Twitter For Sale – Who’s Looking To Buy And Why?
Twitter has not had it easy over the past couple of years. From the flat growth of new users to a torrential storm of abusive tweets, the social network has been dragged through the mud a fair few times.
But now, things are starting to look optimistic, as it’s been widely reported that Twitter is going up for sale with some interesting companies looking to buy…
Who are these companies? Why would they want to purchase a social network in an almost purgatorial state? Let’s take a look.
5 Major Tech Companies Have Formed A Partnership On AI - Be Scared
Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft have formed the 'Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society.' I'm seriously doubting the last part of that mission statement...
RIP Blackberry – The Curiously Cool Smartphones That Went Off The Rails
There was a time when Blackberry was relevant. Today, unfortunately, is not one of those times as CEO John Chen announced plans for the company to stop making their own phones.
Politics Are Already A Shit Show - Social Media Makes It Worse
The representation of politicians has always been a tricky issue, but recently we’ve seen social media become more and more important as an influence on public opinion, especially relating to the US presidential campaign and the Labour leadership row here in the UK.
I’m Too Old To Get The Point Of Snapchat’s Spectacles - And That’s Okay
Snapchat just dropped some huge news - rebranding to Snap Inc. and revealing their first piece of hardware named Spectacles. I'm struggling to understand the point of some sunglasses with a video camera attached to them, but surely it can't be just because I'm not a millennial...
We Need To Fix Worldwide Internet Access – But Balloons And Planes Are The Worst Way To Do It
For years, developed countries have accepted and almost forgotten about the privilege of Internet access – while 4 billion people across developing nations live without it.
Everything Wrong With Apple AirPods
Unless you've been living under a rock, Apple launched their AirPods... Turns out there's a lot wrong with them!
No, Sony And Microsoft. Most People Don’t Want A New Playstation Or Xbox Right Now
With the Playstation 4 Pro heading for a November release and Microsoft’s new Xbox, codenamed Project Scorpio, on the horizon for next year, consumers are stuck with a question – do you need or want one?
And the answer in pretty much all circumstances is a resounding “no.”
Dear LG, I Don’t Want To Write A Word Document On My Fridge
LG have just announced a smart fridge at IFA in Berlin – integrating Windows 10 into a touchscreen panel on the door… Seems like after 5 years, tech companies have not learnt the real lesson about innovation.
An Open Letter To Barrel & Forks - Don't Swindle Star Wars Fans With The Fork Awakens
So my girlfriend bought me a ticket to 'The Fork Awakens' for my Birthday - a perceptively exciting Star Wars themed experience of gourmet food and performance... How woefully mistaken we were in trusting Barrel & Forks to deliver on this promise.
No, Nicola. Facebook Will Not Be All Video In Five Years. Text Will Live On
Excuse me for being pedantic in picking a throwaway line from a longer discussion - but with the implied huge changes in Facebook user behaviour, I feel the need to jump to the defence of text.
The Ghostbusters Overreaction: Stop Freaking Out. The New Film Could Be Good
So the long-awaited trailer for Paul Feig's reboot of Ghostbusters is out, and the reaction has not been great. In many of these irrationally tweeted opinions, people feel it doesn't capture the spirit of the original. Unfortunately, all of these can be summed up in one word.
Women. It's because the new team are women.
In Defence Of The 2016 Royal Rumble...
So I've been thinking about rating this year's Royal Rumble, and before I went to bed, it was fair to say nobody really liked it. Some great stars were squashed and AJ Styles' amazing debut was a little short lived. But thinking more and more about it, I'm coming to the conclusion that this was the best possible rumble they could have given us in the circumstances.
The Vinyl Deception: Records Are Not As Big As You Think
Vinyl has risen from the dead over the last nine years, under the guise of superior audio quality and the full package of liner notes. This trend has led to the likes of Sony and Panasonic introducing record players recently.
Wired magazine has even gone on to write about how vinyl records won CES 2016 and while this is true, I believe we're giving records a lot more credit than they're due.
The reason: they are never played.
2015 May Not Be What 'Back To The Future' Predicted, But I'm Excited
If we were to judge what to expect from 2015 by 'Back To The Future,' it would be fair for anyone to say it's going to be a bit naff.
Return Of Kings: For Masculine Bigots
It's sad to see websites publish content that devolves humanity in some vain attempt to capture more of an audience and appear closer to the top of Google.
Welcome Back. We've Missed You
It's been a long time in the making. Welcome back to New Rising Media.
New Rising Media Will Return
"When you feel like quitting, think about why you started" - Author Unknown
I guess it takes standing on the edge of a cliff in the Peak District, seeing the world in front of you to truly take stock of what you have and what you dream to achieve someday.
New Rising Media Update #2
Many things have changed since my last update way back in March last year, so I thought I would start this off with an apology.
Community Segment: "Guns Don't Kill People, Video Games Do."
Do video games cause real world violence? Our readers have had their say on our Facebook Page. Erin Burnett of CNN made multiple attempts to coerce a psychologist into blame video games for the recent surge in gun violence, following the National Rifle Association's damning of this media form.