Entanglement: The Most Addictive Game. Ever.
I'm not going to say anything here.
Apart from, Go Play.
I'm not going to say anything here.
Apart from, Go Play.
Here it is, just as the nation settled down to watch the World Cup game between England and USA, many of whom were watching their first match in HD, ITV decides a Hyundai advert is more important than the first England goal in the tournament:
Not sure what this is about?
After only 3.5 minutes of play, Emile Heskey played in England skipper Steven Gerrard to score the opener, but it seems that ITV HD thought the viewers would far rather see an advert for Hyundai!
This has sparked an outrage on Twitter and across Facebook, and the ramifications for ITV HD are as yet unknown.
It's not the first time that ITV has missed a crucial goal in favour of satisfying it's advertisers; the channel broke away from the Everton v Liverpool fourth round FA Cup replay in 2009 to show a series of short adverts, just as Everton teenager Dan Gosling struck a dramatic winner to settle the tie.
HD may well provide a clearer picture, but this proves that it doesn't always provide you with the picture that you want to see!
Updates and responses to follow. . . .
Update #1: See What They Saw
Video footage of what ITV1 HD viewers saw as Steven Gerrard scored England's World Cup opening goal.
Update #2: ITV1 HD Apologise
@ITVFootball: We apologise for the transmission interruption:
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What is that noise during the current FIFA World Cup?
A swarm of bees?
A traffic jam?
No - it's lots and lots (and lots) of vuvuzelas:
Hi Tec's amazing viral video: Liquid Mountaineering.
This is how viral should be:
Superb!
(The Liquid Mountaineering Team also have a blog: Read the Liquid Mountaineering Blog)
Why doesn't my work have a slide, a games room, an aquarium, or a chillaxing room??
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Held at the Pentland Centre in Finchley, London, The New Frontiers is a conference with a digital / ecommerce theme, uniting all of Pentland Brands, along with key advisors to the businesses, and external agencies and partners.
The day was organised fantastically well, and the speakers complemented the event perfectly, providing great insight and food for thought, whilst engaging the audience of digital and ecommerce professionals.
Speedo, Kickers and Berghaus were represented by their Head of ECommerce, Head of Digital, and Head of Retail, respectively. Alongside these key figures from within Pentland, were Ashley Friedlein, CEO and Founder of Econsultancy.com, Nathan Mcdonald, co-founder of conversation agency, We Are Social, and, a guy who, I think was Head of Retail from Google (who's name I forget - apologies!)
I have reason to believe that, at approx 7pm on the 10th June 2010, you broke into my car, outside of my home, and stole some of my possessions.
Now, I appreciate that you are probably of no real social standing, have little to no sense of morality and do not care much for the values that hold society together.
However, I struggle to see why you felt the need to premeditate an attack on my vehicle, and carry such an attack out in broad daylight, having no motivation other than greed, envy, or the wish to feed your ever growing crack habit.
I understand from what the good people from Northumbria Police have told my fiancée, that you smashed my car window with, either, a handful of stones, or half a brick.
I must first commend you on your use of the natural surroundings, and simultaneously beg the question: what's wrong with the traditional method of a fist?
Are your knuckles particularly sensitive to glass, having dragged along the ground for most of your pathetic existence?
Can you not engage your brain to carry out the relevant motor neurone response to form a fist?
The weekend of the 5th and 6th June saw the welcome return of the Newcastle Green Festival to the magnificent Leazes Park.
However, in my opinion, it wasn't the most triumphant return.
After last year’s event was cancelled in some kind of fund-embezzlement mystery, perhaps vendors, organisers, promoters and bands were a little anxious of the potential success.
It was a glorious day on Saturday, and I arrived at about 12pm to a crowd not much bigger than would be expected at Leazes Park on any sunny Saturday.
There seemed to be far fewer stalls, vendors, and info tables than previous years, and the bands didn't start on the main stage until well after 2pm.
Also, there was a noticeable lack of any alcohol on site.
Don't get me wrong, it was still a good, green-centric atmosphere, but it felt a little flat in comparison to the last Festival.
Anyway, it was the first real chance I've had to get my new camera out and about, so I took the liberty of snapping a few shots - not many, but enough to give you a flavour of some of the stalls. . .
Hopefully next year’s Green Festival will be back to its former glory.
I'd appreciate it if you have a look at my Newcastle Community Green Festival 2010 Set on Flickr. (Any comments or feedback would be great!)
Cheers!
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