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Full story: Al Jazeera launches in English
Arab TV network Al Jazeera launched an English-language service yesterday that, inevitably, attracted criticisms in the US and elsewhere where some see the station purely as a mouthpiece for Osama Bin Laden. The station has consistently denied any such linkage, according to a BBC report. Whatever anyone’s perception is of Al Jazeera, there’s no doubt that the station has significant influence today, not only in the Arabic-speaking world: […] Two years ago, al-Jazeera was named in the global InterBrand survey…
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Full story: Dell means business in Second Life
They want to be where people are gathering so it was an easy decision to make for Dell to go into Second Life. So said Ro Parra, senior vice president and general manager for Dell’s Home and Small Business Group, in his presentation during a press briefing today in Second Life to launch Dell Island, Dell’s first venture into this virtual world. That’s not the half of it, though.
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Full story: Attention on Second Life
It’s coming thick and fast now – commentary and news on which business is doing what in Second Life. The latest today: Dell launches its Second Life presence today with an invite-only press preview followed by opening up the brand new Dell Island for general access. I’ll be at that preview at 6.15pm GMT. Edelman partners with Electric Sheep to offer funding for a new Second Life business venture. It’s a competition and kicks off with a panel event on Friday November 17…
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Full story: Gmail Mobile rocks!
I’ve been trying out the new Gmail Mobile email service on my mobile phone. It’s great. Easy-to-navigate presentation of information. Easy to manage my emails, from reading to replying to composing a new message. Very fast site loading, although that may be a lot to do with a strong 3G network connection. The richness of how the information looks on screen is a vast improvement on what it looked like before when I last accessed Gmail on my mobile. That…











