blending the mix

My Sony laptop is on the verge of packing in, after years and years of (ab)use it is at death’s door.
The CD drive does not allow me to burn back-up discs anymore and it is pot luck as to whether or not it will work from one day to the next.
So, I am offering […]

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First its Scoble, then it’s Tara, now it’s Bill.
Who’s next?
What’s interesting is that [tag]Robert Scoble[/tag] and [tag]Tara Hunt[/tag] (despite having been part of innovative face-recognition start-up [tag]Riya[/tag]) are pursuing interests in new areas on the internet rather than simply moving on to do the same thing at another company.
Robert has joined an exciting new company […]

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[tag]Robert Scoble[/tag] is leaving [tag]Microsoft[/tag] to join [tag]PodTech.net[/tag] a Silicon Valley startup.
Since when has one person’s job changed made it to the front page of the BBC News (top right hand side)?
Don’t think blogging/podcasting/videocatsing/CGC/wiki is something you need to be interested in? Think again.
On a more cynical note, I wonder how much money podtech.net saved […]

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The BBC reports that OFCOM, the official telecommunications watcdog in the UK, is seeking a review and possible amendment to the regulations regarding the banning of the iPod gadget iTrips that can transmit the iPod content using FM radio signals.
The device was banned in the UK because it is argued that it is possible […]

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New Media Age reports that Virgin Radio is in active talks with advertisers about placing video advertising content on the podcasts of its most popular shows.Previously, the podcasting might that was the Ricky Gervais show from The Guardian had interspersed audio ads throughout the show, which is great as the ads are able to […]

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