Peter Tanham

Facebook, Bebo, Youtube, Twitter… you know what I’m talking about when I use the term “Social Media”, but how accurately does it describe this collection of online spaces, sites and applications? I Hate It Part of me hates the term, because I know what it implies and how so many marketers use the term. When [...]

My favourite examples of great thinking from the past month 1. Gerard O’Neil writes an article in The Times on the legalisation of drugs, and it’s many advantages. 2. Eireann go broke. 3. Clay Shirky’s apology to Amazon takes a fascinating look at the interplay and conflict between reason and emotion. 4. A great presentation [...]

My favourite examples of great thinking from the past month 1. While other teachers have taken to banning laptops in class because they are a distraction, one teacher has taken a more novel approach. photo credit: bradleygee 2. An insightful article by Gerard O’Neil: Debt is a Fact, Wealth is an Opinion. 3. And Two [...]

Following the recent announcement from Twitter and Vodafone in the UK, I thought it might be useful to share a tip for how I get free text alerts when some one @’s me on Twitter. I only know how to do this with Vodafone Ireland, but I’m sure it should be possible with many other [...]

For reasons that I don’t need to explain, many people are finding they have a lot of free time on their hands these days. If you’re out of work there are many people giving great advice on using social media and the internet to upskill yourself and get back in the game. I think this [...]