Category Archives: Business
Wiki’s Blackout Helps Repeal Anti-Piracy Laws
The latest fight between Silicon Valley and the US government has been decided -even if Congress reconvenes in February – and the winner is undoubtedly the former. After Wikipedia blacked out its services for a day (it’s amazing how removing … Continue reading
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Veribo and The World of Online Content Management
The relatively new phenomenon of ‘full information disclosure’ online is still something to get used to. If you want to find a friend that you haven’t seen for twenty years, it’s possible with an online search; likewise, what the friend … Continue reading
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Branson’s New Baby
Richard Branson’s entrance into the decrepit, tawdry world of high street banking is now rolling forward at lightning speed. The tycoon has purchased the failed lender, Northern Rock, from the government after its nationalisation four years ago; many are saying … Continue reading
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Vince Cable: Man on a Mission
Britain’s coalition business secretary, Vince Cable, has accepted a recent independent report into the banking crisis, and is eager to implement the long-discussed changes in the banking sector, one of which is separating retail banking from the investment side; the … Continue reading
Black Friday Becomes Monday
Just as the annual ‘Black Friday’ shopping bonanza has been watched eagerly by the media and economists (the Thanksgiving sale traditionally sees an assessment of the stagnant economy), Obama has been meeting with European leaders about, you guessed it, the … Continue reading
It’s a Zuckerberg World
One of the most appealing aspects of the British broadsheets must be the readers’ comments under the editorials; they are usually quite informed, full of pluck and tend to be more acidic than a bottle of vinegar – often correcting … Continue reading
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Murdoch Jr. is the new sacrificial lamb
The Commons culture committee were in attendance and so was James Murdoch, for a three hour grilling on the continued phone-hacking saga. Now that it’s been reported in the mainstream media that the Sun newspaper also took part in the … Continue reading
Saving the Music Industry
After the announcement in the press that EMIhas, yet again, another new owner after the Guy Hands debacle – a Russian billionaire now sits on the Beatles catalogue – its interesting to see another British music institution, HMV, making a … Continue reading
The Credit Agencies Strike Again
News has just come through that Italy, Like America before them, has taken a hit from Moody’s – one of the big three credit agencies – and been downgraded from Aa2 to A2. What does this mean? Well, as Robert … Continue reading
In Memoriam: Steve Jobs
It’s quite interesting to read the press after the passing of an icon. Especially when the qualities that made that person, in this case Steve Jobs, a celebrity, are those that have nothing to do with traditional fame – not … Continue reading
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