Lost access

If you’re a UK user of the image sharing site Imgur, you’ll have noticed you lost access last Wednesday. The Information Commissioner’s Office has told Imgur’s parent company, MediaLab AI, it intends to fine them after looking at how they handle age checks and children’s personal data. In response, Imgur made the commercial decision to… Read More Lost access

Shiny shiny technology

We love shiny but shiny doesn’t change performance. I have had cause to use this image again in the last week or so. It often raises a smile, and questions about male gaze, but it’s trying to make a serious point. Too often in L&D we get distracted by the shiny. A new platform, a… Read More Shiny shiny technology

Supporting the Conversations That Matter: Learning Technologies Autumn Forum

I wrote last week about how everyone’s talking AI, but few are using it with real clarity. Conversations need structure, strategy, and the right voices. Which is exactly why I’m excited to be helping power the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum 2025 – helping with the tech behind the scenes and supporting the chairs who’ll guide… Read More Supporting the Conversations That Matter: Learning Technologies Autumn Forum

Able to use anything

With technology moving at such pace, the idea that we should only use content, resources, and knowledge from our own locality feels ridiculous. Books might take months or years to be translated. By the time they reach a new market, the conversation has already moved on. Meanwhile, podcasts, videos, and posts are available instantly. Thinking… Read More Able to use anything

Feed me

In my Top 10 tools post yesterday I mentioned that I use Feedly as an RSS feed reader. I have used it – and Google Reader before it – for over 10 years. These are, as Tom McDowall says, the foundations of the internet and RSS is criminally underused as a learning tool. It keeps… Read More Feed me