Archive for May, 2008

  • Obama leads the way in digital politics

    Obama leads the way in digital politics

    HOW many people would watch a 37-minute speech by a politician? Few of us would guess that five and a half-million people would have tuned in. But that’s how many people have apparently so far watched Barack Obama’s ‘More Perfect Union’ speech on YouTube. In...

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  • Opening up the world of newspapers, via the wonders of the web

    Opening up the world of newspapers, via the wonders of the web

    [Please download Flash Player to view this video] A FASCINATING experiment in using digital communications to engage with readers was carried out today by one of the North West’s leading daily newspapers. The Liverpool Daily Post used the internet to break new ground and reach...

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  • Direct aid to Burma (Myanmar) – is Google a force for good? (Part 2)

    Direct aid to Burma (Myanmar) – is Google a force for good? (Part 2)

    Google has done it again. The web giant has today started to accept donations to aid the relief effort in cyclone-hit Burma. Google has created a special web page to channel on-line donations direct to Unicef and Direct Relief International. It has also pledged to...

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  • Can a global arms dealer ever be considered ‘ethical’?

    Can a global arms dealer ever be considered ‘ethical’?

    The giant arms dealer, BAE Systems has been accused of acting unethically by the former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf. We are only surprised that anyone is surprised. Have you ever heard of an arms dealer that acts ethically? Cynics would say that such a...

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