The top 2 stories on Scoopit right now are shills – one for ‘inpageads’ (to much text te read, but some sort of ad thing) and another for ‘Tubby‘ (an orange, usable Ferrit killer in its infancy.) It’s a shame. Scoopit had (or perhaps still has) a chance at being the Digg for NZ, but …
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IraqSlogger – not a cheap subscription
So I have IraqSlogger on the list of sites that I visit every day or two. It’s a long list, and the Slogger is good for a very quick scan of the news from Iraq, but it has not been that useful. Well – they’ve just announced that they are gong fully subscription-only from Sept …
Bernard Hickey: Blogger
Fairfax NZ Digital chief Bernard Hickey is now blogging, at Show Me the Money. I worked with Bernard at Fairfax when he came across from the Independent Financial Review to run Fairfax Digital. Good guy. Bernard is first and foremost a professional journalist, and is always good for some insights and opinions on what the …
After xtra: Which email should you use?
It may seem surprising, but it seems a few Xtra Mail customers are unsure of what to do, now they have been stung with the transition. Perhaps Telecom will spring for some cash, but I’d not be surprised if many xtra!mail customers want to leave, but do not know where to go. Surprising because you’d …
Fairfax fires star blogger – the dark implications
A Star Blogger is fired by Fairfax… no not me….(I’m still doing a little work for Fairfax) (oh yeah – and am not a star)…. …or Juha, who has recently moved is job, and blog, (where he is a star) to Fairfax NZ. (Welcome aboard!) No – Fairfax Australia, clearly a corporation run by foreigners*, …
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Chrome Pages. Whatever that is.
Welly start-up Chrome Pages got some publicity today. CP Guys – I’m glad you have the gumption to get this going, but I am really sorry – I’m going to have to be pretty negative here. There is a somewhat lame and soundless you tube video showing the product. I cannot for the life of …
$850 for a new Apple mac….
Dick Smith is selling Mac Minis for $848. That’s an Intel mac (or make it a PC is you must), 1.83GHz core duo etc. They also have iMacs (the old ones) from $1600. I’d be buying as the new wave of macs is going to be imported at the new ‘improved’ exchange rate….. No excuses …
Those sneaky thieves – the dangerous firefox cult
Apparently using Firefox is theft. Or at least using Ad Block Plus with Firefox is theft, so says Whyfirefoxisblocked.com. (Please tell me this isn a fake site) Software that blocks all advertisement is an infringement of the rights of web site owners and developers…. … Accessing the content while blocking the ads, therefore would be …
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Google Office and xtraYahoo! Bubble
Google is adding Star Office to the Google pack, available now. Google Pack is quite a collection that includes Google Earth, Norton Security Scan, Google Desktop, Firefox with Google Toolbar, Adobe Reader, Skype, RealPlayer and other Google products Sadly the Google Pack is for XP, not the mac, but you can still get a …
Journalism matters
A good summary of events over at norightturn, along with the output and links to other coverage. Quotes from Simon Collins speech to Journalism Matters The Herald now has a total of 28 general reporters including branch offices and Parliament …At the Herald, there are now no reporters covering what should be major rounds such …
Kiwisaver progress and the market dip
Lot of recent press about Kiwisaver, but I’m missing the real juice – how were those first month results? Well – 92,000 people have signed up to Kiwisaver, which seems a tiny number (4.6%) compared to the working population of 2m or so. However Finance Minister Cullen is happy, figuring that the numbers will grow …
xtra mail customers are going to Yahoo! mail
The big mail transfer is finally coming… and not before time. Telecom’s somewhat clueless (and expensive) marketers have managed to mangle thing though, for a start using the name “Yahoo!Xtra Bubble” for the new service. Xtra subscribers will get moved to Yahoo Mail (the Beta is great), and will also get Flickr Pro, a 1 …
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smh redesign
Looks like smh.com.au has had a brush over, as has The Age. I like it. It is much clearer than before, and the front page is really long. Interestingly enough the top left placement is a photo, which is not standard, and I expected a huge story, but it’s something I really don’t care about. …
famous….in KR
Turns out Mod has plastered my photo all over his nice Brass Monkey article in the latest edition of KiwiRider. Gave me quite the shock when I was reading the mag on the flight back to Perth. It was an awesome Brass though.
Holy advertising enormity!
What a ridiculous ad format. It doesn’t shrink or otherwise go away either.
Lance Wiggs 