This is a longer version of a piece I recorded for the BBC World Service. The other day my wife lost her phone out shopping. We narrowed it down to either the supermarket or the taxi. So we took her shopping receipt to the supermarket and asked to see their CCTV to confirm she still… Read More »
This is the latest despatch from Loose Wire Service, a sister service to this blog that provides newspapers and other print publications with a weekly column by yours truly. Rates are reasonable: Email me if you’re interested. Jeremy Wagstaff discusses how the Internet has redefined journalism and the emergence of “hyperlocal” news The Jakarta Post… Read More »
Loose Wire — On-Line Ad Attack: It’s Pop-Up Hell: If ads keep creeping across your screen, you may be a victim of spyware — software that monitors your our surfing habits; It’s time to get rid of the invaders By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 12 June 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review,… Read More »