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How the future of magazines may work online

2009-12-10T22:33:24Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. The recent postal strike made some magazine publishers sit up and consider their regular subscribers. How to make sure that those who pay extra to receiv...

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Why the X Factor judges aren't as clever as they think

2009-11-22T19:17:41Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there.Last night was George Michael night on X Factor - a particularly ill-starred night as far as the contestants went, with a number of duff performances. Yet ag...

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Beware the curse of I'm A Celebrity

2009-11-13T20:54:59Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. So I'm A Celebrity's back for another year giving all us couch potatoes the justification we need not to go out for the next couple of weeks. Chief among th...

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The joy of digital inclusion

2009-11-05T11:24:38Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. Last week, we went up to visit my 'de facto' in-laws. Although they've had a computer for a while, they've never had broadband so the wonders of the web w...

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Is This It? Why we haven't seen the last of Michael Jackson

2009-10-27T08:53:22Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. Even in death, Michael Jackson continues to cast a spell over his fans and beyond. The premiere of Is This It?, footage of his rehearsals for his O2 Tour, hi...

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Weekend song: The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith

2009-10-25T10:18:10Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. I remember well when The Proclaimers burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s. Even though they looked as if they should be mocked with their geeky specs and ex...

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Louis Walsh eye surgery - in case you're not sure

2009-10-25T09:23:44Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. After the first week of this year's X Factor live finals, I blogged about the fact that Louis Walsh had obviously had eye surgery. At the time, I didn't have...

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Why it pays to have a quiet week on Twitter

2009-10-23T19:54:18Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. In spite of the furore over Nick Griffin's appearance on last night's Question Time and the running commentary provided by almost everyone I know during the ...

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3 reasons why the Kindle will succeed

2009-10-20T21:06:43Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. As the Kindle hits the UK, there's divided opinion on whether or not, it's a good thing. David Hepworth wrote an elegant post on why he can't see the point o...

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Great job opportunity - NOT!

2009-10-14T14:40:55Z

Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. When you're looking for a job, this isn't exactly the kind of opportunity you really want to see offered! Guess it could have been worse - might have been ...

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