College-room project that turned into a global phenomenon – Facebook hits the 500 million users mark

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Facebook announced that it now has 500 million users which means (according to The Guardian) that a whopping 43 per cent of Brits are regularly logging on. You can’t argue with that! We all remember Rage Against the Machine beating X-Factor’s latest hopeful (it was that Joe guy, right?) to the ...

The Vee-dub camper van hits 60 – but what makes a brand like this iconic?

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

A photo of a VW camper van grabbed my attention on the BBC News website yesterday and I read on to discover that it’s celebrating its 60th birthday. It’s the kind of picture that has serious pulling power and it got me thinking about what it was that made the camper ...

Manchester: are you ready for your close-up now?

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Welcome and long overdue news that the BBC has resolved to feature northern locations in its programmes. The announcement coincides with the imminent relocation of many of its staff to Salford and will showcase our gorgeous landmarks to the wider world. The BBC has long been obsessed with portraying ethnic ...

More criticism for the BBC

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Expenses.  If it’s not the Government at the brunt end of criticism, it’s the BBC.  More revelations about the use of public money have come to light today in the form of taxi fares - and it doesn’t sit well with the BBC’s already tarnished reputation. It appears that the big ...

BBC’s Clever Culling Techniques

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

As the BBC announces it’s to hack away at its multi-service broadcast offering, I’m left wondering whether the Beeb is hoping to drum-up protest from sympathetic fans in a bid to secure its future. 6 Music is probably the most controversial station to be axed. Although it has a relatively small ...