It’s probably indicative of the people I follow on Twitter that my timeline today has been filled with the opening of the Guardian’s very own coffee shop in Shoreditch – although I’m relieved that there has been a good balance of sarcasm and disbelief in amongst the admiration. I want to love the Grauniad, but [...]
Interactive Pontifficator
The Guardian has a reputation for interactive articles, but this week they have excelled with the interactive Pontifficator. This allows you to choose qualities you would like to see in the next Pope, to work out which candidate suits you best . You start with 115 candidates and gradually add categories/qualities until you are left [...]
Geeks Corner: Socialmatic Camera
I heard about this last year, but apparently it is now closer to being a reality. Socialmatic has announced a branding deal with Polaroid for a camera that allows you to add filters in the style of Hipstamatic or Instagram. I’m a little obsessed with Instagram, so the ability to immediately print my (what I [...]
October round-up
So this is meant to be a round-up of what happened in October, but the news has mostly been dominated by the increasingly awful stories coming out about Jimmy Saville and the destruction that Hurricane Sandy has wreaked on the US East Coast. So instead of focusing on the negative, I thought I would instead [...]
How safe is your job?
This isn’t about the economy, or the impact of the recession on employment. It is about robots. I read an article on Tecca this morning, listing 8 jobs that would continue to be held by humans if (or when…) robots take over. Unfortunately Public Affairs/Public Relations/Corporate Communications Professional weren’t listed among those jobs that will [...]
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