If you use Twitter then you will no doubt have come across the Twitter Fail Whale: This image is met by a number of emotions – derision, annoyance, frustration and fondness. The way in which Twitter has developed has meant that they have gone through periods where they can’t handle the quantity of traffic, so ... Bookmark to:
The outcome of Murdoch’s paywall experiment with the Times will have a huge impact on journalism. I have spent a lot of time changing my mind about whether Murdoch is a genius or has lost touch with modern media. Finally, the paywall is here. Today Murdoch was full of praise for tablets and, inparticular, Apple’s ... Bookmark to:
Last Monday I went to see For Neda, a documentary about a girl who was shot dead during the Iranian demonstrations last year after the election. The footage of her last moments were captured on video camera and posted on Youtube. This extremely shocking and incredibly sad video highlighted the horror of the government’s repression ... Bookmark to:
The music industry is dying, slowly but surely, as every year record labels lose more and more money. This doesn’t mean, though, that music is dying. In fact, for all the reasons that record labels are dying – file sharing, social media, MySpace etc – smaller bands, who previously would have struggled to get signed, ... Bookmark to:
Creating the virtual experience of being at an exhibition is a concept I was initially a little skeptical about. There is no substitute for a real life experience – or so I thought. Maslaha, an organisation which promotes and increases understanding of Islam, built a real life exhibition in Bethnal Green Library. They then created ... Bookmark to: