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The Sunday Times on eBay Shill Bidding

The Sunday Times on eBay Shill Bidding

eBay fraud is big news. It does happen, of course it does, but it's nowhere close to the sensational levels that warrant a front page expose in the Sunday Times. You can read the article here. I certainly don't think shill bidding is 'widespread'. In fact, in my experience with eBay, shill ... Read more »
iPhone Illumination

iPhone Illumination

The story has been in all the papers, but I am grateful to Cian for this incisive, short and not too gimpy description of the benefits of the much praised iPhone. Here you go: Why ... Read more »
Check Out the Latest Edition of 'In Business'

Check Out the Latest Edition of ‘In Business’

I'm a huge fan of the BBC journalist Peter Day. He presides over the brilliant Radio 4 programme In Business and is often to be heard on the World Service. He's an intelligent broadcaster seeking out the new with an amazing ability to ask that killer question or pursue an incisive hunch. His ... Read more »
Costa Book Awards Sanction a Typo

Costa Book Awards Sanction a Typo

I'm not that proud for noticing this: I'm not the lovely Lynne Truss and I fully accept that we all make typos. In general, I'm pretty forgiving. But I couldn't resist pointing out this tiny mistake from the Costa Book Awards. They really ought to know better after ... Read more »
Good Clean Fun: Hate My Tory

Good Clean Fun: Hate My Tory

It’s not big or clever but for a giggle and a few fun filled moments, Hate My Tory is a lovely ... Read more »
Geograph: Photo-Sharing Fun

Geograph: Photo-Sharing Fun

In the Second World War as the Allies were planning for D-Day and other missions they often put out pleas to the country for pictures and photographs of places of potential military importance: the coast of northern France was a favourite. People would send in their holiday snaps and the ... Read more »
The Million Word Site

The Million Word Site

Pixelotto looks like it might be picking up but MMMZR has fallen at the first hurdle with its founder crying off citing losses and complaining about lawyer's fees. So what's next from the flurry of 'magic traffic driving' sites? The latest on the bandwagon is New Yorker Itzhak Schier aka ZiQui ... Read more »