I’ve been thinking about what useful stuff one could do with twitter for a while now but I’m really impressed with how twestival has spread to become a global event in a very short space of time (techcrunch post). This got me thinking: Twitter could potentially be a really effective enabler for change. The ease at which information can flow, new networks can be formed and people can be inspired means that Twitter is the perfect platform for slicing through the typical problems that stifle change.

Recently we’ve seen a groundbreaking US presidential election where Barack Obama sought to bring about a sea change in the way his campaign was run (part of this was using Twitter). The UK is now entering a very probably heavy recession with what some would argue is a disengaged electorate and a country that is fast running out of ideas. I attended a talk recently by NESTA where it was suggested that innovation could be used to kickstart the recovery of the UK economy. Perhaps Twitter has a role to play in this.

I just found out through Analytics that a friend of mine has just sorted out his blog and linked through to mine! If you get a chance go check it out here.

I have to admit I got a little bit jealous when I saw Pete’s blog with three posts and looking rather a lot better than mine. He obviously has far too much time on his hands. It will spur me on to write more and definitely improve my homepage.

If you’re reading this Pete, the whole point of tags is to be concise. You’re not trying to re-create your post using the tags.

I’ve been in Cambridge the last few days. I’ve had a thoroughly good time and it was good to go back. One thing that struck me is the amount of interesting technology that is brewing in the area. I also got to see a lot of the University buildings in blazing sunshine which took me back to my Bristol days (Cambridge wins the beauty contest, but Bristol, in my heart, will always be better).

Having said all this, I don’t think I could live there permanently. I think it’s something to do with the size of the place, and it’s definite quaintness.