Is it time for an (anti) social network?

Monday, November 15th, 2010

There was a time, circa 2006, when alongside New Rave, it was oh-so-very-cool to boast about how many friends you had on Facebook. Flash forward four years and many of us are now wondering if it’s appropriate to have ‘that person you once spoke to at school’ as an online ...

You are my chosen one – The PR power of the celebrity

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

I have about 600 friends on Facebook. I use the term ‘friend’ loosely, since I would probably only choose to speak to about 200 of them via ‘chat’. It was refreshing then, to read that rap star, Kanye West, has only one ‘friend’ who he follows on Twitter – nineteen-year-old Stephen ...

Crunch time for Apple

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Less than an hour to go until Apple faces a room packed full of journalists attempt to salvage its latest backlash against the newly launched iPhone 4. The technology giant is facing complaints that its new phone, which 1.7 million people snapped up in the first two days of its launch, ...

Shaking the apple tree causes download outrage

Monday, April 27th, 2009

I was really shocked at news that Apple has allowed an application called 'Baby Shaker' to be released for sale on its iTunes Store. The aim of the 'game' is to quieten crying babies by shaking your iPod or iPhone until two red crosses appear on the eyes of the baby ...