There’s nothing new in filling out ridiculous quizzes and surveys in an attempt to learn something meaningful about oneself; if Cosmo’s been doing it for years then why not Facebook? What Character From Cheers Are You? Which Harry Potter School House Do You Belong To? What Cooked Breakfast Item Are You Most Like? If You Had [...]
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Tools of Self-Identity
Posted in Disillusion, Media on February 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The curse of Facebook Part II: Back to Hell.
Posted in Death, Idiocy, Media, Political, Utter Lunacy on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An update on the soundbites of our politicians and media. Previously I wrote a post on the matter of the Bridgend suicides and the rather simplistic explanation offered by the local MP, Madeline Moon, that it was all down to Facebook, Bebo, Myspace and other such ironically termed ‘social networking sites’. I read some further [...]
Media Whitewash
Posted in CWU, Industry, Marxism, Media, Public Services, Royal Mail, Society, Unionism on July 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterdays strike was supported by around 95% of the Royal Mail workforce, those are figures from the CWU, I’d like to get some less vested figures but it would seem that none are available, in fact over the past few days neither the Times nor the Independent has even given it a mention. I have [...]