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- Podcast: Hotel Service July 29, 2010The BBC World Service Business Daily version of my column on Hotel Serice (The Business Daily podcast is here.) Loose Wireless 100728 To listen to Business Daily on the radio, tune into BBC World Service at the following times, or...
- The Dangers of Faking It July 26, 2010(my weekly column, syndicated to newspapers) By Jeremy Wagstaff A 40-ton whale jumped out of the water and crash-landed onto a sailboat the other day. The moment was caught on camera by a tourist, the whale suspended a few meters...
- Media's Future: Retail July 18, 2010(This is a copy of my weekly newspaper column, distributed by Loose Wire Service) By Jeremy Wagstaff As you no doubt know, Rupert Murdoch has decided to put up a front door on the The Times’ website, demanding a modest...
- Turning Off the Comment Demon July 11, 2010By Jeremy Wagstaff (this is my weekly syndicated newspaper column, distributed via the Loose Wire Service.) Someone defaced my Wikipedia page the other day. Yes, it’s absurd that I have a Wikipedia page—ask my, er, fans, about that—but even more...
- Google and Penguin: Bookending a Revolution July 4, 2010By Jeremy Wagstaff (my syndicated Loose Wire column.) As I write this two significant events are taking place: Google has said it will tie up with the American Booksellers Association—the U.S. trade group for independent bookstores—to sell ebooks. And there’s...
- Using LinkedIn to Research Spies Like Us July 3, 2010Several of the 11 alleged Russian spies leave interesting imprints on LinkedIn, suggesting rewarding pickings for journalists. Donald Heathfield, for example, had 74 connections. His specialities sound like they could equally applied to espionage: Comprehensive management of Risks and Uncertainties,...
- Why Google Needs China? July 1, 2010Playing with the AdMob data on iPhone and Android devices—which is a bit old now, the U.S., a much bigger iPhone/Android market than the rest of the world, reflects the worldwide distribution of iPhone vs Android devices (the blue is...
- Why Hotels Should Avoid Social Media June 28, 2010By Jeremy Wagstaff (this is a copy of my column for newspapers) If The Wall Street Journal is to be believed—and as a former contributor I’ve no reason to doubt it—the best way to get decent hotel service these days...
- Visualizing England’s Woes June 23, 2010I hope I’m proved wrong in this case, but this is a visualization that does what any great visualisation should: it lets you find your own story. In my case I’m convinced that England’s football woes lie in the fact...
- Podcast: Presentation Blues June 23, 2010The BBC World Service Business Daily version of my column on presentation blues. (The Business Daily podcast is here.) Loose Wireless 100623To listen to Business Daily on the radio, tune into BBC World Service at the following times, or click...
