Monday, September 12th, 2011
‘Bad taste’, ‘goulish’ and ‘wrong, wrong, wrong’ – just a few of the phrases used to describe The Guardian’s reporting of 9/11 in its @911tenyearsago Twitter account.
The idea was to live-tweet the 9/11 attacks as if they were happening in real time.
On face value, @911tenyearsago provided an interesting exploration of ...
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Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Like a cucumber sandwich, an Aston Martin or a Corgi, Burberry is quintessentially British. Founded in 1856 by Thomas Burberry, the luxe fashion label is celebrated for its sought-after rain macs and tartan print.
Of late, British beauties – including Agyness Deyn, Rosie Huntington-Whitetely and Emma Watson – have become ‘faces’ ...
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Friday, June 17th, 2011
News that an LA-based PR agency was unceremoniously dumped this week after it sent a thoughtless tweet comes as no surprise. The company in question – Redner Group – got sacked by its biggest client, a video game publisher, after its MD tweeted it would punish bad reviews of its ...
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
You may be forgiven for thinking that social media is a relatively new invention, spawned by college geeks and digital entrepreneurs. However, a certain maker of plastic containers is now arguing that the true origin of social networking can be found in the quaint image of 1950s domesticity.
Let’s hear it ...
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Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
The papers have been covering a number of stories damning social media and suggesting that our use of social networking sites – such as Facebook and Twitter – is making us more anti-social. It’s certainly not something to be made light of, but it’s worth keeping an ounce of perspective ...
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