Obscure Box
Things for 2012 to do
It’s fair to say that 2011 was one of those years I’m glad is finally over and hello 2012. If it wasn’t one thing it was another that challenged all in 2011, from its damp, soggy and destructive start that seemed to have an impact on almost everything that followed. But isn’t it a case [...]
Why Microsoft’s deal adds to the Skype/ABC concern
So the software giant Microsoft has bought the on-line communications firm Skype. That’s according to a report I’ve just read on the ABC’s website, “Microsoft buys Skype for $7.9b” (Wednesday 11 May 2011). This only adds to my concern over the ABC’s reporters and presenters telling me when they do an interview using Skype (See [...]
The ABC’s love affair with Skype
What is it about the ABC and Skype? There seems to be more than the odd mention of the online video/audio communication technology Skype on the ABC’s airwaves these days. I’m not talking about the legitimate references to the free broadcast website used in the recent defence force sex scandal. I’m talking more about some [...]
The ING orangutan doesn’t do it for me
ING Direct’s decision to dump comedian Billy Connolly for an orangutan in its new marketing campaign is a puzzle. Connolly is instantly recognisable. He’s world famous, he’s very funny, he also admits to being well off and is Scottish so comes from a nation with a reputation for looking after the money. A perfect ambassador [...]