Bill ThompsonTwenty-One Years of Digital Planet on BBC World ServiceAleks Made Us Macarons and They were Delicious!Sep 8, 20221Sep 8, 20221
Bill ThompsonPass me that lobster: Conjuring up the metaverseThere continues to be enormous interest in the development of the next generation of image generating tools. My Twitter feed is full of…Sep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022
Bill ThompsonFrom 2LO to 2IPIt’s May 11 2022 and at some point today I’ll walk down Strand to Aldwych and stand outside a set of very exclusive apartments just next…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Bill ThompsonThinking About The Digital Public SphereThis essay is based on a talk given at the first meeting of the Shared Digital European Public Space group, which took place online on 9…Jan 2, 2022Jan 2, 2022
Bill ThompsonThomas Clubbs (died May 6 1981)My maternal grandfather Thomas Clubbs, known to me as Granda, died forty years ago today, at the age of 81. Born in July 1899 he was always…May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
Bill ThompsonIsmene: Pale NetworkOne Sunday at the end of April I was listening to Cerys Matthews’ show on BBC 6 Music, and there was a remarkable interview with the actor…May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Bill ThompsonLaunching Top Marques online in 1996A random post on LinkedIn that tagged me has reminded me that twenty-five years ago today, on February 27 1996, I launched one of the more…Feb 27, 2021Feb 27, 2021
Bill ThompsonAugmented Reality and Omniscient Capitalism: Reviewing Mark Pesce’s ‘Augmented Reality’If you thought surveillance capitalism was troubling, then Mark Pesce’s new book on augmented reality will give you a lot more to worry…Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
Bill ThompsonJuvet and meThree years ago I woke up in a hotel in the beautiful Norwegian city of Ålesund, gathered my stuff and set off to meet my old friend Andy…Sep 26, 2020Sep 26, 2020
