from the sports cafes I've been to, aside from the branding, dance chants etc, I can't see how this will be much different on the seedy side.

Thanks for clearing that up Ed - sort of shows that this is basically a bit of a pointless exercise designed to steam up some debate? Why even using the klout scores if the Twitter accounts were chosen at random anyway? Might as well just have done a 'our top ten twitter list' and be done with it.
Agree with @markturner that it's a bit misleading... surely it was learnt after Wales Blog Awards that if you're going to do any sort of 'best of' or 'top of' for the Cardiff webisphere the standard things are judged by should be logical and transparent. Expect an alternative top ten list to appear somewhere soon....

Not really sure I understand the logic behind this? Seems some pretty big Twitter influences were left out? How was it put together? Random names selected and put into klout? More transparency & info on how it was done would be good - as with any 'best of' or 'top ten' - it's nice to see how it was worked out.

Be good to get your thoughts on it (Gladwell) - may even write a blogpost on it too. Really great coverage all round yesterday I think. Interesting to see today the Cardiff student media outlet Gair Rhydd is now using live video and pictures to cover the second day of protest.

Good piece Ed - it is interesting how students - especially those still in teens - operate today. We spoke yesterday of how they are quite used to uploading and browsing media of themselves straight after an event.

"The most surreal moment of the protest was when 150 students were in a lecture theatre, awaiting a ‘teach-in’, and they were entertained by watching video and seeing pictures of the protest they’d just taken part in." -

- Just wanted to point out this video was posted live by Guardian Cardiff (wasn't edited) - not a student (could you put a link/mention in?) - so there's a bit of a difference there. I'm sure some of the other students were taking videos on their phones but I don't think they've quite got into posting live in the way members of the media would think to do it.

But it truly was a protest for the Facebook generation. Malcolm Gladwell wrote an interesting piece about using social media as anrchy here: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all

Worth a read.

"Hannah Waldram’s review in her Guardian Cardiff blog thought that there was too “little attention paid to the male genitalia”. You mean, apart from the piece built around the legendary size of one man’s member, the numerous references to all manner of acts involving the male organ, and the ball-grabbing and thrusting dance moves?

"Maybe it’s down to taste and expectations – Hannah, did you want some willies waved at the audience? My female companion was not disappointed by this omission and thoroughly enjoyed the performance, proving its appeal to both genders."

Paul - by taking my quote out of context you have completely misrepresented my point. I was not asking for willies to be waved in people's faces, no. I'm afraid I'm not that crass, nor would I have enjoyed a bit of male nudity for the sake of it.

If you read that full paragraph the point I was making was Muscle claimed to be about masculinity and the essence of what makes a man a man - and yet there was no real exploration of the physical nature of man. One ball-grab in a dance doesn't count – neither does a bland reference to how the character Hopkin Hopkin was well-endowed. I'm not talking about surface observations – I'm talking about an in-depth metaphysical exploration on this part of the male identity which Muscle claimed to offer.

Please refrain from misrepresenting my views again.

Hi Paul,

I too was one of the people waiting outside Pentrebane community centre last night and I'd like to add a few facts to enlighten what actually happened.

The community centre had been closed for six weeks over the summer period and yesterday was the first day it was due to reopen - both the frontline support officer and the PACT chair had contacted the lady who was responsible for looking after the key to open the centre - and she had said she wold be there on time to open up or it would already by open. The lady in question is someone I know and is quite responsible, reliable, and I was informed if there had been a change of plan she would have contacted the PACT chair.

Once it transpired the PACT meeting could no longer go ahead in the venue, councillor Neil McEvoy suggested having an open-air meeting (the weather was quite nice), but this was not favoured by residents.

There is a reason the police could not hold the meeting in the nearby pub - PACT meetings need to be on neutral ground for residents and police - the pub venue had not been arranged with the landlord and it would be unfair for the police to barge in to hold a meeting - which may put off regular punters which in turn would not be well-received by the landlord.

It was frustrating that the PACT meeting could not go ahead - especially with such a good turnout fmor residents - but it was simply the result of an unforseeable event and it would be unfair to plant the blame on anybody.

The police and councillor did hand out their print-outs with updates from the last meeting and stuck around to hear any pressing concerns from residents.

The next meeting will be in two weeks time.

Most reviewers from all sections (food, theatre etc) have their meal/show paid for because they can't afford to run around pretending to be a member of the public if it's something they do regularly as a blogger or as their job.

If I review a play I'm reviewing it as if I were a paying member of the public - the fact it is free for me plays no part in it. Just because critics get given a free glass of wine in the interval it doesn't mean that company get s a shining review. This is absolutely fundamental to being a critic.

The same should go for food reviews - the money which you would be paying should be considered in terms of what you get for what you pay. Surely it is part of being a food critic which means you are not easily won over by free food.

In my career as a journalist I've never once met a critic who worries about the 'freeness' of what they are reviewing. This post should not deter any critics from taking up a free meal in return for a review - they should still give the exact same judgement they would give if they were paying - and if they can't do this, in my opinion, they shouldn't be a critic.

Got to agree with some of what you say there, Joni. Letting anyone take the stage is brave, yes, but does it produce the best results for objective onlookers? Not always.
The idea in theory is a good one - and the venue was perfect - but talks could be more focused or perhaps vetted in some way to make sure they are interesting to outsiders. Ignite could potentially be a great place for testing new projects and ideas on an open-minded crowd.
At the end of the day, those taking part were doing it in their own time and it was meant to be a bit of fun - which it was - so you'll see me at the next one.