Tag: online
Who is the most web 2.0 savvy out of David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Ming Campbell?
Ashley Norris writes…
Sadly Gordon Brown has done the sensible thing/bottled out at the last minute (delete as appropriate) and put the general election on hold. Which personally I find a little disinegenious given that the Tech Digest team spent most of last week checking out the political parties’ online offerings so we could announce who we thought would win the web 2.0 election.
Well we can’t be bothered to hang on to this piece until May 2009 or whenever he pulls his finger out, so here is Tech Digest’s guide to how the UK polical hacks are using the web to combat the widespead political apathy which seems to have taken root in the UK.
None of the sites are anything near as whizzy or imaginative as Barack Obama’s online calling card, but there is some decent stuff out there including evidence that – get this – the Tories may have a sense of humour.
So do all these sites mean anything to anyone who is not a resident of Hackville? We got Tech Digest’s politically agnostic Deputy Editor Katherine Hannaford to find out.
Katherine Hannaford writes…
So the UK’s Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, announced on the weekend he wouldn’t be calling a general election this week. But it wasn’t because of David Cameron’s unscripted speech at the Tory party conference or the fact that he wants us to properly digest yesterday’s public spending review. It was because his minions couldn’t unearth a sex-tape showing an opposing MP in a compromising position in time. Ok, that was wishful thinking, admittedly.
Nope, the reason why ol’ Gord bottled it was because he hasn’t got his Facebook profile in order, he is still agonising about the poor viewing figures on his YouTube account and he hasn’t yet worked out what Digg is. Last I heard, he thought it was a gardening forum.
If only eh? Anyhow, instead of having a real general election in the UK, we here at Tech Digest are going to have a web 2.0 election – deciding which of the three main political parties have made the best web 2.0 efforts thus far. Read on below for the initiatives made by the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party, and we’ll give you a chance afterwards to elect a party to the Political web 2.0 Houses of Parliament….
Konami opens PS3 Metal Gear Online beta for 3,000 lucky gamers
Konami has reportedly kicked off the beta test of its Metal Gear Solid Online by sending invites out to 3,000 gaming magazines and websites. It’s unclear whether this is in Europe alone, or across the world, as previous reports have claimed there’d be 3,000 beta places in Japan only.
PS2 game Okami now playable as online mini-game, even on Wii
Okami, the game which pleased the Japanese and North Americans immensely in 2006, and us Europeans and Australians even more so in 2007, has finally been lovingly transformed into a short online version by a fan. Available officially only on the PS2, the fan-created browser version can even be played on the Wii using Opera…
Shiny Video Interview: Mimi Rogers – ex-wife of Tom Cruise and poker player extrordinaire
Mimi Rogers was in town the other week promoting World Poker Tour and it’s recent launch online. She took time out to teach Susi how to play Texas Hold ‘Em, tell her about why women have the advantage over men in poker, and who was her favourite – Pacey or Dawson. Just what we always wanted to know…
BT Total Broadband don their detective caps and conclude that OMG MEN SHOP ONLINE!
BT don’t just churn out the nation’s broadband and phone services anymore, oh no, it appears they spend a heck of a lot of time doing HIGHLY IMPORTANT RESEARCH FOR THE NATION’S WELFARE. In other words, they’ve just completed a survey amongst men where the results are rather un-shocking. Turns out men like shopping after all, and that vast chasm of goods otherwise known as THE INTERNET is to blame. Is to blame for them no longer buying us women flowers, I mean.
BT Total Broadband has concluded that “the traditional stereotype of men being reluctantly dragged around the shops by their wives and girlfriends has been replaced by a new era dominated by men out-shopping their partners online from the comfort and secrecy of homes and offices across the nation”.
With 72% of men having their arms twisted behind their back and forced to decrease the alleged amount of time they spend on the net buying clothes, gadgets, and assorted other necessities, BT has dubbed this the ‘Me Moment’….
'The Prison Life: Paris' online game parodies Paris Hilton's misfortunes :(
She may’ve escaped jail just yesterday, but an online game has been created by the people behind Kim Jong-Il: Missile Maniac, Rosie Vs. Trump and other relevant-for-15-minute ‘classics’, GSN. Yep, The Prison Life: Paris, has hit teh internets and is proving to be a lot of fun for those sick of the celebutwat, Paris Hilton.
“Paris is in jail and the warden has assigned her to design and build license plates. Help her with her job and watch out for her little dog “Clinkerbell”, the GSN.com website boasts. The wonky-eyed one is decked out in an orange jumpsuit…
Struggling with Wii Mario Strikers Charged Football? Here's some tips
Nintendo hit the back of the net with its excellent Mario Strikers Charged Football last week – it’s the first Wii game to be playable online, and as my review said, it’s ace. However, there’s already plenty of sharpshooters out there kicking sand (well, giant mushrooms) in newbies’ faces.
Wii online triumph: Mario Strikers Charged Football impressions
Today’s a momentous day for owners of Nintendo’s Wii console – it’s finally getting its first online game. Mario Strikers Charged Football is the game, and as you’d guess, it mixes traditional footy with all manner of Mario Kart-esque power-ups.
Greater attention span for those reading news online
A new study, the EyeTrack07 survey by the Poynter Institute, a Florida-based journalism school, found that those who read news from online sources have a greater attention span than those who read traditional printed news. Online readers read 77% of…
PS3 online gaming: it's a mixed bag
You might still be able to walk into a high-street shop and buy a PS3, but nevertheless hundreds of thousands of people spent the weekend playing on Sony’s new console. Many of those will have gotten online too, whether exploring the PlayStation Store or playing against each other over the network.
