by Tom | Oct 16, 2009 | Reading
A glorious Daily Mash sums up the week’s main Twitter story (in the UK anyway). I enjoyed the C-R press release which very neatly makes us all feel that we were barking up the wrong tree and that the Guardian is at fault (NB all of that may be true, but it...
by Tom | Oct 15, 2009 | Business, Reading
Lots to digest in McKinsey Quarterly’s discussion piece on content and journalism.Shirky argues that the only successful paywalls are for price-insensitive audiences. I guess this could be true in the mainstream, but is it true for specialist sector...
by Tom | Oct 15, 2009 | Reading
Lovely story of a well-intentioned effort to feed made-up (but plausible: i.e. celebs were in the reported city) stories to the tabloids. I guess the Max Cliffords of the world have a pretty good quantitative handle on the ratio of what’s true and what...
by Tom | Oct 13, 2009 | Reading
It’s a good try at showing why the US Gardasil vaccine is pretty safe, whatever your risk profile. I particularly liked the lightning to ignition of nightwear axis. That said, the brain is so bad at sizing the area of bubbles, that I think the overall verdict on...
by Tom | Oct 13, 2009 | Reading
I wonder if #Trafigura will be the straw that leads to a real review of our libel laws (Spectator, Press Gazette). It’s one of those days where it is great fun to watch Twitterfall. Good old Guardian: nicely done to comply and not comply with the injunction. Is...
by Tom | Oct 12, 2009 | Personal, Reading
Not only is it in the top 20 “admired” TV and radio programmes (in illustrious, although 80s throwback, company), but there’s a Twitterview with Chris and a trailer for the new series that premieres this month. Huzzah!
