Thought I’d share my favourite quote of the day (from Simon Savory) which seems pretty well to sum up the attitude of Londoners today:

I have to say though, it was incredible how calm and courageous the people of London were. It seemed to me that everyone (including myself), after calling friends and relatives and calming frayed nerves, soon turned their attentions to “How the f*ck am I going to get in to work tomorrow?!”

Link

Scoble has a ton of links here, here, here, and here.

One thing that has struck me during this disaster is how much better the coverage has been on the blogs and other collaborative information sources (such as Wikipedia, Wikinews and Flickr) than on the TV. The main differences are that the ‘New Media’ sources have been more concise, more accurate and less conflicting than television reports.

Television news stations are more inclined to report any news as soon as it comes in, whether confirmed or not, whereas blogs and wiki-sources tend to wait for confirmed reports. TV sources feel compelled to keep reporting whether there’s anything new to say or not. Blogs are more content to wait for something substantive to say.

All this makes for a much more fact-based and level-headed approach to reporting. I would particularly commend Wikinews and Wikipedia for their excellent reporting.

I don’t have anything substantive to add regarding today’s news from London, other than to express my sympathies for those involved. Instead I’ll provide links to the best the web has to offer on the subject.

Blogs

• UrbanGrounds
• normblog
• Skitz and again.
• Samizdata.
• London Metroblogging has excellent, frequently updated, coverage.

Other Resources

• Wikinews entry
• Wikipedia entry
• Flickr photo set from DonovanSmoke
• PM’s Statement