Looks like we finally get to have our own ‘universe’ page on netvibes. For about 6 months they were only available for bands, news channels etc. It’s like a normal netvibes page (where you can aggregate all your favourite blogs and news feeds in one place) but public, so you can aggregate your flickr, bebo, myspace, twitter etc. in one place, and then share that page… in another social network… my head is spinning. Will this simplify your social networking, or complicate it further? Perhaps there’ll be netvibes universe application in facebook and social networking will eat itself?

ginger.netvibes.com

It’s New Year and I just can’t stop posting. This is actually a post that warns you off going online.

I lost my driving licence recently and needed to order another. First port of call was DirectGov. Couldn’t use this as I didn’t have my Government Gateway user ID. I’d applied for one ages ago but it never arrived – should have been sent by post.

So I turned to the physical form. Queued for ages at The Post Office (you can’t just pick up the forms any more) and had begun to review the dreadfully laid out application form (one for our Information Design team methinks). But was rescued.

A helpful colleague suggested a phone call. 5 mins rooting around on the site for a number and, hey presto, 0870 240 0009. Took 30 seconds. Name, DOB, address, card details. Done. Excellent.

Said colleague quippped:
“I was amazed. How could something involving the Government in this country could take so little time? The only reason I could think of was that they want you money.”

Cynic.

Miss Mimi has had a baby. She is well and so is the “Little Man”. So they’ll be a little break in service on her excellent blog.

But she’s assured me that she’ll be back.

Love to her and her child from all the gang.