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Bookmarks from 27 July to 29 July

David Quinn — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:25:51 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks.

Richard Herring.com: Warming up – Herring responds to out-of-context quotes in Guardian piece. “To have those contentious lines quoted out of context, with absolutely no explanation of what else takes place can have no other effect than to make the casual (and even the quite careful) reader assume that I am a racist.” He has a point.
Dan Wilson’s Blog: How 31 Year Olds Consume Media
Evening Standard: Andrew Gilligan on council ‘propaganda’ newspapers – “In London more writers are currently employed by local authority titles than by the local independent press (which has around 350 editorial staff).”
Good: Picture Show: Waiting for the End of the World – Photos of bomb shelters from around the globe.
Guardian: Government releases 20-page guide to using Twitter – Tempting to take the piss but actually sounds quite thoughtful and well done.

Bookmarks from 23 July to 27 July

David Quinn — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:35:32 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web.

Spotify for iPhone – Clever use of PR. Spotify says the app is ready, whacks ball over to Apple for a response.
Mobile Industry Review: Can SpinVox spin their way out of this? – “Hi-tech voice recognition software” is actually a bunch of low-paid workers in a foreign call centre (claims BBC)
SpinVox: blog – Response to BBC claims

Bookmarks from 15 July to 18 July

David Quinn — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:46:48 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks.

Independent: Will La Liga soon be bigger than the Premier League? – Spanish league plans to switch some kick-offs to weekend lunchtimes to please Asian markets; top players staying in Spain

Noel Gallagher: Manchester City should not buy Chelsea’s John Terry – “He’s got funny eyes and he’s a cry baby. He’s also a cockney.”

Daily Mail: Call me Delores, says MI5 whistleblower David Shayler – Oh dear.

How-Do: Big Spark launches Stockport Independent today – A “50/50 mix of local ‘soft’ news and advertising in a monthly free-to-pick-up format” – Not sure I’m convinced this is the answer to the demise of the local weeklies

How-Do: Quinn to quit Estates Gazette – This guy sounds like a tosser.

Bookmarks from 13 July to 14 July

David Quinn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:37:01 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks.

Matt Stewart: Why I’m releasing my novel on Twitter – Not sure if this is a joke.
Telegraph: British Psychological Society: Miss Sophia Shaw – Amusing apology
FT.com: Media research note by ‘teenage scribbler’ causes City sensation – 15 year old Morgan Stanley intern reveals teenagers don’t use Twitter. Like we didn’t already know.

Bookmarks from 6 July to 10 July

David Quinn — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:59:51 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks.

Guardian: U2 criticised for world tour carbon footprint – 44 dates have equivalent carbon footprint of a return flight to Mars.
TNTJ: Have you fallen out of love with blogging? – More blog anxiety. Genuine trend?
MediaGuardian: Trinity Mirror plans 66 more job cuts in north-east England – Yet more local journalism/newspapers down the toilet.

Bookmarks from 29 June to 1 July

David Quinn — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:00:07 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web.

Journalism.co.uk: Trinity Mirror confirms proposed closure of Midlands weeklies
Playing the game (real adventures in journalism) – Anonymous blog about newpaper journalism

Bookmarks from 24 June to 26 June

David Quinn — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:26:38 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web.

Betty's Utility Room: Knickerless – A daft take on the departure of "Conor McKnickerless" (or is it George Lamb?) as editor of NME. Very funny.
Guardian: Blogging: the long and short of it "Writing a blog post is a lot harder than posting a status update, putting a funny link on someone's Wall, or tweeting."
NUJ calls on Trinity Mirror to “come clean” about plans to axe up to eight titles in the Midlands and reduce the frequency of publication of the Birmingham Post
BBC: Disabled woman sues clothes store – Woman with prosthetic limb allegedly falls foul of Abercrombie and Fitch's "Look Policy"
BBC: Redevelopment for 'ghost village'
Guardian:The Brangelina industry Interesting piece on tabloid/celeb mag journalism. "The truth can be kaleidoscopic."

Bookmarks from 9 June to 10 June

David Quinn — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:42:23 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web.

Slate: Orphan tweets – People who sign up for Twitter, post once, then never return.
The most incompetent politician of all time – Doncaster's new Mayor fucks up interview.
Guardian: Leading historians on whether fascism is on the march again

Bookmarks from 6 June to 9 June

David Quinn — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:04:27 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web.

The Marple Leaf: Silver linings on dark clouds “There is light at the end of this dark tunnel. These people [the BNP] are nutters. They will now have to face the same level of scrutiny as other politicians for the decisions they make and the examples they set. Not just the things they have said.”
Living with Rats: Living with a cancer – “Democracy won’t be renewed in the pages of the Guardian or through Facebook groups. These might help, but they won’t influence those who don’t read the Guardian, don’t use Facebook and don’t think – to use the BNP’s catchphrase – politics has any space for ‘people like you’.”
The Daily Mash: THIS IS HOW THE NAZIS STARTED, SAYS EVERYONE – “As the British National Party achieved its first success in a UK-wide election, amateur historians said they would be amazed if this time next year people like you were not in some sort of camp.”
Telegraph: Tetris turns 25 – Images from the history of Tetris
Guardian: No new stadium. A huge debt. Despite their promises, Hicks and Gillett have ‘done a Glazers’ - Excellent piece by David Conn about Liverpool’s problems

Bookmarks from 24 May to 5 June

David Quinn — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:19:38 +0000

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web.

Guardian: No new stadium. A huge debt. Despite their promises, Hicks and Gillett have ‘done a Glazers’
– Excellent piece by David Conn
5 Twitter Tools to Help You Manage Unfollowers
The Worst, #1 – Magazine. Section on “saddest” celebrities from eastern Europe is marvellous.
Media Monkey: Well I Warbler! Packham reveals Springwatch lark – Presenter slips Smiths song titles into TV banter
YouTube: Cassetteboy vs The Bloody Apprentice – “I’m certainly better than you tossers!” (NB This will probably be removed quite quickly, so watch while you can. Plus it contains some rude words.)
Guardian: You ask, they answer: Neal’s Yard Remedies – Neal’s Yard offered to answer some questions about their products on a blog, presumably under the impression it would be good PR. Unfortunately, lots of people asked some rather searching questions about the efficacy of homeopathic treatments and other rubbish sold by Neal’s Yard. No-one from Neal’s Yard answered. The end.
Robin Brown: What your WordPress home page probably looks like…every day – Excellent parody of the typical WordPress home page.