Peter Mandelson Has Christian Bale Moment Over Starbucks’ “Downward Spiral” UK Jibe

Frothy words overflowed from the lid of Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz’s mouth on Tuesday, saying the place that concerns him the most in…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Hot Money | February 19, 2009 10:38AM | 2 Comments »

Microsoft Plays Catch-up with Apple’s App Store, Retail Chain

Fed up of being cast as the geeky older brother of Mac, Microsoft is taking a few initiatives to step up their cool cred, announcing…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Sci-tech | February 18, 2009 12:46PM | 2 Comments »

Google Ends Radio-Ad Venture, Layoffs to Follow

Google’s torrid affair with radio advertising ended in tears and broken promises yesterday when they broke off their rocky three-year engagement. This loss follows last…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Sci-tech | February 13, 2009 4:58PM | 1 Comment »

Twitter Rumours False, It Will Not Start Charging For Services

The rumours of Twitter having actually come up with a revenue model have turned out to be nothing more than a game of Chinese whispers…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Sci-tech | February 11, 2009 2:43PM | 1 Comment »

LeapFrog Helps Toddlers Go Digital With New ‘BlackBerry’ Device

A father pushes his child on a park swing, as the three year old obsessively checks a Blackberry-like device for texts…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Sci-tech | February 6, 2009 3:48PM | 5 Comments »

German Musician Johannes Kreidler Turns Financial Crisis into Elevator Opus with Microsoft Songsmith

Generating 160,000 hits in less than a week, experimental German musician Johannes Kreidler’s “Financial Crisis Soundtrack” is the perfect viral antidote to…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Hot Money | February 5, 2009 4:45PM | 2 Comments »

Mad Barclay Brothers Buy Woolworths, Want to Create an Unlikely Online Rival to Tesco and Amazon

The billionaire Barclay twins are up to their shenanigans once again, outlandishly purchasing the Woolworths brand name through their company Shop Direct, and paying…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Hot Money | February 3, 2009 8:31PM | 4 Comments »

Wikipedia And Britannica Go After Each Other’s Business Models

The Britannica Encyclopaedia, the well respected 250 year old scholarly resource, and Wikipedia, its sloppy but more comprehensive online equivalent, are trying to move in…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Creative Economy | January 30, 2009 1:07PM | 16 Comments »

Google Expected to Launch Invasive “Gdrive”

The Kingdom of Google is working to expand its empire from the realms of the Internet by waging a siege upon our desktop regions, with…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Sci-tech | January 26, 2009 6:00PM | 2 Comments »

Wetherspoon’s “Saviour Of The Poor” Image Slips Somewhat With News Of Loan Difficulties

Last week J D Wetherspoon announced it was making it their mission to offer 99p pints to the poor and destitute seeking beery reprieve within…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Hot Money | January 22, 2009 6:05PM | 2 Comments »

Google, YouTube and Vatican Unite to Create PopeTube

The Pope is entering the digital age with Google at his right hand side, creating the Vatican’s own Youtube channel. Christianity was last…

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Posted by Trista Orchard in Creative Economy | January 21, 2009 1:35PM | 4 Comments »