Category: Technology
What the hell is Bitcoin and why should you care?
| April 11, 2013 | Posted by Jennifer Lambourne under Digital, Financial, Technology, Uncategorized |
Bitcoin: It’s been called the ‘new gold’, ‘the currency outside of governments’ and even ‘the Harlem Shake of currency’. So what is it, what does it do, and why is everyone suddenly raving about it?
Can you trust technology reviews?
| February 22, 2013 | Posted by admin under Media, Social Media, Technology |
In the world of technology journalism and PR product reviews are a fundamental element of the business. With so many different products available in all areas of the technology market, buyers rely on the media to provide them with independent, expert appraisals to guide their purchasing decisions. But what happens when a reviewer’s professionalism is…
Celebrating a true female technology pioneer
| October 16, 2012 | Posted by admin under Technology |
Today is Ada Lovelace Day which honours the pioneering mathematician and aims to further the cause of women in science and technology. Lovelace’s story has particular resonance to women with an interest in computer science, because of her work with Charles Babbage on one of history’s first mechanical computers. As impressive and inspirational a figure…
Ed Vaizey at the PRCA B2B Working Group
| October 7, 2012 | Posted by admin under Media, PR, Technology |
Ed Vaizey recently spoke at the PRCA B2B Working Group chaired by Text100 UK managing director, Dan Baxter. We shared his opening comments in an earlier post, and below we’ve included Mr Vaizey’s responses to the audience’s questions. (Sadly the venue wasn’t conducive to Newsnight quality camerawork, but we were at least able to capture…
Vive la (Digital) Revolution!
| October 3, 2012 | Posted by Dan Baxter under Media, PR, Social Media, Technology |
Last week I had the pleasure of hosting a Q&A event with Ed Vaizey MP, our government minister for culture, communications and creative industries. Ed shared some fascinating insight into the key trends currently defining and shaping not just the technology and media industries, but all of society. You can watch his introduction here, and…
Revolution, revolt and reparation: Technology’s role in the UK riots
| August 10, 2011 | Posted by Kate Palmer under Social Media, Technology |
It is a platform that has publicised protests in the Arab world, spread riots across English cities, and even helped to coordinate a mass cleanup effort in the wake of London’s unrest. The UK riots have reminded the public of the power of social networking as a tool of instant mass communication. The British media has…
What the hell is Google+ and why should I care?
| July 12, 2011 | Posted by admin under Social Media, Technology |
When I first heard that Google was launching a new social networking platform I thought “Oh christ, not again, I’m too old to keep up with all this crap, why can’t they just stop trying to be Facebook? Maybe if I just ignore it the whole thing will go away like Google Wave did.” But…
Are we in another tech bubble?
| July 6, 2011 | Posted by PierreL under Social Media, Technology |
It used to scare me when I read that a company such as Skype could be bought for as much as $8.5bn, or that Facebook (according to stock market wizards at Goldman Sachs) has a larger market value than an oil major like British Petroleum. I used to think we failed to learn a lesson…
Where virals come from – understanding memes and online culture
| April 1, 2011 | Posted by PierreL under Social Media, Technology |
In the marketing industry we’re used to thinking of viral content in terms of branded collateral that’s been specifically designed to spread via digital word of mouth amongst our target audience.
Computer Weekly & Microscope exit Planet Sutton
| March 29, 2011 | Posted by Dan Baxter under Media, Technology |
Here at Text towers, we occasionally find ourselves spending Sunday afternoons looking wistfully out of rain-speckled windows and reflecting on some of those moments in our career that have made us most proud. While seemingly ordinary at the time, these successes can, with hindsight, seem to take on almost seminal importance in laying down the…
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