Going Back [Podcast #53]

Brought to you by Blacknight it’s the technology.ie podcast, episode 53 for December 28th 2012, with Michele Neylon and Conn Ó Muíneacháin.

They say nostalgia isn’t what it used to be!   The ESB is certainly appealing to the Ghost of Christmas Past with the re-run of this old ad.  (Ironic that upload of this podcast was delayed by a series of weather-related power cuts today!)

Also in this week’s podcast: Adrian Weckler’s iPad app guide!

Irish politicians calling for social media censorship?

Netflix ranks Irish + UK ISPs.

Geektastic chess set for Batman fans.

Old Apple Ads featuring Will Ferrell – very amusing.

Instagram alternatives “war”:  Flickr giving away 3 months of their Pro service.  500px offered 50% off for 1 day (bit silly – most would have missed it).  Loads of plugins for WordPress etc., to migrate photos to self-hosted.

20 People Freaked Out by Spotify’s Holiday Condom Ads.

Apple gets fined in Italy over selling Applecare.

Psy breaks 1 billion views.

Apple’s 12 Days of Christmas App.

Internet TVs not being used (except to watch TV of course!)

Big brands ignoring customer tweets.

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