Aldakila's Posterous

I am currently building a new site which will be ready soon.

In the meantime you can follow me at the usual online places to stay updated on my (slow) progress:

It does mean that this blog you're reading about is serving it's final duties...
It has served me well, despite being neglected & left to virtually gather dust for most of the past year.

Hopefully with when the new site & blog are released into the wilds of the Internet, it will give me the boost to bring you bigger & better blogging goodness!?

So Check Me Out @ :
ALDAKILA.net | Wonderings of a Geek Wanderer

So Tell Me America - What's Happened to you now?

Waterstones to rival Amazon Kindle with own e-reader

Posted by Luke Johnson on Fri 9 Sep 2011

Waterstones has set a release date for its own e-reader device as it targets the Amazon Kindle

Following the success of the Amazon Kindle and the decline in physical book sales high street retailer Waterstones has announced it is to launch a dedicated Waterstones e-reader next year.

Looking to emulate the popularity of the Kindle and taking note of the move by US book retailer Barnes & Noble which released the Nook, Waterstones’ Managing Director James Daunt has confirmed the company’s own e-reader will hit stores in 2012.

"We in Waterstone's need to offer you a digital reader which is at least as good, and preferably substantially better, than that of our internet rival, and you will have a much better buying experience purchasing your books through us," Daunt announced.

Whilst specifications of the upcoming Waterstones’ e-reader have yet to be revealed Daunt stated that the project was “well down the planning line” with a Spring 2012 release date being pencilled in.

Could a Waterstones e-reader really challenge the market dominance of the Amazon Kindle? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.

Via: BBC
 

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interesting but is it needed? Will it sell?

15 July 2011 Last updated at 10:10

Phone hacking: News International chief Brooks quits

Rebekah Brooks: Resigned after weeks of pressure

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Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, has resigned, the company has confirmed.

Her departure follows days of growing pressure for her to step down as the phone hacking crisis grew.

In a statement, she said she felt a "deep responsibility for the people we have hurt".

She was editor of the News of the World when murder victim Milly Dowler's phone was hacked.

Ms Brooks said she wanted to "reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place".

Her statement went on: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate.

"This is now detracting attention from all our honest endeavours to fix the problems of the past."

Should have happened long before now!
(so what has Murdoch promised her is the question?)

crawlway

“short film I made, about traveling through hidden places in the city”

Posted 18 hours ago

By Ross Dickson

Also...
http://fuckyeahglasgow.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fuck-Yeah-Glasgow/218107348216234

: other #FYGlasgow (F**k Yeah Glasgow) Web Presence

Welcome to the Caledonian Mercury

January 22, 2010 by Stewart Kirkpatrick ·

Ne quid false dicere audeas, ne quid veri non

We are proud to welcome you to the Caledonian Mercury, Scotland’s first truly online newspaper. The Mercurius Caledonius was Scotland’s first print newspaper, founded in 1660 by Thomas Sydserf. We have revived its historic title because we lay claim to the great Scottish tradition of journalistic innovation.

We seek to revive Scottish journalism by using the internet rather than railing against it. The Caledonian Mercury stands for intelligent reporting, informed analysis and raising the standard of debate in Scottish life. It also seeks to return journalism to journalists and is a platform to display the work of selected specialist writers – freed from the demands of filling space, toeing the line and “feeding the beast”.

We believe that there has never been a better time to  be in the business of journalism, never a better time to find fascinating stories and never a better time to be part of a conversation with our readers. The internet frees us from machine media and brings us closer to the people who inspire and consume our writing.

As you may deduce from our name and masthead we are not ashamed of our Scottishness. We have no time for the cringing pessimism that characterises so much of our nation’s life today. No, we are proud of Scotland’s history and traditions. At the same time, we are confident about its future and secure in its role in the modern world. For us Scotland is only truly herself when she is outward looking and inventive.

The Scottish cringe did not invent the telephone, RADAR or the television.  The principle of “Ah kent yer faither” did not give birth to ideas that Enlightened the world. It is with that in mind that we have unveiled this very different newspaper. It is radically different from what has gone before. That is no accident.

We will not pretend to cover every story. We shall certainly avoid chasing after what has been done elsewhere. Instead we shall focus on the areas of our writers’ expertise, freed from any diktats from the Editor’s chair. And instead of following the pack we will seek out our own path. Our purpose is to provide in-depth and unique coverage of specific areas of Scottish life. Our print edition will not be daily or weekly and will celebrate the debate we hope our writing provokes.

This newspaper is an experiment in the evolution of media. It is a statement of belief in a better public life. It does not fear the possibility of failure and instead relishes the prospect of change.

Most importantly, it holds dear the pledge of its antecedent: “To assert no falsehood and to hide no truth.”

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Interesting Endeavour...
I don't read hard copy newspapers any more (for many years in fact) except the odd @iPaper at 20p.
Curious how this on-line & Scottish "paper" does....

And is it economically sustainable or even necessary in today's "instant news" age?

Easter Craft fair, raising money for Cat Register and Rescue. 20 stalls full of handmade goodies, from jewellery to stationery, cakes and knitted daleks?!?

Also fantastic glass and wood works. Get your caricature painted by Arttoon!

£1 entry for adults, kiddies go free, ALL door money goes straight to the charity.

16 April 2011 Doors open at 11, we close at 4.

Event address:
St Stephens Church hall 260 Bath Street, G2 4JP Glasgow, United Kingdom

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171887532859493

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