OPINION polls can be notoriously unreliable.
But does the internet now offer an alternative, more sophisticated, more reliable, way of measuring and tracking public opinion?
The race in the United States between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Presidential nomination, provides a fascinating insight into ‘The Google Factor’.
And it may also point the way for [...]

A SOCIAL networking site about a new schools programme has attracted more than 600 friends, mainly young people.
The website - on the giant MySpace system - carries the latest news about the school building project, up-to-the-minute photographs of the buildings under construction, comments and questions from young readers and links to newspaper articles.
It even rejoices [...]

WHO would have thought a map of the world could have been a force for good?
That certainly appears to have happened with Google Earth and its ‘Crisis in Darfur’ project.
And once again technology and the worldwide web have shown how they can raise awareness, promote understanding and increase communication between people.
Google has got together with the [...]

A NEW online network for social entrepreneurs has just been launched - and was attracting considerable attention at the Voice 08 conference in Liverpool this week.
UnLtdWorld aims to provide a network to bring together social entrepreneurs from all over the globe.
They can share on-line conversations, interests and values - and make connections around specific projects or work.
UnLtdWorld is [...]