http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2006/10/11/history-matters-campaign-mass-blog-day/ Archaeology, museums, and heritage: news, opinions and digital developments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:59:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2006/10/11/history-matters-campaign-mass-blog-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Vidi « Archaeoastronomy Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:46:41 +0000 http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2006/10/11/history-matters-campaign-mass-blog-day/#comment-1281 [...] Tom Goskar at Past Thinking has some well-considered words on the History Matters Campaign “Mass Blog” day. I think his idea would have been far more interesting than what appears to have happened. [...] [...] Tom Goskar at Past Thinking has some well-considered words on the History Matters Campaign “Mass Blog” day. I think his idea would have been far more interesting than what appears to have happened. [...]

]]> http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2006/10/11/history-matters-campaign-mass-blog-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Chris Carter Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:36:04 +0000 http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2006/10/11/history-matters-campaign-mass-blog-day/#comment-1248 It rained nearly all day where I live in Devon on the 17th of October 2006. I watched it fall as I talked on the telephone (mainly trying to arrange a mortgage for my poorly paid daughter). Two trains of thought kept reoccuring. Firstly that I was glad I had just installed two more water butts on my allotment. Secondly, how amazing that those organising the "mass blog" on this day had completely underestimated the response that it would elicit as evidenced by the slow response of the site. It indicated how little they understood of the web and people. CC It rained nearly all day where I live in Devon on the 17th of October 2006. I watched it fall as I talked on the telephone (mainly trying to arrange a mortgage for my poorly paid daughter). Two trains of thought kept reoccuring. Firstly that I was glad I had just installed two more water butts on my allotment. Secondly, how amazing that those organising the “mass blog” on this day had completely underestimated the response that it would elicit as evidenced by the slow response of the site. It indicated how little they understood of the web and people.
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