So, this post is three weeks late, though I guess to mention that is to suggest that anyone might have noticed. Either way, I apologise but I was busy in Sydney scoping a few things out. Anyhoo, what’s been happening…
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
A Week’s A Long Time Vol. 5 (Delayed)
Tagged with: apple, browsers, Chrome, google, Google Glasses, hardware, Microsoft, mobile, software
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Good Luck Geraldine: F*ck Off Steve
As I’ve undoubtedly said before, I love the web. It’s because of the web that I have a great job, get to bore people by publishing my views on everything from Boris Johnson (twat) to Gilles Peterson (legend), and it’s…
Posted in Personal
At Least The New York Times Doesn’t Abuse Its Readers
It’s like stealing candy from a baby. Except, I don’t want to. I want the baby to grow up and, I don’t know, learn to eat its greens. Or something. Anyway. Earlier today, Alexia Tsotsis wrote a post on TechCrunch,…
The Blakroc Project
I was chatting with my good friend Matt earlier today and he reminded me of a great project from a couple of years back. American blues rock band The Black Keys got together with a whole host of rappers, masterminded…
The Guardian Likes Facebook
I just popped over to The Guardian site and noticed a bar running along the top of the page encouraging me to log in to The Guardian using Facebook, presumably based on my usage of their existing Facebook app. I’m…
Tagged with: facebook, open graph, social graph, social networks, The Guardian
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It’s Not Facebook’s Fault If You’re An Idiot
There’s a lot of fuss here in Australia at the moment because two Olympic swimmers posted a photo on Facebook which showed them posing with shotguns and revolvers, presumably in some sort of deluded attempt to look hard. They’re now…
A Week’s A Long Time Vol. 4
I need to start this week’s digital digest with a caveat. If, between yesterday and today, something massive happened in the world of tech, and I haven’t covered it here, it’s because I’m actually writing this yesterday and auto-scheduling it…
Tagged with: Android, apple, cookies, Do Not Track, EU Privacy Directive, ICO, Mary Meeker, Microsoft, mobile internet, privacy
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A Week’s A Long Time Vol. 3
Wow. It’s June. Where did this year go? Or, more to the point, where did the last 60 years go? I’m a republican, in the original sense of the word, but even I can’t bring myself to rain on the…
Tagged with: ad management, Buddy Media, EU, google, legislation, Oracle, SalesForce, Social Media, social networks, Vitrue
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