Month: January 2011
Check out: Roostie – is music site the new MySpace?
A mixture of a record label and MySpace, Roostie is a website that hosts the profiles, music, gigs and media for new bands. The difference with MySpace is that there is a selection process in Roostie - so only bands or singers that their music panel thinks are good enough make it onto their roster.…
How fashion blogger Elin King is now designing the clothes she used to write about: her H&M deal
Becca Caddy, freelance tech and fashion writer, for ShinyShiny.. Her other stuff can be found here From designer labels to high-street retailers, the fashion industry has long been aware of the importance of bloggers. For example, take the story of 13-year-old Tavi Gevinson whose blog Style Rookie has had her receiving attention from designers, mountains…
Offices are still important: why being with people IRL can make for better work
With the internet making it increasingly possible to work from anywhere that there's a wifi connection - there has been a big increase in home workers and remote commuters. However though there are many advantages to working from home... snacks! less small talk! cheaper office space! it could be that working with your colleagues in…
Tim Cook – the man taking over Apple from Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs will continue in his role as CEO of Apple, but now he is on medical leave, he'll be handing over day to day control of the technology giant to Tim Cook, his Chief of Operations and second in command. Cook has been with Apple for 12 years, since 1998 when he left Compaq…
Steve Jobs takes medical leave from Apple: his email to staff
The poloshirted CEO of Apple - Steve Jobs - may not be around to present the new iPad in February as he has just announced he is to go on medical leave. It's almost exactly two years since he last took medical leave to battle pancreatic cancer. He leaves day to day operation of the…
10 Ways The Internet Can Make You Happy – #BlueMonday
In case the grey weather, withered leaves, the fact that Christmas is now a distant memory and people both on the internet and off it are broke or unemployed wasn't enough to inform you that this is the most depressing day in the year, Twitter should have done by now. #BlueMonday has been trending top…
Niche jobs sites – best way to get ahead is to get specialised
It's almost taken for granted that job searches have gone online - but don't just go to jobs.com, be imaginative about where you're looking. It seems that niche jobs-sites has taken off too. Look for example, at findachristianjob.com. So you may not want to join the ministry or lay pastoral care (though bear in mind…
#CES Digest: The Ten Best Gadgets from this Year
Ashley gave us his digest of all that was great about CES this year over on TechDigest. We reproduce it here for your viewing pleasure... While a tablet-saturated CES didn't make for an exactly inspiring 2011 show, there was still more than enough great tech on display to have us looking forward to the year…
Pinterest: 5 reasons why you should use the online scrapbook
Pinterest - an online scrapbook service - has been garnering interest today. It works like a online scrapbook for you to store, share and find fun tings on the internet. Here are five reasons you should use it: 1. You want somewhere to store all the nice things you see on the netz but don't…
Spotify will go to the US? Music service near a deal
The music streaming service Spotify is on the verge of breaking into the USA, according to a report in the New York Post, Though Spotify sources say they have nothing to confirm, record label insiders in the Post say the deal is practically done. Started in Sweden, Spotify has been runaway successful in the UK,…
