Rejoice, Twitter Grammar Pedants!

Rejoice, Twitter Grammar Pedants!

17.06.2013
You can now Tweet in safety, grammar pedants: the word has been officially entered into the Oxford English Dictionary for its social media...
Nigella and Charles: The Headlines Should Be a Collective Rejection of Domestic Violence

Nigella and Charles: The Headlines Should Be a Collective Rejection of Domestic Violence

17.06.2013
While public interest and a macabre voyeurism are evidently powerful drivers in the media's coverage of Charles Saatchi's apparent assault...
Sitting on the Offence

Sitting on the Offence

15.06.2013
I'm often asked if it's okay for a black/Jewish/Muslim comedian to make jokes about their race/religion or for a woman to talk about how...
PICS: Ireland Baldwin Top 15 Instagram Selfies

PICS: Ireland Baldwin Top 15 Instagram Selfies

Elliot Wagland  14.06.2013
Ireland Baldwin is making a name for herself in the modelling industry and is stepping out the shadow of her celebrity parents. The model/actress...
#Copycat

#Copycat

13.06.2013
Social networking site Facebook has announced plans to introduce clickable hashtags for users. The tool is already widely used on other...

Reviews By Customers Are Now Vital For Success

11.06.2013
I stayed in a hotel recently where the owner proudly featured a sticker on the door saying that it was rated the number 1 hotel in that...
Confessions of a Not-So-Live Live-Tweeter

Confessions of a Not-So-Live Live-Tweeter

11.06.2013
These are the confessions of a live tweeter who ... is not tweeting live. There, I've said it. This evening I'm due to attend a big event...
National Security Agency Revelations Reinforce Demise of Private Communications

National Security Agency Revelations Reinforce Demise of Private Communications

11.06.2013
The NSA's 'Prism' surveillance program allegedly allows it to monitor emails, internet 'chatter' on Skype, AOL, YouTube, FaceBook and Twitter...
Citizen Journalist: How Social Media Reveals the Truth in Turkey

Citizen Journalist: How Social Media Reveals the Truth in Turkey

11.06.2013
This is an entirely new beast that is showing where the real democracy lies. It lies in the social media feed - the one we carry with us...
How To Buy Followers and Influence People on Twitter

How To Buy Followers and Influence People on Twitter

10.06.2013
Everybody from catering companies to record labels, celebrities to politicians are jumping on this simple marketing tool. It makes them...
Are We Writing Too Much to Be Reading?

Are We Writing Too Much to Be Reading?

10.06.2013
If I could spend even seven days, in my own home unplugged from my devices, perhaps I could recapture some of that stillness inside which...
'That's My Holidays To The USA Ruined!'

'That's My Holidays To The USA Ruined!'

10.06.2013
In a hotel room in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden is facing a backlash after revealing himself as the whistleblower behind the leaks that uncovered...
Tributes For Iain Banks

Tributes For Iain Banks

9.06.2013
Tributes have been paid to best-selling author Iain Banks who has died aged 59. Banks, best known for his cult novel The Wasp Factory,...
Is Social Media a Form of Self-Help or an Enabler of Self-Doubt?

Is Social Media a Form of Self-Help or an Enabler of Self-Doubt?

8.06.2013
Looking at photos used to be restricted to close friends boring you to tears with glossy 5x4s of their holiday to Alicante ("Don't get...