June 2009
Air New Zealand staff strip for eye-catching... →
Air New Zealand is attempting to defeat plane safety video fatigue by creating a new version starring real life crew wearing only body paint to protect their modesty, which ties in with a new…
40+ Invaluable PHP Tutorials and Resources -... →
PHP is one of the most popular scripting languages on the internet today, and one of the easiest to get into. Whether you’re a PHP newbie, or an experienced code-slinger, there is always something…
InfoQ: Twitter, an Evolving Architecture →
Evan Weaver, Lead Engineer in the Services Team at Twitter, who’s primarily job is optimization and scalability, talked about Twitter’s architecture and especially the optimizations performed…
Google hits back at WSJ's 'internet... →
Google has vowed to heal the rift with newspaper publishers facing up to the digital age, rejecting claims that it is an “internet vampire”. The internet search portal’s comments came after Les…
Malcolm Gladwell reviews Free by Chris Anderson:... →
Anderson is the editor of Wired and the author of the 2006 best-seller “The Long Tail,” and “Free” is essentially an extended elaboration of Stewart Brand’s famous declaration that “information…
Jobs cuts at ITN On after contract ends with... →
ITV.com has ended its content agreement with ITN On, the digital arm of news supplier ITN, which will likely result in a number of job losses at the company’s 40-strong team, according to reports.
Future rolls out digital photographer community... →
Specialist publisher Future is expanding its online ‘Radar’ brand with the launch of PhotoRadar — a community for digital photographers.
BREAKING: The Pirate Bay Sold For $7.8 Million →
Today, Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X AB has announced it has acquired The Pirate Bay website for 60 million SEK, which is roughly the equivalent of 7.8 million dollars.
Gladwell:The only iron law is that the digital age has so transformed the ways in which things are made & sold that there are no iron laws.
BBC under fire for its Glastonbury 400 - Brand... →
The BBC is under fire for sending more than 400 staff to the Glastonbury music festival, which was headlined this year by Bruce Springsteen and Blur.
Chicken BBQ #recipe:juice 1 lime,1 lemon,1 orange,2tbs soysauce,6clvs garlic,1/2tsp cumin,1tbs ginger,2tbs oliveoil,4 bayleaf.blend+marinade
I can hear at least 5 different Michael Jackson songs playing on people’s iPods on the train…
In our box at the MEN arena to watch Motown Legends, including the Commodores. Should be good. Clients not turned up yet tho…
Running another digital sales training course this afternoon in Stockport. Competing with Google Adwords may form a significant chunk..
Michael Jackson apparently had the heart attack after tripping over a pram. His family said they didn’t blame it on the buggy… #toosoon?
What’s the difference between Michael Jackson and Alex Ferguson? Ferguson can still play Giggs in August. (via @meganfvaughan)
Took the missus-to-be for dinner at @sweetmandarin. Very tasty. Bumped into @traceyspacey who recognized me from twitter(!).
Ooh, right hand drive Tesla Roadsters going into production. I’d love to do my bit for the environment… http://bit.ly/1PYWY (via @LDN)
Don't mask users' passwords - Nielsen |... →
While it may be a common security feature, masking passwords as users type them in may be causing login problems and lost business for websites, according to Jakob Nielsen.
Facebook goes after Twitter with public status... →
Facebook may not have succeeded in its bid to purchase Twitter last year, but that isn’t going to stop them from incorporating Twitter features into its interface.
Michael Jackson has died. City and LAPD sources have confirmed it for us. (via @LATimescitydesk)
“First Diana, now Michael Jackson. I hope Martin Bashir never interviews me.” (via @Psythor)
For anybody living under a rock for the last 5 mins: Michael Jackson found not breathing in LA home, given CPR: http://tinyurl.com/lcf6wg
Surely Uri Geller will know the truth…
I just had a strange desire to find a bell and walk up and down the street shouting “Oyez! Oyez! Michael Jackson is dead, Oyez!” #towncrier
BBC has just confirmed Michael Jackson has died.
