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At 2gether08 today and I quickly realised that this “unconference” is a bit of a Twitter fest. If you looked at Twitter this morning from 8am-9am, you would've thought that the whole of Twitter was going to 2gether08.

On arrival, my theory was confirmed.

After meeting Russell Davies (@russelldavies), Dominic Campbell (@dominiccampbell) and Michael Waugaman (@waugaman) at the entrance, I made my way into the main theatre for the opening session. I sat next to Geoff Laycock (@geofflaycock) and behind Jemima Kiss (@jemimakiss), with Bill Thompson (@billt) up on stage. More...

Who isn’t getting on the green train these days? Add a couple more - the Discovery Channel, Indy 500 and Honda!

On June 4th the Discovery Channel is launching Planet Green - the first and only 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network. It’s the center for the new green conversation, speaking to people who want to understand green living and to those who truly want to make a difference in meeting the critical challenge of protecting our environment. Planet Green’s unique content, tools and information will enlighten, empower and most importantly, entertain.

But what’s most interesting about their launch was what they did a couple weeks before it. More...

Made a promise to make more comments on other people's blogs?

Always looking for ways to help people in need?

Well now you can kill two birds with one stone.

The Digital Influence Group is donating $10 for every comment made on this post as part of their work on the Burma: It Can’t Wait project.

If you want to find out more about the issue, Guardian journalist Helen Pidd reported from neighbouring Thailand after spending a week in Burma, seeing first-hand the extent of the damage caused by Cyclone Nargis and recording her views in a video that you can view here.

Go comment here and do your good deed for the day. More...

I spent the recent school holiday with family in Northumberland. Mrs Wadds and I have bought a house in a tiny village on the edge of the national park last year and are working on a plan to move the family home from London and co-locate. Kind of Relocation, Relocation, but without Phil and Kirsty (unfortunately). More on that in future posts.

Unlike other parts of the country there are a number of thriving market towns and villages in Northumberland where high street trade is buoyant. Even so, we’re at least 40 miles from the nearest M&S, so when Dan, our knocking-on-two-year-old toddler used Mrs Wadds’ favourite lippy to draw on the bathroom wall, replacing it online seemed the most obvious solution. More...