Mainstream News vs The Blogosphere
As some bloggers gain credibility, some journalists will themselves paid peanuts to write 500 words on cup cakes. Sean Parker, founder of Napster and Facebook's founding president has said “What we...
View ArticleTitanic – In Her Own Words
However, as cynical as I am, I was very moved by a radio program on BBC World Service on Saturday night entitled Titanic - In Her Own Words. The program was based on transcripts of the morse code...
View ArticleMake money working from home – FRAUD!
The first thing to remember is to trust NOTHING you see on The Internet. Any page on the Internet can be made to look like anything, The fact that this one looks like a journal means that someone has...
View ArticleTerry and Ferdinand Live
I course I am interpolating here as both The Sun and the Independent would not print many of the abusive words but I only wish I could speak so freely at work.Perhaps Ms. Whitewood did err in her...
View ArticleBribery – The Official Sponsorship method of the London Olympics
When some bloke asks me to give £10 to a cancer charity providing that he runs a marathon, that is sponsorship. If I demand that he only wear clothes made by my company then it is no longer...
View Articlewaking up with a pencil in your ear wont get you pregnant
The liberal intelligentsia were quick to jump on Mr. Galloway and I heard an interview on Radio 4 with a woman, who I could not identify, condemning his remarks. She was very clear in her opinion which...
View ArticleStoned, Gay or foreign – When it comes to SPIN, politicians don’t discriminate
A funny old week but great for the talking of bollocks in the media. With the economy still in the doldrums it's clear what the lead stories in the press should be. So what were the three main parties...
View Articlecorporate control or just nostalgia?
The backdrop is the world of my youth. Housing estates, ghastly wall paper, old Ford Escorts and overgrown foliage. This got me reminiscing. 35mm cameras, slam door trains where did it all go? Why do...
View ArticleArt in Rome – All hail the EU Teflon Targets
Ah Rome. The Eternal City. The ancient monuments, the romance, the pizza. The eternal bloody queue for Easyjet. I’ve visited before and appreciated all this but last week I was struck by the art....
View ArticleInfluence – The Psychology of Persuasion
I have just finished a good book named “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” by Robert B. Cialdini in which the author discusses the main psychological tendencies which we humans have evolved over...
View ArticleThrowing back the pebbles
Recently I was meandering along Hove Prom when I saw a lorry tipping its load onto the beach and I took some photos. It occurred to me that, if I were maliciously inclined, I could publish these...
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