Skill Zone News issue 55
As London opens its gates to the Olympics, our communications and internet infrastructure will face a tough test as it feeds the world's hunger for news and information. It is a measure of the maturity of information technology that we can simply expect this to work. Now if only we could be as confident about the buses.
26th July 2012
Faceless Facebookers and unlikely likes
It was only a few months ago that Facebook sold shares in one of the most over-hyped dot com offerings of recent years, but now people are asking if its valuation, and importance to business, can be justified?
Deep pockets needed at Google
In the previous issue of this newsletter I wrote about the expensive application process for top level domains, (a non-refundable $185,000 per application). It has now emerged that at least three applications by big spender Google are bound to fail because Google didn't read the small print.
Cyber cops catch cyber crooks
One reason we've seen so much internet-related crime is that for too long the criminals thought they could be safely remote and anonymous. Police are now getting much better at solving this global problem.
Doorstep deliveries
Did you know that if you are not at home when the postman tries to deliver a parcel that he is not allowed to leave it with your neighbours? Did you know that could be about to change?
Splashing out on advertising
When you've had too much to drink, the beer does the talking. But now its not just the beer. Bars in Michigan are trialling interactive urinal communications. Is nowhere safe from advertising?