‘£50 iPad’ – Sadly only a technical glitch at Tesco
It got my hopes up, and then it pulled them straight back down again! The new iPad, due to go on sale next week, went up on the Tesco website for just £50. Of course common sense should have told me this was a technical…
TV Shack Update
I wrote a post about Richard O’Dwyer a few months ago (http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/?p=3918) when the US were initially trying to get the TV Shack creator extradited over there. It seems that the Home Secretary Theresa May has sided with the US and O’Dwyer will now be…
I want an iPad
I’m not going to lie, or pretend otherwise, I am insanely jealous of anyone I see with an iPad. When the first generation went on sale back in April 2010 I was a bit of a cynic and very much in the opinion that my…
TFM&A 2012
Technology For Marketing and Advertising (TFM&A) has finished again for another year. I spent the afternoon down there at Earls Court yesterday trying to pick up some predictions for 2012 and avoid the numerous companies trying to give me stress balls! After a bit of…
The Facebook Timeline
So I was naive and thought that we all had a choice over whether we have to move over to the new Facebook format. On my way home last night I read an article which informed me that within two weeks I would have the…
Axe Launches New Fragrance with a Comic Book
Axe has gone for a new original approach for the launch of its new fragrance line, Anarchy. The brand is introducing two scents, one for men and one for women, with a graphic novel, which is to be generated via the input of Facebook fans….
Facebooks trouble with worms
Apparently a computer worm has stolen 45,000 login credentials from Facebook. It has said to have largely affected accounts within the UK and France. The malware responsible is the well known ‘Ramnit’, which has been invading computers and stealing bank details since it was first…
The Irish are angry at Facebook
The Irish data protection commissioner has strongly recommended Facebook take a long hard look at the current privacy status of Facebook, with special attention made to how data is used on the site. Facebook Ireland was given responsibility for all non-US and Canadian data back…
Littlewoods advert…I like it
So I don’t know if you have seen the Littlewoods Christmas advert this year but I like it. It’s a children’s nativity all about presents and gifts. Sounds pretty normal. However it has been plagued with hundreds of complaints. Mum’s and Dad’s are accusing it…
Facebook’s Privacy Changes
Social networking sites are designed for sharing information. People share photos of friends, families, special occasions and antenatal scans. Users continually choose to open their lives to pretty much anyone with access to a computer, but they don’t like it when this choice is taken…
