Colsweetman

Tidying things up

colsweetman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:35:20 +0000

After using the e-volutionary.net email accounts for years, it’s time for a clean up. So, if you are trying to contact me, email me at

colin_AT_colinsweetman.com, replacing _AT_ with @

Twitter DDOS and the press

colsweetman — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:19:20 +0000

Just a quick update. Did a telephone interview at about 5pm last night with a journalist from AP on the breaking story – at that time, there was no hint of the Google/Facebook/Twitter tie up and the Georgian activist.

I duly spend time explaining DDOS and DOS for non-techincal audiences, and explained that this wasn’t Hacking, and was more often the work of younger “script kiddies” – the resulting headlines?

“Twitter site crippled by kid hacker” and “Teenagers blamed for Twitter attack”. Be warned, never expect to be quoted accurately by the average journo. Some are excellent, but many are not. Sigh…

Me in the media (archive)

colsweetman — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:32:59 +0000

Thursday 14th August 2008 – ITV News - I was asked to provide background analysis on an Internet betting scam thought to be a factor in the deaths of two Chinese students in Newcastle.

Tuesday 15th July 2008 – BBC Three Counties Radio – I was interviewed by Jonathan Vernon-Smith on the consumer show regarding the proposal by BT to rollout fibre optic broadband to 40% of homes in the UK.

Friday 20th June 2008 – City Talk Radio Liverpool – Live radio interview on the history, use and future of blogging.

Thursday 12th June 2008 – Readers Digest – Interview for the September edition on why humour works on the Internet.

Tuesday 20th May 2008 – Lincolnshire Echo – Feature interview on the future of technology over the next 20-50 years.

Thursday 10th April 2008 – BBC Three Counties Radio – I was interviewed by Jonathan Vernon-Smith on the consumer show regarding the urban/rural divide in broadband provision.

Thursday 3rd April 2008 – Yorkshire Post interview – I was interviewed by the Yorkshire Post regarding the security of children on social networking sites, in light of a recent Ofcom report.

Monday 29th October 2007 – BBC Three Counties Radio – I was contacted by the BBC to discuss email overload on the Nine O’Clock Show with Ronnie Barbour.

Thursday 2nd August 2007 – BBC Three Counties Radio – I was contacted by the BBC to provide expert analysis on consumer broadband in the UK.

Saturday 19th May 2007 – Dail Mail front page
I was contacted by the Mail to provide a background to the phenomenon of typosquatting.

New Blog, a WIP…

colsweetman — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:17:33 +0000

Well, after struggling with 1-2-3 register.co.uk for months to sort out login problems with my existing blog, I can take no more. So I’ve jumped ship to WordPress.

My time is very tight, as anyone who knows me will testify, so it will be a little while while I transition across completely. But this will be the place where I’ll keep things updated from now on.