Category: Blogging

It was interesting to note Dave Winer’s post about his impending retirement from the blogosphere. When I started blogging I was reading him every day, I gradually drifted away, probably because I became a bit less of a techie. I also used Radio Userland for a while, but it was crappy so I moved to…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Searching for ‘gardai’ on MSN leads one to my other blog. Ouch.

Thanks for all the links guys… Total raised in Paypal: €75 + €25 + €30 + €20 + €5 = €155 + Awards night €275.20 = €430.20 Thank you all! Feel free to keep donating

The Reg have a story on bloggers in the UK who are policemen, it appears the Met are cracking down: The Metropolitan Police is the latest organisation to warn its members about blogging. The “guidance” was issued earlier this month and some blogging coppers have already stopped updating their online diaries. World Weary Detective said:…

Something strange happened last week. Readers may remember that last July, I noted that my first name, Gavin, had put me near the top of Google searches. On Google.ie I was ranked third, while on Google.com it was usually about fifth, along with Gavin Friday and Gavin DeGraw. Now this is something I have checked…

Great to watch it again, my we are a rowdy bunch!

Jon Ihle’s piece is in the Irish Times today, and is figured prominently. It is great to see it, and Jon has done a nice even-handed job. For those without a subscription, here’s the full text : An anonymous online writer understood to be from south Dublin won the award for best blog at the…

There are some excellent photos of last night’s events. So excellent that they are hot on Flickr:

I-drank-way-too-much. Total raised 4 Victor on the night: €275.20 Total raised in Paypal: €75 €100 Overall total thus far: €375.20 Thank you all!