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Retail leaders will open up in tough times
Comment He recalled less-than-complementary blogs from customers slating his offers and admits that retailers can no longer control the flow of communication about their brands in the web 2.0 age. Retail boards will no doubt feed that hurt down to their... [13 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 1.12.06
Round-Up And incredibly the discomfort of one classics teacher and the fact another school, no doubt fearful of this knee-jerk and litigious age we live, has also banned wi-fi is all the proof one MP needed to demand an enquiry into this matter. [01 Dec 2006]
Ageist employers warned over new laws
News New employment laws come into force on 1 October when it will become illegal for companies to deny a job or promotion to anyone because of their age, while job adverts will not be able to call for "young" or "enthusiastic" workers or specify a... [14 Sep 2006]
Leader: Ageism in IT - what do you think?
Leader Starting on 1 October, new laws will make it illegal for companies to deny a job or promotion to anyone because of their age. Given that, according to employment arbitration body Acas almost a quarter of companies specify maximum recruitment ages... [11 Sep 2006]
'Mobile music to be bigger than TV'
News While the average age of the mobile music user is currently quite young - as low as 11- to 15-years-old for first-timers - operators and record labels are figuring out how to appeal to adults with new offerings and types of music. [17 Jan 2006]
Google: Analyse this
News AdCenter, in beta testing in France and Singapore, differs in that it provides targeted information about the web surfers to whom it serves ads, including data such as age, gender and postcode code. Google Analytics could hurt companies such as... [14 Nov 2005]
Through the fog... Will IM stand for 'isolated messaging'?
Comment Many companies just expect communication to happen - after all, we have all been talking since an early age and, therefore, we have been communicating. Using IM indiscriminately is akin to using a chisel as a screwdriver - it may just about do the... [24 Oct 2003]
Cyber Britain welcomes the 'disadvantaged'
Comment Just 15 per cent of people aged 65 and over have even tried accessing the internet and so, unsurprisingly, Age Concern is another of the voluntary sector organisations behind the campaign. The elderly - or 'people in later life' as Age Concern says... [13 May 2003]
Sex.com case turning dirty
News Although it's an arcane case about property rights in the digital age, the Sex.com saga has all the trappings of a juicy pulp fiction novel: a fugitive on the run in Mexico, would-be bounty hunters, and porn. [14 Aug 2002]
Transatlantic Cable: Vote 2000 - internet politics in the US
Comment Given this is the digital age, it's no surprise the high-tech card is being played frequently. Take, for instance, Republican candidate George W Bush's recent claims that Democrat Al Gore is guilty of "analogue thinking in a digital age, 28K... [20 Oct 2000]
The mobile megamerger: good for Britain, good for Europe
Comment Looking at takeovers, the argument goes that in the age of multinational capital it doesn't matter where the owners of a company are based, only that they employ your country's workers. Despite what the EC commissioner, Erkki Liikanen, has said, a... [01 Dec 1999]
