Media Manipulation – Trust Me I’m Lying Trailer
You wouldn’t normally expect to watch a trailer for a book, but here’s the “trailer” for Trust Me I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday [youtube]http://youtu.be/BIzWRTCMk0k[/youtube] Holiday’s book goes on release tomorrow in the US and it’s a book I’d highly recommend you grab a copy of ASAP if you’re interested in media, both online and offline. […]
Live & Let Live [Podcast #35]
Nacho Amadoz was sitting down to dinner at his home in Barcelona, when the Skype call came through from Ireland. “This call is being recorded”, he heard them say, “you’re on the Technology.ie podcast.” Normally we prepare our guests days in advance, but not this time. Credit to Nacho for being gracious in the face […]
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Some Ulster Bank Memes
When something breaks people get upset. When the thing that’s broken is your bank, then people get very angry (understandly). They also get to post some rather amusing memes about the issue. The recent Ulster bank technical issues is no different. Here are a couple of the better ones: From Hairy Baby: From Twitter user […]
ACTA Rejected By EU Parliament
The EU Parliament voted earlier today against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The final vote was crystal clear with 478 MEPs opposed against a mere 39 in favour with 165 abstentions. Ireland signed ACTA several months ago, so where does that leave us if it’s not supported at the EU level? Related articles EU […]
Declaration Of Internet Freedom
In the past few days several well known internet companies and thought leaders have launched the “Declaration of Internet Freedom“. Rather than try to explain it here’s the actual text which I think speaks for itself: Declaration We stand for a free and open Internet. We support transparent and participatory processes for making Internet policy […]
Nokia Giving Away Monster Headphones
Nokia might not be the coolest phone handset maker out there at the moment, but they do have the odd bit of news that is semi-interesting. At the moment they’re running an offer where they’ll give you a free pair of Monster Purity headphones if you buy a Nokia Lumia 800. The headphones look pretty […]
More Than Generic [Podcast #34]
On the eve of ICANN 44 in Prague, Michele and Conn are joined by Antony Van Couvering, whose company Top Level Domain Holdings have applied for a total of 92 new generic TLDs, some on their own behalf and some for clients. Antony points out that it’s going to be an interesting meeting in Prague. There’s […]
UK Advertising Watchdog Bans Twitter Ad Campaign
The UK’s advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has banned a twitter campaign from Nike. The complaint centred around tweets from footballers Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere. The ASA understood that, as part of their sponsorship deal with Nike, the footballers were required to take part in marketing activities and that both were asked […]
Microsoft Announce Surface
Last night Microsoft announced their new tablet – the Surface. It looks pretty slick, though I’m not sure what kind of price bracket it’s in. Here’s the promotional video for it: [youtube]http://youtu.be/dpzu3HM2CIo[/youtube] Find out more here