Author: Ben Werdmuller

If you’re an Elgg.net user, this is an essential read. In brief: we’re changing its name, because people get confused about what Elgg actually is. It’s not really going to affect you much, but you should know what’s going to happen. Click here.

This isn’t a usual kind of post for me, but an old friend of mine just nudged me because he is seeking new employment. If anyone’s after a first-rate programmer whose CV contains just about anything you could wish for (PDF), Marcus comes with a very high personal recommendation from me. He’s got extensive experience…

I’m generally reluctant to wade into arguments, but there’s been a war of words between Dave and Stephen Downes over the weekend – and unlike the slightly jovial sparring I had with Marc Canter a while back, this one has made us both quite upset. Dave’s post on Saturday, open source – only in an…

This is a heads up. It’s unlinked from anywhere but this blog post for now – but this is a ping-based person search, designed to work across all social networks. We’re going to do a lot more with the results (as well as paginate them), but for now, feel free to have a look. If…