Today, Apple announced the iPhone 5 - doh - I mean the 4S. We were all so hoping for the big 5 to come out, it was a little disappointing really. That said, the trigger to change the major version number on the phone has traditionally been a physical change in the look of the device - and…
Posted by Andrew Thornberry on October 05, 2011 at 12:00AM in Chit Chat , Geek Speak , Business
There is a report in the Sydney Morning Herald today about a worker who had been fired from his job for online chat during work time. Fair Work Australia ruled the dismissal as unfair. The reason however was because neither party could show evidence - not that chatting online at work was not grounds for dismissal.
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Posted by Andrew Thornberry on June 29, 2011 at 12:00AM in Chit Chat , Outraged , Business
As Twitter celebrates its fifth birthday today, it has unveiled a new site discover.twitter.com, featuring some of its most prominent users and a video with their explanation of how they use the service.
"Follow your interests. Discover your world," says Twitter, and its new video calls upon famous Twitter users to discuss…
Posted by Andrew Thornberry on April 04, 2011 at 12:00AM in Chit Chat , Geek Speak , Business
Social media does appear to be where the action is, but will only trigger revenue where you have something so interesting that people want to use their own media to tell others about it. In the social media space, there is definitely a camaraderie present online, where people articulate the (presumably shared) experiences and values that identify oneself as belonging to a particular community. That’s what twitter has become…
Posted by Andrew Thornberry on February 18, 2011 at 11:06PM in Chit Chat , Trumpet Blowing , Geek Speak , Business
Well, it was bound to happen. Yahoo has decided to sunset some of its services, and that includes social bookmarking site Delicious.
And here we see one of the inherent dangers of relying on (free) third-party sites for business and personal purposes. If you don't have control over your data, you're exposing yourself to a potential house of cards that can come tumbling down at…
Posted by Andrew Thornberry on February 05, 2011 at 11:06PM in Chit Chat , Geek Speak , Business
