I was recently at the NCGE Flying Start event in Durham and met with some very intelligent people looking to set up a business; some of whom have already set up a business and are well on the way of getting along in their prospective careers. One of the many start up businesses that caught […]

Springwise’s latest article on real estate going web 3.0 talks about how various the web 2.0 real estate website “Love that place” is increasingly using social networks (whether third-party or internal) to help users search, discuss, rate, and register their interest in a property; regardless of whether it’s for sale or not. As Springwise adds, […]

The guardian recently posted an article on “slamball”, a combination of basketball, hockey, gymnastics and American football where the participants use modified trampolines to score baskets, or “slams”, adding that the new sport is “coming soon”, however the sport has actually been around for well over 2-3 years – it even was on TV in […]

The infamous Tom Cruise video which has been shared, sent and seen across the world has given rise to a number of copy-cat spoofs. The parodies are incredibly easy to do. Wear black turtle neck, have camera, start acting loony. Radaronline has compiled a short list of Tom Cruise parodies on Youtube. Although the Craig […]

The announcement of Kevin Keegan returning for the third time to Newcastle United initially shocked me, as it probably shocked quite a few number of people, but not because he returned to management again; it was because it seemed to be yet another short-term appointment by the Newcastle United board. It kinda felt like Doc. […]

Sam Allardyce has left Newcastle United “by mutual consent”, leaving many scratching their heads wondering “why now?”, and raising questions on what is increasingly seen as the most difficult role in football. The former Bolton manager’s position as the manager of Newcastle United was in jeopardy even before the start of his tenure with rumours […]

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto sent shock waves around the world, during the short period between her death and her subsequent funeral – there were reports that Bhutto’s son, 19 year-old Oxford undergraduate, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, was named to succeed her as the head of the family’s Pakistan People’s Party. During this period, a prankster […]

Being Rick Roll’d was perhaps one of the fads of 2007, the concept is real simple – essentially it’s giving a link to someone that is meant to be something good, but is just in reality a video of Rick Astley singing his hit “Never gonna give you up”. Even I’ve been Rick Roll’d a […]