Not much time to write at the moment - so here are some links.

Are you interested in the inside story of some national news, how about because it involves a friend of mine?

Scoble tells us that the first he knew about the Mexican earthquake was via Twitter. That's one of the reasons why I twitter about people getting killed on my patch.

There is a survey that highlights the dumbing down of the NHS. This is what NHS bloggers have been screaming about for ages.