News, views and opinions from a Gàidheal
I’m sure that I’m not alone in often thinking of a tremendous idea, one that could change the way we do something forever – before looking into it and finding it already exists. Yesterday I had one of those moments. Why isn’t there a website/app that allows me to bookmark articles and group them in a feed that I can share with people rather than having to Tweet or share via Facebook. A little research led to me to find Bundlr, and I’m glad to — Read more →
A new football season is nearly upon us, and for my club Ross County it’s been a summer of some change. The usual ebb and flow of players has seen some leave, some new faces appear and some return but perhaps the more exciting changes have come off-the-field – at the behest of our innovative chairman. The club has taken big strides so far this summer with the overall aim of improving the overall fan experience, which is to be commended. Roy McGregor talked in — Read more →
This month marked an important anniversary for one of music’s biggest institutions. It’s not a band, or a label, but iTunes. Ten years ago iTunes launched their now all-powerful music store, ushering in the dawn of digital music in a real sense. Downloading songs has completely changed the way we experience music, for the better, but Monday marked another step towards an even more digital way of listening to music: streaming. The Official UK Charts Company, who have ran the Top 40 which has become — Read more →
We sometimes forget in this always connected, always online world that the internet is only just over twenty years old. It’s a relatively new technological and social construct and it’s one that has grown almost inconceivably quickly in that time. We’ve never seen any form of communication blow up in such a way before. Because of this, and the internet’s capacity to be incredibly malleable and allow you to do almost anything you want, it’s a force that has become very hard to police. We — Read more →
Amazon announced yesterday that you can now add items to your shopping basket via Twitter by replying to a tweet featuring a link to an Amazon product with the hashtag #AmazonBasket (or #AmazonCart in the US). This is yet another innovative masterstroke from the leviathans of online shopping and takes it to a completely new and unforeseen level. How does it work you might ask? First off, you need to have both Amazon and Twitter accounts. Then go to Amazon Basket’s page and then you — Read more →
