One of the UK’s top 50 bloggers

One of the UK’s top 50 bloggers

I am stunned to find that I have been ranked among the UK’s top 50 bloggers for “politics, technology and style”, according to data analysed by the global media intelligence organisation Cision, ranked at 47. It’s particularly unexpected because my blogging...
The Sunday Times and Belle de Jour

The Sunday Times and Belle de Jour

As intrigued as I was to learn the true identify of blogger Belle de Jour and her Diary of a London Call Girl – she is revealed as a research scientist by the name of Dr Brooke Magnanti – I am struggling to understand why the story had four pages of coverage in...

Message for Joe Cheng at Microsoft

I am hoping Joe Cheng who helps writes the Windows Live Writer programme will read this post because I need his help again. Two years ago I wrote a post when I had problems with Live Writer and he swiftly responded after reading about it on my blog and instantly...
Our future digital world

Our future digital world

I called into the Apple Store in Cambridge today where the staff are very excited about the new iPhone which will be launched in the UK on Friday. It has voice control and a compass and I am lusting after one – surely every Rambler like me should have one! And,...
Defamation and the law of blogging

Defamation and the law of blogging

There could well be a perception that blogging is lawless following the latest “Smeargate” sensation. In fact, that is not the case. Responsible bloggers know that they also have to adhere to the laws of libel and slander, they wouldn’t put their...
Top 20 Tory Twitterers

Top 20 Tory Twitterers

This is Iain Dale’s list of top 20 Tory Twitterers ranked by their number of followers: 1. Boris Johnson 24,3412. Conservative Party 5,453 3. Iain Dale 3,0254. James Cleverly 1,7015. Jonathan Sheppard 1,4826. Grant Shapps 8147. Steve Green 7938. Tim Montgomerie...