Tag Archives: mobile

#One liners – the heroically uninformed, comic strips & NZ’s broadband problem

By Julie Starr | Published: August 7, 2011

“Nobody should be that young, but the problem presented by these busy tyros is that they have no sense of the past even when it comes to the medium they have chosen to bless with their brash but heroically uninformed presence.” - Clive James on the lack of tone, culture and accuracy set by [...]

Posted in Journalism | Also tagged #oneliners, bbc, Clive James, comic strips, content, data, Derek Sivers, editorial comics, Hagar the Horrible, leaders and followers, leadership, New York Times, Pacific Fibre, Rod Drury, Sam Morgan | Leave a comment

‘I hate phone numbers’

By Julie Starr | Published: June 16, 2011

I had one of those ‘hmm, interesting’ moments when I read this post about the shelf life of phone numbers. A recommended read. I hate phone numbers. They’re a relic of an outmoded system that both wireless and wireline carriers use to keep people trapped on their services — a false technological prison built of [...]

Posted in Journalism, Mobile & Tablets | Also tagged phone numbers, telco companies, telecoms, telephones | 1 Comment

Mobile & tablets wrap: Telegraph on Apple, Playboy on iPad, Sony goes honeycomb

By Julie Starr | Published: May 26, 2011

A few links from catch-up reading… Telegraph iPad app offers Apple subs The Daily Telegraph has signed up to Apple’s strict terms on digital subscriptions with its new iPad app. The app is free to download but charges readers £1.19 for a single edition, or £9.99 for a monthly subscription. Telegraph newspaper subscribers get full [...]

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Fresh takes on news delivery

By Julie Starr | Published: March 7, 2009

Steve Rubel describes three ways newspapers are experimenting with delivery: rich, searchable email editions; hyper-vertical navigation (ability to drill down to more and more specific pages of information), and innovative mobile apps. Nice idea to track new developments in this crucial area.

Posted in In Brief, Mobile & Tablets | Also tagged Delivery, email, navigation, news | Leave a comment

Top tips on covering conferences live

By Julie Starr | Published: June 3, 2008

This just caught my eye on Twitter - it's top tips from BBC blogger Robin Hamman on the tools and services you need to blog live from a conference. Really good stuff.