Category: Communication
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What’s for lunch today, Twitter?
An imaginative use of Twitter. Somerset County Council in southwest England is set to use Twitter to tell parents what’s on the lunch menu for their children at school. This idea is part of the Council’s My School Lunch initiative,…
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How bad can it get for SpinVox?
When I think about SpinVox and the huge public kerfuffle that broke out last month stemming from allegations made in a BBC investigation over SpinVox’s audio-to-text transcription service, Billy Flynn and razzle-dazzle from the musical Chicago is mostly what springs…
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The bikini barista comes to town
Is Bikini Espresso Cafe a clever niche-marketing idea, or just stereotypical exploitation of women, masquerading as a smart business move? Brand Republic reports: A US firm is planning to launch a chain of coffee shops staffed entirely by bikini-clad women…
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Old media promotes Google new media
The battlelines between Google and Microsoft seem to be getting clear. Search: Yahoo sells out search to Microsoft Operating Systems: Google plans a rival computer operating system Next-Generation Productivity Apps: Microsoft intends to launch Office into The Cloud I make…