William George Thompson (born 6 October 1960) is an English technology writer, and technologist, best known for his writing in The Guardian newspaper in the 1990s, his weekly column in the Technology section of BBC News Online, and his appearances over twenty years on Digital Planet, a radio show on the BBC World Service. He is Head of Public Value Research in BBC Research & Development, and the editor of the Working for an MP website. == Biography == Born in Jarrow, County Durham, Thompson g…