For the record I was up late doing wedding invitations, not cos Michael Jackson died… But either way, bed now. Knackered. :(
Google bringing AdSense to mobile apps | Webware -... →
Android andiPhone developers looking for an extra source of revenue will soon have an advertising option, sponsored by Google.
Sarah Beeny launching property website Tepilo -... →
Who’s have thought a redesign of the humble plug could be so exciting? I bring to you the UK Folding Plug: http://bit.ly/13TBXh (via @Suw)
Arse. My departing tenants appear to have a) nicked the sofa b) not paid the rent for 6 weeks.Managing agents as useful as chocolate teapot.
Search arrogance can easily backfire | Blog |... →
In these days of digital goodness, I’m sure I’m not alone in noticing more and more brands using the phrase: ‘search for us online…’ in their ad campaigns. But this strategy has failed many, many…
The Future of Firefox: No Tabs, Built-In Ubiquity →
Thanks to its extensibility, Firefox quickly became the favorite browser for most power users. But while extensions are a great way to make Firefox more functional, Mozilla’s designers are also…
Why A New (And Unusual) Pricing Strategy By A... →
40 Exceptional “CMS Enabling” WordPress Plugins |... →
WordPress is a great blogging platform with a potential of being an easy to use content management system. This is the third article of our four-part series, “The Comprehensive Guide for a Powerful…
NME's McNicholas to edit Top Gear magazine -... →
NME editor Conor McNicholas is moving to BBC Magazines to take up the editor’s role at its flagship car title, Top Gear magazine.
Trinity Mirror set to shut eight regional... →
Trinity Mirror is planning to close up to a further eight regional titles and to reduce to the frequency of the Birmingham Post, according to documents seen by the NUJ.
Lonely Planet hires global online head to unify... →
Lonely Planet has appointed its first global online director as it moves to align its online and print businesses and establish the brand as the world’s leading travel media company.
Pink Paper to become online-only title | News |... →
Gay newspaper The Pink Paper is to close its print version and move to become an online-only title.
Gorgeous day up North today…
Bauer ditches Ditto.net - Media news - Media Week →
Ditto.net, the planned film and music consumer venture from Bauer Media, has been shelved following about £1m of development costs.
MySpace to lose international MD - Media news -... →
MySpace international managing director Travis Katz is leaving the News Corp-owned social networking site - in a move that casts doubt on the future of its UK-based international division.
Mirror Group Newspapers looks for volunteers in... →
Mirror Group Newspapers is seeking voluntary redundancies as it instigates a fresh wave of job cuts across its editorial and commercial departments.
Buffett On Newspapers →
On CNBC this morning, Warren Buffett told it like it is
CHART OF THE DAY: Newspaper Billions Become... →
Talk about creative destruction. Newspaper classified revenues peaked above $16 billion in 2005, only to plummet to an estimated $5 billion or so in 2009. One reason that happened: Starting in 2003,…
Time spent on US newspaper websites in decline -... →
The amount of time users spent browsing on the top 30 US newspaper websites has declined or remained almost static since last year.
Social networking advocate Marks departs Google -... →
Google’s social networking advocate Kevin Marks has left the company after two years.
On his blog, Marks said he had left but did not give details of his next job, except to say he would…
Soho House fined over alleged illegal software use... →
Soho House, the haunt of the capital’s advertising and media types, has paid an undisclosed sum to the Business Software Alliance after being accused of using unlicensed Microsoft software.
White-Smith to leave Newsquest - Media news -... →
Chris White-Smith, managing director of Newsquest sales house Newsquest Media Sales, is to leave the company to join former Telegraph Media Group managing director Len Sanderson at digital…
Huffington Post launches site dedicated to life in... →
Huffington Post, the blogging and opinion website, has continued its expansion and launched a section devoted to news and opinion from New York City.