working with James Saunby of Grey Sky Consulting on a number of bids to the Government’s Rural Community Broadband Fund. We’ve been working with communities, local authorities, and other partners in … Continue reading →

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Our Digital Planet is back on the road

Posted on May 10, 2013

I am very pleased to report that Our Digital Planet will be back on the road shortly. Thanks to the support of Nominet Trust and Wigan Council, we will be in Wigan Town Centre from 24th to 29th May, and then … Continue reading →

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Social Technology in Later Life – Let’s Have Some Collaboration

Posted on May 5, 2013

This is another post in the series on Social Technology in Later Life on which I am collaborating with David Wilcox, among others, in an exploration initially stimulated by Nominet Trust. David has set out here some issues for the … Continue reading →

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The Internet is not always the answer

Posted on April 30, 2013

As you may have guessed, I love the internet, but, I’ve been thinking recently how it is not always the answer. I love radio too, and that has a role to play. Some time ago, I was kicking around an … Continue reading →

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Video Streaming via 4G

Posted on April 28, 2013

Because of the work I do live video streaming, I’ve just become a field tester for EE’s 4G mobile broadband. I only took delivery of my 4G device yesterday, but already I am impressed. I’ve only been moving around a … Continue reading →

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Death to the “out of office” message

Posted on April 28, 2013

Is it just me, or does anyone else find “Out of Office” email messages intensely annoying? I would argue that they are anachronistic and send out a message about the kind of people who use them. OK, I recognise that … Continue reading →

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Let’s use audio to spread best practice

Posted on April 25, 2013

My thoughts on using audio to spread best practice from conferences and events

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Free wifi a tool for Emergencies?

Posted on April 16, 2013

This is a very quick post, because it feels far too much like intruding in private grief to pump out “lessons of the Boston bombings” posts. However……. I’ve been banging on for years now about the need for free wifi … Continue reading →

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Social Housing – Sleepwalking into the digital nightmare?

Posted on April 1, 2013

Another post inspired by a conversation on Twitter, which followed on from my previous post about disruption from the bottom up. The conversation turned to the UK Government’s Department for Work and Pensions having a target of 80% of Universal … Continue reading →

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Disruption from the bottom up

Posted on March 26, 2013

We hear a lot about the internet causing “disruption”, i.e. radically shaking up and undermining established ways of doing things. I’ve been thinking about some real disruption being led from sources which might seem unlikely. Now, I’m a great believer … Continue reading →

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