- Politicians who can't sort the eurozone? They're merely taking orders from baby boom gerontocracy, says @phillipinman. http://t.co/zGPKmI1y #
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@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2012-01-13
@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2012-01-06
- DMGT disagrees with News Corp on UK media plurality, citing "particular & unique" role of BBC. Well, I never. . . http://t.co/HqSJ2PzN #
- There's that prediction again: online display = $25bn global mkt, but could grow to $200bn/yr says Google's Neal Mohan: http://t.co/wHg5TdkN #
@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2012-01-06
- DMGT disagrees with News Corp on UK media plurality, citing "particular & unique" role of BBC. Well, I never. . . http://t.co/HqSJ2PzN #
- There's that prediction again: online display = $25bn global mkt, but could grow to $200bn/yr says Google's Neal Mohan: http://t.co/wHg5TdkN #
@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2011-12-23
- Digital first? Well maybe. The Guardian in print continues to shrink: http://t.co/APr06NAT #
- So long, Hitch. #
- The Guardian seems to be carrying plenty of back-handed nastiness about Hitchens. Iraq obscures everything. . . #
@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2011-12-16
- Guardian says the euro's collapse would be "a consequence with huge diplomatic consequences". Er, yes. #editthatthing http://t.co/ZKyjemNp #
- City analyst on euro crisis quotes Foucault, Heraclitus & Jung. His bond trading strategy must be ace. @FTAlphaville http://t.co/PlgHv65I #
- SIX working days to transfer £ btw my bank account & my PayPal. How many Victorian clerks with quill pens are working on this transaction? #
- Bloody kitemarks: always the last refuge of those who don't understand the web. Welcome to the club, Lord Hunt. http://t.co/KDYltXTZ #
- Why does Ticketmaster exist? What does it offer me in return for a 10%+ tax on ticket purchases? Um, precisely nothing. #
@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2011-09-16
- RT @journalismnews: Mail on Sunday sales drop by 150,000 http://t.co/EdbQyVv #journalism < Mirror & Star consolidate post-NoW gains. #
@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2011-09-09
- Will the real @IvanLewis_MP stand up? Tip-toeing round News-Sky here http://t.co/kDH7faM, sounding sterner here (£) http://t.co/abPrk3y #
- Labour on cross-media: in Aug, @IvanLewis_MP wants "important" changes; in Sept he has no "definite proposals"… (cont) http://t.co/hdB3g9N #
- Big Media recruits external tech talent: ex-Sky/Experian exec Duncan Painter in at EMAP after Ashley Highfield's arrival at Johnston Press. #
- Neville or not? Fate of Murdoch dynasty hangs on DCMS Ctte interpretation of 15-min conversation btw James Murdoch & Tom Crone in 2007. #
- Heh. Motorhead's Ace Of Spades plays during BBC house ad for "original British drama". Not sure it works, but intention vs. Sky is clear. #
@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2011-09-02
- Well, well. Tindle Newspapers now owns 4.4% of Johnston Press, which doesn't pay dividends. Mr Highfield, meet Sir Ray. http://t.co/iORRo8c #
- RT @thetecheye: Steve Jobs boards the Chariot of Fire: Ye Final Booke of Jobs http://t.co/AEwbEer <– Must read
# - Liking @bandcamp, the "(self)-publishing platform for musicians". Why, apart from shareholder expectations, do major labels still exist? #
- RT @MediaReDEF: Major Record Labels Sue YouTube Download Site http://t.co/0GaEsZh /via @MediaReDEF <– Was wondering when this would start. #
- Labour push for interim media ownership rules to block any renewed News-Sky bid. Much talk of "closing loopholes". http://t.co/3CtmEd4 #
- RT @BenedictEvans: Perceptive piece on Apple structure in the FT – "really 3 companies": http://t.co/vgSbCXK #FT <– Yep, very good. #
- Mike Lynch of Autonomy on unstructured data, "the other 85%" that IT industry "stubbornly refuses to acknowledge". http://t.co/ETpiHYF #
- Is this the best hotel website in the world? Probably. @TheMichelberger in Berlin: http://t.co/NhvF4x9 #
- RT @relaxedtravel: @petekirwan My award for best hotel website has always gone to http://t.co/UYSW11B <– I want to visit. Now. #
@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2011-08-26
- Just back from @GreenManFest: spellbinding weekend in sunny Wales. Highlight = astonishing Low Anthem set. Thanks to @Fiona_Stewart & Co. #
- Does anyone know how to contact #volkswagen #vw PR? Jesus H. Christ: never seen such a messed up corporate site in my life. . . #
- I can't remember what grades I got at GCSE or A-level. It was a while ago, mind. #
- MT @guardiantech: BBM Music (w/ Omnifone) aims to make tunes more social for BlackBerry users http://t.co/nNsGnAt <– Like sound of this. #
- Oh lordy, Mr Magee. RT @superhel: Founder of INQUIRER rejected as INQ news editor. TechEye: http://www.techeye… (cont) http://t.co/C4GquTA #
@petekirwan: This week on Twitter 2011-08-19
- Just seen v. young black kid arrested (SE27). One of 3 coppers tells radio: "Nicked for assault and threatening to kill". Fear of god, etc. #
- Sunday Mirror (+699K copies June-July) scores huge win from NoW closure. Followed by Daily Star (+398K), People (+332K) & MoS (+328K). #
- Max "rioters worse than dogs" Hastings has 1,810 comments versus Peter "feral rich" Oborne's 2,305. Not that this is a race or anything. #
- Google-Motorola. Am liking the picture caption on Henry Blodget's analysis: http://t.co/TI5Ep3q #
- RT @Bynickdavies: The phone-hacking evidence which Murdoch's people hid for four years http://t.co/lr81RVw < Cat. Bag. Out. #
- Fan, meet ordure: @tom_watson says DCMS to publish "explosive" phone-hacking evidence 1pm. Murdoch Jr "likely" to face Select Ctte recall. #
- Ah, that'll the Culture Media Sport Ctte site, I suspect: http://t.co/YPY66OA #
- That Oborne thing: 22-yr-old black woman, with no previous, gets 6 months for stealing gum. If only she wer… (cont) http://t.co/CD0kLjj #
- Time, perhaps, for ex-Newsnight contributor Margaret Heffernan (Wilful Blindness) to appear on, er, Newsnigh… (cont) http://t.co/oNCPZFj #
- RT @kevglobal: little good news for UK newspaper groups apart from the Daily Mail http://t.co/0iGmdHZ < Nice one, @psmith #