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The Huffington post tells us how a “Norway ‘Child Bride’ Causes Outrage As 12-Year-Old’s Wedding Blog Goes Viral” and details the lead up to this caucasian blonde blue-eyed twelve year old’s wedding. The article is well worth a read but it is not the subject of today’s blog. However, it did make me think of a …
If it’s not happening in the West, it’s not happening Read More »
There was a time when lunch vouchers were considered a perk and you were really on the pig’s back getting your entire family covered on your company health insurance but the post on NBC news about Apple and Facebook paying for female employees to freeze their eggs has to be the most revolting talent attraction / …
The Eggs on Ice Bucket Challenge: Cloud Conception Read More »
This is a repeat of a blog post I wrote for CongRegation — a one-day ‘un-conference’ social media gathering — that took place in Cong, Co Mayo, Ireland in November 2014. I’ve been loitering with intent around the web industry in this country like a dirty penny since the mid-90s. I’ve seen every fad, gimmick and craze …
So the general public and music industry are united and up in arms together about U2’s album launch a.k.a. free distribution via iTunes. The album was not free, it cost Apple $100m which then allowed Apple to gift it to its 500 million users. A couple of points: U2 sold themselves short by accepting $2 …