Tag Archives: Web

Tabloid journalism rears its ugly head online

The blog post titled “When a Crane Flies, Duck” by Joe Wilcox under Microsoft Watch not only flies in the face of good taste, the pun is also lame, to say the least. This creeping tabloidization, where heretofore respectable news organisations are succumbing to the subjects and techniques of tabloid journalism, exploits visceral emotions aimed… Read More: Tabloid journalism rears its ugly head online »

Top 10 mindboggling domain names

These are real websites, but clearly the companies behind them have failed to perform due diligence. 1. A site called ‘Who Represents’ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name? www.whorepresents.com 2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at www.expertsexchange.com 3.… Read More: Top 10 mindboggling domain names »

If you can’t ban them, buy them!

The sale of Hardware Zone to SPH probably didn’t generate much buzz outside of Singapore. I myself was unware of it until several days ago. (I don’t usually watch/read the bullshit generated by CNA, asiaone and other thinly-veiled government propaganda machines, save to have a good laugh at the collective stupidity of the source that… Read More: If you can’t ban them, buy them! »