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The Cult of Me ... Online - Part II

What are the keys to success in creating a social networking website? The contrasting histories of Google and Facebook may provide some clues.

The Cult of Me ... Online - Part I

Can popular culture – such as Ben Elton’s latest novel Blind Faith - can help us understand the phenomenon of social networking and community websites?

Of in-laws and Mobiles

Mobile phones are miracles of technology. But do many of them emphasise features rather than benefits? Does it matter?

In the late 1990s, after one of the major consumer food groups in the UK had a stumble, I asked a mate who worked there what had really gone wrong.

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