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Comment on BBC Scores An Own Goal With The 2011 Sports Personality of the Year Nominees by Simon

Simon — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:52:26 +0000

D’oh! It’s happening again. The Orange BAFTA Rising Star nominees have been announced today. The longlist had five men and three women; the shortlist whittles it down to five men. Huge amount of negative publicity already, such as this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/baftas/9007125/Bafta-Rising-Star-award-features-no-women.html.

Comment on Facebook and Privacy; why the tussle for transparency may damage the internet giant’s reputation by Simon

Simon — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:45:46 +0000

The Facebook privacy debate looks set to run and run. Now the EU Commission has weighed in with threats to curb Facebook’s use of data: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8917836/Facebook-faces-a-crackdown-on-selling-users-secrets-to-advertisers.html

Comment on Facebook page design by Simon

Simon — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:32:53 +0000

It’s also worth noting the common denominator of these pages – a highly visible call to action to remind people to “like” the page and become fans. None of these designs is purely decorative; they catch the eye in order to persuade Facebookers to commit to the brand.