Religious social media sites (and likes) tend to be solidarity forums for existing members of those religions rather than effective recruiting grounds for new ones - mind you, I could happily follow a scientology page if only for the opportunity to share their amusingly surreal posts... I wonder what they're saying about Katie Holmes this week?

whatever out opinions of the sharp practises used by these huge figures, the truth is that they have earned themselves beyond having to worry about the penatlites for their actions - well the financial penalties anyway. However, as we have seen from the Murdoch affair, the newfound power of the public to revolt, en masse, against a figure being seen to do wrong can create a great deal more damage to them and their empire. The best thing about the information revolution is not just that we have the ability to find out about these transgressions, but that simply by voicing our disapproval we can do something about them - even against someone like Murdoch who for years successfully contrilled that opinion in his own favour.

Ah The Sun, paragon of balanced, informative reporting that covers the issues that really matter... oh... wait...

this was a pretty good idea initially, but anything that encourages the anti-marketers and genuine bilboard defilers out there (who seem to have considerably more imagination thatn the well paid marketing creatives) risks opening a Pandora's box. Already Glasgow is seeing the fake spraypaint sprayed over with slightly less consumer frienly slogans such as "go f*** yourself" Okay, perhaps that one isn't imaginitive, but it's certainly striking...

this story isn't really a story - although it is a vey cheap way for Barclays to garner extra publicity on a campaign that was, otherwise, pretty woeful