Future / Retro

History Nexus back up

After being down for one month History Nexus is now back up.

It’s more about finding the time really to spend a couple of days looking at the code and trying to fix the problem with spam.

Actually, the solution I found won’t hold long so I’ll be looking at it again soon.

Sep. 7, 2008 | Annoucements | 2 Comments

Temporarily closing down new registrations to History Nexus

There’s some major security flaws in History Nexus that allow spammers in so I’m closing down the new registration form for a while. I need to spend some time over the next week working matters out.

Aug. 3, 2008 | Annoucements | 3 Comments

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Day School: Reaching New Audiences through Local Studies

I’ll be speaking at this event on October 2 in Birmingham:

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Aug. 2, 2008 | Annoucements | No Comments

History Carnival #67

Hello, #67 coming right at yer!

In the tradition of alternative presentations of the History Carnival I’ve grouped items into (loose!) categories and added a music video to fit each category.

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Aug. 1, 2008 | Annoucements, Weekly Post | No Comments

Eastside Community Heritage website relaunched

Okay, I’m blowing my own trumpet here - but I’ve have been working on this website solid for the past five weeks.

Eastside Community Heritage is a registered charity based in east London and has dealt with various projects over the years, whether based on local geographic areas or distinct identity groups such as the Chinese or Bengalis.

The website had to conform to international web design and accessibility guidelines.

Check out the Eastside Community Heritage website.

Jul. 26, 2008 | Annoucements | No Comments

History carnival is a (still) comin’…

Future / Retro will be hosting the History Carnival on August 1, 2008.

If there is anything of interest on your history blog or on somebody else’s then please drop me a line at editor@historynexus.net.

Also, if you tag your blog post as ‘historycarnival’ on del.ic.ious I can pick it up from there.

If you have a history blog and would like to host a forthcoming carnival then get in touch with Sharon at http://historycarnival.org/carnival-nomination-form/

Jul. 21, 2008 | Annoucements | No Comments

Interview with John Simkin, Spartacus Educational

John Simkin is in an elite cyberspace pack – he has his own Wikipedia entry. He’s up there with Margaret Thatcher, Keith Fleet and Will Geer ( the actor that played Zebulon "Grandpa" Walton in the American television series, The Waltons ).

What he done in life so be to bestowed with such an eulogy? His leading role in the Spartacus Educational website, one of the webs most popular history sites.

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Jul. 19, 2008 | Annoucements | 4 Comments

History Carnival is a comin’…

Future / Retro will be hosting the History Carnival on August 1, 2008.

If there is anything of interest on your history blog or on somebody else’s then please drop me a line at editor@historynexus.net.

If you have a history blog and would like to host a forthcoming carnival then get in touch with Sharon at http://historycarnival.org/carnival-nomination-form/

Jun. 29, 2008 | Annoucements | 2 Comments

Welcome to Future / Retro

 Welcome to History / Retro, the companion blog to History Nexus.

The idea of this blog is cover all aspects of history, not just that is found on the web; but also history that is working within communities and local groups in society.

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Jun. 17, 2008 | Annoucements | No Comments