onionbagblog

What’s all this then?

onionbagblog is essentially the online home of @Jason_Cobb. There is a rather boring story behind the name – so boring that I really can’t be bothered to even type it out into a solitary sentence. Like most early modern interweb mistakes, the domain was foolishly bought after a particularly long soak in the bath. Now it seems I’m stuck with it.

I’ve been blogging since 2003, mainly reflecting the issues, area and people around me in South London. A lifestyle change in 2010 has taken me out towards the Essex coast. I’m unsure as to what direction this will take me online.

What you’re seeing in front of you is the 2.0 WordPress version of onionbagblog. I felt restricted by the old Blogger platform, and wanted the flexibility that WP presents. It seemed pointless importing over all the old posts.

I’m passionate about working online to bring about a greater shared goal. I have set up the Wivenhoe Forum to try and enable further discussion and co-operation within the place I now call home. I am also the Publisher behind the Colchester Chronicle – a hyperlocal blog for Britain’s Oldest Recorded Town.

My work involves using social media to manage online communities. I am also responsible for developing and producing a number of local education websites.

But that’s all for the day job. Around these parts and you’re more likely to read about cycling, swimming and North Essex life. This pretty much sums up my offline life. Cricket, photography, local politics and technology would also appear in my lonely-hearts ad. I don’t think I’d get many takers.