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streetwire [by planningalerts.com]

This is  to let you know about a new website that’s a bit like Planning Alerts. StreetWire is like PlanningAlerts for every kind of local information. As well as planning applications, it will tell you about licensing applications, crime, events and local news near you. You can also share news with your neighbours, so if […]

botnet awakens after McColo shutdown

One of the three botnets cut off by the shutdown of rogue ISP McColo is back in business. The Mega-D botnet is back on its feet and throwing off huge volumes of spam… The Register 08-12-08

new draft standard on accessible websites

A call for action for all interested parties by the BSI Group – you are invited to view and comment on the new draft proposed Code of Practice, to quote the site: BSI British Standards is inviting all interested parties, and in particular marketing professionals and disabled web users, to review and comment on the […]

social innovation camp, 5th-7th december

SOCIAL INNOVATION CAMP is an experiment in using social technology for social change taking place here at the Young Foundation. At the moment, we’re especially looking for: * front-end designers * user experience/user interface designers * people with CSS/html skills * super-creative types who like building interesting and imaginative branding and marketing campaigns

Fri 28th Cascade Open Source Software Demonstration Day

Cascade Open Source Software Demonstration Day Friday 28 November 10:00am-4.00pm at LVSC, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA with Paula Graham from Fossbox and other invited speakers (Fossbox is East London CVS Network e-development project) Did you know there are high-quality, free alternatives to email, office, graphics, project management, web-editing, multimedia and many more types of […]

Spam network h[ij]acked

Spammers are turning a profit despite only getting one response for every 12.5million e-mails they send, finds a study. By hijacking a working spam network, US researchers have uncovered some of the economics of being a junk mailer… from bbc news

cK! bbq – u2?

To all our friends out there, here are the details: The Common Knowledge Barbecue is on Friday September 19th starting at about 5 – in case you want to pop in on the way home from work for a drink – but grilling from 6.30. So hope you can come. Feel free to bring a […]

Independent’s Political Cartoonists exhibition and book

Tim Sander’s political cartoons for the Independent, along with those of Dave Brown and Peter Schrank, can be seen in a new book called The Independent Line. There is also an exhibition at the Political Cartoon Gallery, 32 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BS. (Tel.: 0207 580 1114) [here] . The exhibition will continue until October […]

making YouTube and Flickr accessible

Prompted by Antonia Hyde’s (United Response) presentation at this year’s Accessibility2.0 conference in London Chrsitian Heilmann (icant.co.uk) started working on making the YouTube player more accessible by setting up the ‘EasyYouTube’ player. He also went on to create an ‘EasyFlickr’ application which strips the Flickr viewer down to the minimum elements. Easy YouTube Player Making […]

Andy Williams’ photos of Egypt

Andy Williams, photographer and member of Common Knowledge recently went to Egypt with students and staff from the History of Art Department at Ruskinmill Education Trust. He was acting as their official photographic documenter and his striking photos of that journey are rich and memorable. You will find a small selection of the hundreds of […]