In these scary, turbulent days of technological change and social upheaval, I, for one, often look for comforting signs that, though the world around me may change on a daily, nay hourly, basis, there are some things which remain constant. A reassuringly solid rock to which one can cling, safe in the knowledge that it [...]
Entries from September 2007
Comfort
September 30th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments
In Customer conversations · New technologies · Stories
(When I go, I will send back) A Letter from America
September 27th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments
In Customer conversations · Narrowcasting · Politics · Social media · Stories · Tool development
As though your lives were not exciting enough, here is a pant-wettingly thrill-filled round-up of web-related goings-on in this great country we call America, as written by me, your breathless correspondent, who is somehow managing to type this despite it being 100+ and the a/c being in a state of disrepair not seen since Lindsay [...]
Sad face; happy face
September 27th, 2007 by Iain MacMillan · 2 Comments
In News · Stories
It is with great sadness that RMM say ‘goodbye, good luck and don’t look back’ to Matt Rebeiro. Matt has been with us for most of the summer, but has responsibly/foolishly decided to return to college to complete the final year of his degree and re-open the doors of RaW 1251AM, where Matt is station [...]
Amazon’s MP3 Store Doesn’t Have Listening Tax
September 26th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments
In Brand innovation · Stories
I’ve been checking out (for want of an infinitely better phrasal verb) Amazon’s shiny new mp3 store. Most of the 2million+ tracks are selling for 89cents (which is practically zero pounds sterling), but the big selling point is that all of the available tracks are DRM-free. Which reminds me:
(image from the fabulous Married to the [...]
Is Your MMOG Buddy a… Transsexual?? (cue shock music: da-da-daaaaaah!)
September 26th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments
In Customer retention · Gaming · Stories
Today in our brand new feature “Seriously, that’s an issue for you? Ummm, OK, well, I’ll be over here being, y’know, normal” Timothy Burke over at Terranova has a thoughtful discussion of reports that a Chinese MMOG has suspended the accounts of players whose avatars (and those readers of a genteel disposition may wish [...]