A NEW Feature to the Blog: Weekly Roundups

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Dean Roberts Posted in Website News | Leave a comment

OK, so I have decided that seeing as I read a lot and I follow a lot of blogs, I have decided to do a weekly roundup! I think this will be an excellent tool to share other blogs with you, my dear, dear readers as well as getting to communicate with others and bring people here for a chat. For those of you who blog or do technical stuff on the internet, you will know that when someone puts a link to your site, you get notified. So when I put my weekly roundup live on the blog, those people included should be notified! How cool is that?!

So, the Weekly Roundup will go live every Friday at 9AM sharp (hopefully!). What I need from you guys is some blogs that you enjoy reading and any suggestions of what could be included in the weekly roundups. I’m quite excited about this as I’m hoping it will be a platform for more conversation and interaction on the blogosphere.

I’ve already started collecting posts together, so be prepared for the first roundup this Friday at 9am!

Yay! The Blog has been upgraded! Welcome!

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Dean Roberts Posted in Personal, Website News | 3 Comments

It’s arrived! The brand spanking new DeanRoberts.Net design is here! And I’m so excited Thank you all for your patience whilst the blog has been upgraded. Anyway, why write when you can see me and hear me:

Here is a little list of some improvements:

New Design. Graphics have been done by my wonderful friend, Cat Davis.
More socially integrated
Surprises – clickable icons to unlock some cool stuff
Upgraded library
Blogroll
Author profiles
Faster loading and scripting changes, thanks to Securenext
More to be added soon…

Just reassuring you that I’m alive!

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dean Roberts Posted in Personal, Website News | Leave a comment

Rob Bell may definitely be right. Hello everyone! Just a quick message to say that I am actually alive. Sorry that I haven’t been posting for the last week or so. Essay deadlines are really getting in the way, and so is my future (which no doubt I will explain sometime soon, when I know what’s going on in my own life!) But have no fear. I shall be returning to regular posting very shortly! Easter starts next Friday for us at University and so posts will resume in time for Holy Week and beyond. Look out for some guest posts and also some book reviews in the mean time!

Blessings to you – you know where I am if you need me!

Love and prayers,

Dean.

What is this SOPA / PIPA malarkey that people keep talking about?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Dean Roberts Posted in Current Affairs, Website News | Leave a comment

Some of you may be aware that talk of ‘SOPA’ and ‘PIPA’ has been going around the internet. Most notably, Wikipedia had a notice on their site a few days ago about this.

So, what is it? Basically, the US Government are thinking of passing a bill which will dramatically change the way we use the internet. Most internet sites have their servers in the USA (including my blog) and this law will basically censor any content that the US Government deems unfit or violates piracy laws (a bit like what China and Iran do with their internet). This can range from people copying pictures of website to misquoting people on webpages. Serious stuff.

I’ve attached a vide for you to watch (Excuse the title and sorry it’s a little long [20mins]) but you seriously need to know the potential threat that this bill could have on all of us.

Anyway, here it is. Have a look and let me know any thoughts, concerns or questions via the comments.

Photos of the Christian New Media Awards 2011

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Dean Roberts Posted in Personal, Website News | 2 Comments

Readers! I’ve finally found some photos of the Christian New Media Awards! So happy about that!

I thought you’d like to have a look at a few of them. These pictures aren’t the total amount of Read more

Video of my Awards Speech at the Christian New Media Awards #cnmac11 @xiannewmedia

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Dean Roberts Posted in Personal, Website News | 2 Comments

Hey everyone! Thought you may be interested in the video of me receiving my award at the Christian New Media Awards. I also give a relatively small speech (which is great for me, as those of you who know me well will know!) I’m also hoping I’ll be able to download the video so I can keep it for myself, but also to send to my relatives who don’t really use the interenet! Anyway Read more

The Christian New Media Awards Report #cnmac11 @xiannewmedia

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Dean Roberts Posted in Personal, Website News | 5 Comments

Well here it is everyone! My official report from the Christian New Media Awards 2011! It’s been such an amazing weekend and I’ve barely had chance to sit down and write a post over the weekend. But at long last, I have the time to do a write up of the event.

You will Read more

Interview with Dr. Bex Lewis of Big Bible Project

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Dean Roberts Posted in Personal, Website News | Leave a comment

Good morning guys! So before I do my massive blog post on my weekend, I thought you could have a listen to an audio interview that I had with Read more

News Update on The Christian New Media Awards (#cnmac11)

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Dean Roberts Posted in Personal, Website News | Leave a comment

Hey readers! I’m really sorry that the weekend has been quiet on the blog. In real life, it’s been one of the busiest weekends of the year for me. If you didn’t Read more

Christian New Media Awards: TONIGHT!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Dean Roberts Posted in Personal, Website News | 3 Comments

It has finally arrived! The day of the Christian New Media Awards 2011 (Twitter hashtag #cnmac11 ). As you know, I am one of the finalists for the Under 25s Best Blog, so