Reports, reports

We're heading firmly towards November 5th, and fireworks are not only only things falling thick and fast around these parts.

The general exasparation with spam in all its forms - including 'spam as comments on blog posts' - has culminated in the launch today of The Work Foundation's latest report, 'Fat Pipes, Connected People: Rethinking Broadband Britain'. The original focus of broadband providers on content always seemed perverse to say the least. This report has a few things to say about what should be concentrating minds instead, such as improving the user experience through tackling the spam issue.

On a different front, people in usability have long been concerned about the usability aspects of digital TV, which many local authorities have seen as their salvation for opening up a digital presence to a wider public. 'Digital Television for All' is a timely report addressing the usability and accessibility concerns about the medium, commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry. In the meantime, DigiTV, the interactive digital television national project, announced today that its launch event - scheduled for 12 November - has been called off and will now take place next year. Ho hum.