The Agony of Choice: Is It Time To Limit Streaming Services for Our Own Good?

September 13, 2021 on Business, Featured, Ladder, Media, Technology by Mark Thompson

The Agony of Choice: Is It Time To Limit Streaming Services for Our Own Good?

September 13, 2021 on Business, Featured, Ladder, Media, Technology by Mark Thompson

It’s the streaming generation’s most enduring problem: there’s too much to watch, so there’s nothing to watch. Is it time for something drastic?

The Brutal Calculator Wars of the ’70s Gave Us the iPhone

June 29, 2019 on Featured, Ladder, Technology by Duncan Geere

Back in the years of bell-bottoms and roller disco, great titans fought with calculators. Four decades on, we have the iPhone. Who says war has no benefit? 

How to Say “I’m Sorry”

February 13, 2019 on Featured, Ladder, Media by TBS Newsbot

Somehow, it’s something we’re yet to master – the public apology. As a scholar of language, it’s easy to spot the holes many plunge into.

Three Devices That Apple Wouldn’t Be Very Proud Of

September 26, 2017 on Featured, Quirky, Society by Brenton Moore

Yes, Apple own our lives, but we can still laugh at mistakes they made during puberty.

The Week in Media: July 30th, 2017

July 30, 2017 on Featured, Ladder, Media, The Big Smoke Arena by Denise Shrivell

Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week, we look at the healthiest brand in the world, the ad world at war with itself, and why all advertising philosophies are dead wrong.

The Week in Media: June 3rd, 2017

June 3, 2017 on Featured, Ladder, Media by Denise Shrivell

Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week we gaze at Mary Meeker’s Internet trend report, where the tech giants will stand in the future, and Amazon’s shift into … investigative journalism?

The Week in Media: May 27, 2017

May 27, 2017 on Business, Digital, Featured, Ladder, Media by Denise Shrivell

Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week, we bid farewell to big data, we analyze the key trends on how different generations consume media, and we illustrate why journalism is not dead.

Always on, Always Listening: Does Privacy Have No Place in the Future?

January 14, 2017 on Digital, Featured, Ladder by Gordon Smith

The downside to always being connected is, of course, always being connected. Is our push for innovation blurring the line between public and private? Or have we already crossed it?

I Saw the News Today: Headscarf Emoji, Update Unlocks Rage, Parkinson’s Treatment First

September 15, 2016 on Current Affairs, Featured, Residents by TBS Newsbot

A Saudi teen pushes for an emoji that looks like her, the Internet complains about iOS 10 update, and stem cell research takes another step forward.

I Saw the News Today: Commuters Left Out, Apple Leaves Home, US/EU Deal Fails

August 31, 2016 on Current Affairs, Featured, Residents by TBS Newsbot

We saw the forced migration of 25,000 Australian commuters, Apple ditched the home button, and the greatest limp effort of democracy since the last one.