Those were the days
October 1st, 2008
I did a so-called ego search on Google 2001 for davos. My blog at number 3 and the World Economic Forum itself at number 4. Early evidence, if any were needed, of the potential power of blogs.
But institutions (and web indices) learn. Do the same search today and the Forum tops the list. The village of Davos itself has sadly gone backwards, from number 1 to number 3. I’ve slipped to 6th. Interestingly, the Davos Twitter stream is number 8.
Return to bread and circuses
October 1st, 2008
No, not a comment on what our worrying economic times demand. It’s a welcome back to my friend Adrian Murdoch’s blog on things classical, Bread and Circuses. For reasons I never understood, when Adrian decided to stop blogging, he also decided to delete his blog. So not only was there nothing new, none of his delectable archives were accessible.
He’s back, and so are the archives. I’m delighted.