Truth in trolling
Was on a break reading through some of the aggressive GamerGate style @-replies to Martin Belam, when I ended up looking into a couple of…
MaxTB (Medium.com archive)
((Imported from Medium in 2025. Some of these might be missing links or context and not make sense...)
The Lookback, Issue 3
Linkedin IPOs, Facebook IPOs, Lenovo buys Motorola
The LookBack, Issue 2
Microsoft buys Skype, Facebook’s PR blunder, Twitter launches Mute
Really like this way of looking at Apple Watch and comparing to Windows Mobile.
Is there an argument to say that we can’t judge the Watch a failure for not being the iPhone? And that to try and usurp the other device…
Great PRs and marketers “resist PR” as much as journalists
I saw this shared in the TechJPR community recently and made me realise something I hadn’t thought about before.
Getting better at what’s now vs what’s next
I find myself fascinated by new ways of doing things. Sometimes more than actually doing things. And that’s both a flaw and a strength, as…
Well, there goes the article I was planning to draft up and pitch to the tech editors…
Read this – if/ when bots and messaging become a big deal, this is a sleeping giant. Would also make sense if it was the segue when…
A really enjoyable read and compelling argument, if it turns out to be true.
I think this antifragile approach is actually perfectly suited to modern storytelling. Examples like Breaking Bad show me how well you can…
The Lookback, Issue 1
Apple Beats, Samsung in Second and Twitter Buy
Useful Little Things
Sometimes you find a little tweak, tip or hack that saves you time every day and makes you dread the thought of living without it. Think…
Having spent a morning watching a client’s coverage be tweeted by hundreds of fake, vapid, empty…
It has ruined these
Who do we have to thank for Twitter?
Ten years in, Twitter has had a huge impact on the world.