African videogames level up
New Nigerian companies are setting thumbs twitching across the continent with experiences that are uniquely African On a hot day in central Lagos, there's only one way to cut through the traffic: jump...
View ArticleGreece's democracy in danger, warns Demos, as Greek reservists call for coup
Greece 'backsliding in democracy' in face of joblessness, social unrest, corruption and disillusion with politicians, says thinktank No country has displayed more of a "backslide in democracy" than...
View ArticleNew website seeing people choose town as destination
This is Tamworth -- A NEW website designed to attract visitors, tourists and businesses to Tamworth is pulling in interest from all over the UK. Business and tourism organisation Destination Tamworth...
View ArticleBlog climbs to second spot
This is Gloucestershire -- A CHELTENHAM blogger is ranked second in the social media index Cision's top 10 blogs. Social media consultant Jonathan Pollinger, who writes intranetfuture.com/blog, said:...
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Story of Sennen rescue makes waves as it reaches over 1.5 million people
This is Cornwall -- A STORY of a single-handed yachtsman struggling off Sennen's coast reached over 1.5 million people as part of a social media campaign. The RNLI has been running an online drive,...
View ArticleHome Truths
Although people may not always love Facebook, they are deeply, often obsessively, engaged with their Facebook accounts. With 1.1bn active users, Facebook is obviously doing something right in the brand...
View ArticleAll the world in your pocket: test-driving the online VSI book series
Yet another amazing addition to digital publishing: Oxford's wonderful Very Short Introduction (VSI) series is now available electronically by subscription to your library I just learned that Oxford...
View ArticleHSBC tops UK bank social media customer service table
HSBC is Britain's most engaged bank on social media, using the likes of Twitter and Facebook to provide prompt customer service, according to ... Reported by Finextra 18 hours ago.
View ArticleNew Books Party: books received this week | @GrrlScientist
This week, I tell you about three interesting books that arrived on my doorstep Below the jump, I mention the books that I received recently, either as gifts or as review copies, or that I purchased...
View ArticleGwyneth Paltrow says cheating's just fine – and other meaningless media myths...
'Gwyn' dishing out relationship truths after 10 years trapped in a house with a Coldplay singer is about as real as her own macrobiotic diet You may have heard the news: cheating and sex addiction are...
View ArticleGwyneth Paltrow says cheating's fine – and other meaningless media myths |...
'Gwyn' dishing out relationship truths after 10 years trapped in a house with a Coldplay singer is about as real as her own macrobiotic diet You may have heard the news: cheating and sex addiction are...
View ArticleSun to launch mobile and tablet rival to Match of the Day
Matchday Show, which will offer Premier League highlights and analysis, will kick off four hours before the BBC programme The Sun is to launch its own mobile phone and tablet rival to Match of the Day...
View ArticleBritain and the US have betrayed their troops' Iraqi and Afghan interpreters...
Janis Shinwari's case is gaining international attention, but he's far from the only interpreter promised a visa that never came The US government used visas as a way to entice Afghans and Iraqis to...
View ArticleMissing schoolgirl Ella Hysom found safe and well
Fifteen-year-old who disappeared on Monday was found after being spotted by member of the public in Ilford A 15-year-old girl who went missing while being treated for depression has been found safe and...
View ArticleHedgeChatter offers social media stock picking platform to public
HedgeChatter, a leading social analytics platform that offers sentiment analysis on actively traded stocks, announced this week that the company has ... Reported by Finextra 3 days ago.
View ArticleToday's photo faces make us all look like fools | Emma Brockes
Before smartphones and social media, there was one way to look in a photo. Portraits today look like satire turned horrible reality Before Facebook, before Instagram, before cell phones with cameras,...
View ArticleAlastair Campbell: How journalism can rebuild its reputation
Journalism and democracy: grounds for optimism in the face of the future? is the second of two lectures by Tony Blair's former director of communications as Cambridge University Humanitas visiting...
View ArticleSara Mohr-Pietsch: My final breakfast show beckons. I won't miss the early...
Sara Mohr-Pietsch has presented Radio 3's Breakfast show since 2007. Tomorrow is her last one. Regrets? Well, yes, she has a few.... When people ask me what I do for a living, there's only ever one...
View ArticleJP Morgan Twitter plan halted by barrage of abuse
Investment back cancels question and answer session with vice-chairman after #AskJPM was inundated with insults JP Morgan cancelled a question and answer session on Twitter with veteran investment...
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Social media 'can't turn blind eye'
Almost a quarter of 11 and 12-year-olds who use social media have been upset by something on it over the last year, a children's charity has warned. Reported by Belfast Telegraph 2 days ago.
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