Don’t shoot the messenger!

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Google finds itself in hot water today as an Italian court has convicted three of its execs in a trial over a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied. As keen social media-moguls, the Peppermints have been in lively debate about the case – there’s no denying that this type ...

Goodbye Google, hello Bing

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

I've been an avid fan of Google and its products over the years.  I installed their web browser and toolbar and also set up Google Calendar and Docs on my wife's new Netbook.  Even so, I've become increasingly frustrated with the company, to the point where I've decided to make ...

Riding the Waves with Google

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

I received my Google Wave preview invite over two weeks ago and wanted to write my initial impressions on this well publicised 'technical revolution' - a mixture of MSN Messenger and email. As soon as I opened the application I received 12 invites to send out to friends and colleagues. As ...

Will Bing bring in the bling for Microsoft?

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Yesterday, Bing was the third most popular search term on Twitter.  If you don't know what Bing is by now, then you must be either living on another planet or have absolutely no interest at all in all things web-related. Bing is Microsoft's latest attempt to break into Google's monopoly of ...

Will Google gobble Twitter?

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

When I'm not arranging my Friday night visits to the pub on Twitter, I find the micro-blogging service very useful for seeking opinions from my fellow IT professionals.  If I'm stumped when trying to find a digital solution, one of my Twitter friends is always on hand to help me ...