A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more of this sort of thing. Twazmuppet BBC News: Councils get banned jargon list – Nice use of the phrase “predictors of beaconicity” Guardian: How Peter Cook and Dudley Moore fell foul of the law yet still escaped prosecution – National Archives reveal [...]
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Bookmarks for 14 March
A selection of my latest bookmarks. Sky Fanzone video from the Man U v Liverpool game – "Where's me Rafa goatee?" PR and the Social Web: Labour Draper is at it Again – Labour Party web drone Derek Draper responds angrily (and slightly childishly) over allegations of Twitter spamming. Guardian: Four-goal Liverpool crush United to [...]
Bookmarks from 12 March to 13 March
A selection of my latest bookmarks. BBC News (Video): Local newspapers in decline – Report by Nick Higham about what happens when local papers close. How to get a football legend to insult a singer – Extremely funny post from the "occasional drummer for Dakota Suite". Well worth reading, especially if you're a Liverpool fan. [...]
Bookmarks from 9 March to 11 March
A selection of my latest bookmarks. Letter to GMG Regional Media’s Mark Dodson from MEN NUJ chapel Stephen Fry: The internet and I – Rather good quotes in a warm and thoroughly non-geeky style. YouTube: Boards of Canada set to 80s TV adverts
Bookmarks for 9 March
A selection of my latest bookmarks. Twitter: Celebrity annoys follower with "spamming session" – Peter Serafinowicz illustrates possible perils of Twitter use BBC: YouTube to block UK music videos Times: Nothing’s breedin’ changed at Crufts, mate
Bookmarks for 8 March
A selection of my latest bookmarks. Guardian: Chicago police want to ban "erotic services" ads on Craigslist "Missing children, runaways, abused women and women trafficked in from foreign countries are routinely forced to have sex with strangers because they're being pimped on craigslist." Twitter Truth: Changes to Twitter The Next Web: The Robot Who Loved [...]
Bookmarks from 3 March to 4 March
A selection of my latest bookmarks. Skittles home page, yesterday (Warning: offensive) – Horrible tooth-rotting confectionery brand Skittles, sorry #skittles, pays the price for turning its home page into a Twitter stream Paid Content: Twitter Close To Finalising UK SMS Deal With O2 – So you have to sign up to O2 to get it? [...]
Bookmarks from 25 February to 28 February
A selection of my latest bookmarks. Chris Colvin: He didn't cause all its woes, but Peston started run on Northern Rock – Economist claims reporter doing his job caused the run on Northern Rock. A tempting argument but ultimately a load of bollocks based on no more than five seconds' rational thought. Joel and Ethan [...]
Bookmarks from 24 February to 25 February
A selection of my latest bookmarks. Guardian: Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds: the worst film ever made? – Looks kind of frightening. Datadial: Ryanair, online PR, reputation problem – Why do Ryanair have to be such a bunch of pricks? A “spiky” brand identity is one thing but this is just stupid. Guardian: Facebook et al risk [...]
Bookmarks from 20 February to 23 February
A selection of my latest bookmarks. s.Darko trailer – Donnie Darko sequel looks extremely dodgy. Rumours that it'll go straight to DVD. The Guardian: Will newspapers charge for online content? Observer: Your starter for 10: is Gail Trimble the cleverest contestant ever? Joan Smith: Broken Britain is a media invention – Sensible commentary, a bit [...]
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