Don’t stop me now: The Calais ‘jungle’ & No Borders Camp

French Immigration Minister Eric Besson today (17 September 2009) announced that he will clear the makeshift tents in Calais nicknamed ‘the jungle’ by the end of this week. An exclusive, but gut-wrenching...

News Corp will charge for newspaper websites, says Rupert Murdoch

Events move fast in Etherland.  Many news agencies have made online versions of their newspapers free to the public.  Now media mogul, Rupert Murdoch has opined that the free online versions are turning...

The alien Zlog and sidekick Asbo investigate ‘anti-consumerism’

Alien Zlog and his sidekick Asbo report back to their planet, Zorlich, on the terrible plight of robotic shoppers, known as people. From Eastenders to Knightsbridge, shopping for ‘stuff’ is out of fashion;...

How poor is London?

“Poverty still exists right here in London” states economist Daniel Ben Ami. In this report Daniel Ben Ami tells us more about London’s poverty and what can be done about it. Coining the phrase...

Online news sites powered by ordinary users offer different points of view

I recently did an interview with the Canadian Press.  Here is an excerpt from the final piece:"But the website's founder, Michael Tippett, says objectivity is less important than ensuring readers have access...

The World's Top Best Underrated Web sites

1. Photobucket (www.photobucket.com), the world's biggest photo Web site, the easiest and most reliable way for people to create, manage and share their personal media online.2. CNN.com (www.cnn.com), the world's best and leader in online news and information delivery.3....

Who's the dude behind Linkswarm?

Linkswarm is gaining in popularity as the number of net surfers grows - find out about the big Swarmer who started it all at http://www.orato.com/node/3279.

News doomsayers can stuff it: MediaShift

Mark Glaser is a respected digital media analyst and commentator (I first heard about him through the Online Publishers Association ) and has been one of the principle voices in exploring trends and impacts in the...

Are there rules in social media?

Michelle Nicolosi is the assistant editor at Seattle P-I and we're discussing rules and behaviours in social media.Real names:How do you ensure someone signs up with their real name?Newsvine says no need, Killfile...

Putting the "National" in National News

"Germany's right-wing NPD party used to shy away from the Internet. But now it has discovered the benefits of the new technology -- and created its own online news show. The party has big plans for its own "critical news" show."

Study: More readers turning to the Web for news | CNET News.com

According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, more than 50 million Americans per day used the Internet as ther primary source for newsin 2005. The Pew study claims that the ubiquity of broadband is the primary reason for this shift to online news. Not a good time...

TWO Aljazeera News Networks?! Which is Which?

Right, so, maybe i'm the last one to clue in to this, but their are TWO online news services claiming the name Aljazeera.The one which you hear about all the time, often because terrorists constantly hand them...

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