Month: October 2006
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With Horizon, the BBC abandons science
BBC TV’s venerable science flagship, Horizon, has had a rough ride as it tries to gain a new audience. It’s been accused of “dumbing down”. That’s nothing new – it’s a criticism often leveled at it during its 42 year life. But instead of re-examing its approach, the series’ producers have taken the bold step…
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The mobile web: 2.0 into one doesn’t go
Hoping some Californian magic pixie dust might fall upon the sleepy world of telephony, the Symbian Smartphone Show organisers devoted an afternoon of presentations to the topic of “Social Media”. Would Web 2.0 make it to the phone? It had a bit of your Dad at the Disco about it, and even Symbian’s no-nonsense research…
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Now you know: Blogging is ‘un-Christian’
Blathering on blogs is un-Christian, an Evangelical church has warned. “Blogging has become a socially accepted practice – just as are dating seriously too young, underage drinking and general misbehaving,” notes the monthly of the Reformed Church of God, Ambassador Youth. Blogging “often makes the blogger feel good or makes him feel as if his…