Category Archives: internet
Instagram = Instacash!
Before the expected flotation of Facebook on the stock market later this year, company commander and chief, Mark Zuckerberg, has once again made the headlines for shelling out big bucks for…an app. Not just any app, mind you, but a … Continue reading
Filed under Business, internet, Social Media
Myspace is down, but not out
It’s amazing to see the amount of energy people expel critiquing social media platforms and their multitudinous offspring-almost as much as using them. Here I go–I’ll expel some more. I just read a piece in the Guardian about the rebirth … Continue reading
Filed under internet, Social Media, Tech
The Feds Move In
The US congress may have recently backed down on their proposed anti-piracy legislation, caving in to high-profile dissent from the likes of Google, Wikipedia and thousands more. But, it seems the government is serious about this stuff. The founder of … Continue reading
Filed under Government, internet, News
Internet Titans Say, Save Pirates!
The U.S. congress is briefly on holiday (yes, I know, it is ridiculous), but as CNN has reported, this is a brief respite before a potentially litigious storm kicks off. The decline of the record and motion picture industries due … Continue reading
Filed under Government, internet
The Gods Must Be Crazy
An interesting and wholly (holy) modern religious group has emerged from the frozen, progressive landscape of Sweden. It seems that the nation that gave the world Pirate Bay, Spotify and Skype are adding a new addition to the table. The … Continue reading
Filed under internet, News, Social Media
Traditional media is on its knees
It’s not surprising that the Christmas season brings the latest wave of Kindles and iPads crashing against the door of traditional printed publications. And every year the figures get worse for the old school. As a recent Guardian newspaper piece … Continue reading
‘Hamsters’ are out for Putin’s blood
The ripples from the ‘Arab spring’ have continued to evolve, facilitating the Occupy Wall Street campaign and countless other demonstrations, and now the Kremlin, once the bastion of censorship and state control is being shaken by what President Vladimir Putin … Continue reading
Google says, “We come in peace.”
In speaking recently at a conference of Europe’s broadcasting industry in Scotland, Eric Schmidt, Google’s Chairman, reassured all present that his behemoth company wasn’t gunning to change the face of television broadcasting. A huge sigh of relief could be heard … Continue reading
Eric Schmidt Scolds the British
The recent annual MacTaggart conference in Scotland consisted of several key points from the Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, during his lecture. One of these was a friendly telling of the television industry, in so many words, not to fear … Continue reading
Filed under Branding, Business, internet, Tech, Uncategorized
The Social Pages Continue to Grow
The launch of Google+recently had many media watchers interested, wondering how the search engine’s attempt to tackle the “Facebook issue” will fare. And this comes at a time when stock in Facebook and its advertising couldn’t be higher. CNN has … Continue reading
