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Does the blogosphere have a January Effect? And a welcome to new readers

I’ve been blogging for a while now, and I’ve been delighted with the response. I average around a thousand RSS reader-based subscribers (according to Feedburner), tend to have around 300 unique IP addresses visit me daily (according to ClustrMaps) and get around 7 comments a post. [The IP addresses sometimes understate what is happening, given … Continue reading “Does the blogosphere have a January Effect? And a welcome to new readers”

Musing quietly about “literacy”

“I am always for getting a boy forward in his learning; for that is a sure good. I would let him at first read any English book which happens to engage his attention; because you have done a great deal when you have brought him to have entertainment from a book. He’ll get better books … Continue reading “Musing quietly about “literacy””

Brooding about “secondary orality’

Last night I referred to this article in the New Yorker, and promised to revert to it today. So here goes. The central premise is worrisome for someone like me, brought up in a culture of reading: that it’s not just my biased perception, people really are reading less. Why worrisome? Because of the implications … Continue reading “Brooding about “secondary orality’”

enough of fear and greed

A few days ago, I saw this story about people being advised to return their library books on time in order to avoid their credit ratings being affected. I think this is wrong. It’s like telling people not to do stupid things and stick them into Facebook in case their job prospects are affected. I … Continue reading “enough of fear and greed”

More on Twitter in the Enterprise: Susan Reynolds and PEAple

At first I had no idea what was happening; suddenly, a raft of messages with the letters PEA (in capital letters, as shown) started appearing across my Twitterspace. Laura Athavale Fitton, who’s usually clued up on these things, filled me in on what was happening. [Thanks, Laura]. Short version: Susan Reynolds, “author, painter, designer and … Continue reading “More on Twitter in the Enterprise: Susan Reynolds and PEAple”