Media’s Reliance on the Rechargeable Battery
When I talk to some of my hardened colleagues in the newspaper trade about the ‘good ol days’ I can’t feel anything but thankful that I now have the use of modern technology.
It does mean that I’m 100 per cent reliant on the charge of my phone’s rechargeable battery when reporting at a football match, but it guarantees the quick and easy filing of copy – important with tight deadlines.
Times have certainly changed with how we process and access information, and with this blog in its earnest it is time for a brave prediction.
This month, Apple are expected to launch a new tablet computer. From the rumors leaking out,I believe it will lead to a major transformation in how the readership consumers and views newspapers and magazines
Categories: Business Tags: Apple, Mobile Phone, Rechargeable battery
Looking for Flats to Rent in Glasgow near Atlantic Quay
I’ve just landed a new job at a PR firm down in Glasgow.
Very pleased with the move as it brings exciting new opportunities, friendly new colleagues and a handy pay rise.
Now I’ve got the tricky task of finding an affordable selection of flats to rent in Glasgow.
Thankfully, a recent survey I read shows that flats in Scotland’s Second city are available at lower rent charges than similar properties in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Looking at Glasgow, and it’s not a city I’m that familiar with truth to be told, I think the Merchant City area is the place to be.
Babbling Babel leads to Twitter Trouble
Twitter. It is everywhere.
Read the paper – particularly The Guardian – and you would be excused for thinking that stories about Twitter, and the millions who use it, are the only items worth reporting these days.
Most of the well-known faces on the site keep the really things fairly bland and manage not to spill the internal beans.
However, Liverpool “attacker” Ryan Babel is not that clever and recently got in to a fair bit of troublfrom his club Liverpool by “tweeting” about being dropped from the side.
Days later Manchester United released a statement saying that their players had effectively been banned from using the site.
You can see the clubs, and their respective managers’ concerns. howver banning a valuable social media tool seems a bit draconian.
Categories: News, Online Fun Tags: Babel, Liverpool, Man United, Ryan, Twitter
Rage against the X Factor machine
There was once a simple mathematic equation, it read like this: X Factor winner + Christmas = Number one hit.
No more though, as thanks to a fevered Facebook campaign and personal appearances from Rage Against the Machine the most unlikely of number ones was crowned on Sunday.
Killing in the Name outsold Joe McElderry – the X Factor winner – by around 50,000 and has been described as one of the biggest chart upsets ever.
Proper music was the clear winner here, with McElderry’s cover of a Hannah Montanna song losing to one of the most inventive and powerful songs of recent decades.
Charity was also a winner, with Shelter receiving a percentage of all sales.
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Looking for a job in the media
If you dream of being a football reporter, a radio DJ or a television presenter then you’ll need a break into the media – one of the most competitive industries in which to find a job.
It is ultra-competitive thanks to a steady stream of graduates leaving universities every year, complete with media degrees and dreams of becoming a household name.
A few simple tips can help in you find a job – ensure your CV is fault-free grammatically, be prepared to start at the bottom and understand that work will run into your free time.
Another tip is to undertake work experience in a field that interests you and many of the country’s top publishers offer such schemes.
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