Posts made in January, 2016

on Jan 26, 2016

By Jessica Goodfellow Today’s Google Doodle marks a ground-breaking day for tech innovation in the height of 1926, when the first public demonstration of the mechanical TV took place in a lab in Soho. John Logie Baird, the Scottish inventor who was an early pioneer of the mechanical television, broadcast the face of his business partner Daisy Elizabeth Gandy on the screen, who was in another room in the building. The demonstration took place in front of an audience from the Royal Institution and a journalist from the Times. The transmitted images measured 3 by 2 inches (7.6cm by 6cm). Three years after the demonstartion, Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jan 26, 2016

By Rebecca Stewart Fox has announced that The Simpsons is going global with the launch of flagship stores in Beijing and Shanghai. Opening in March, the space in China’s capital will be the first ever bricks-and-mortar Simpsons shop in the world, with the Shanghai store set to open for business in June. The choice to debut themed stores for the 27-year-old show was based on its “familiarity among Chinese audiences and the success of the Simpsons products”, according to China Daliy. “This year will be an important one for us as we are opening the first Simpsons store along with our Chinese partners,” Jeffrey Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jan 26, 2016

By John McCarthy A misguided ad campaign left Canada’s Yukon Health and Social Services department red-faced after social media kindly informed it of the unseemly connotations carried by its ‘We all need the D’ poster campaign. The government-led drive was initiated to remind viewers that Vitamin D is an essential part of anyone’s diet, and can be supplemented with a course of pills. Loading… The gaffe was first noticed by Buzzfeed Canada, with ‘The D’ leading to mockery online. For those not in receipt of the millennial lingo required to dissect the hilarity of the slot, the Urban Dictionary describes Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jan 26, 2016

By Jennifer Faull The substantial efforts Tesco has made to improve its brand image have taken a knock as a formal investigation into the £263m accounting scandal concluded today (26 January) that the retailer “knowingly delayed paying money to suppliers in order to improve its own financial position”. The investigation began last February after a £263m black hole was found in its account, arising from the way in which it was reporting income from its suppliers. The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) found that the retailer had acted unreasonably. “I was also troubled to see Tesco at times prioritising its own finances over treating suppliers Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jan 26, 2016

By Jessica Goodfellow WhatsApp might start sharing user’s personal data with Facebook according to leaked screenshots. Facebook acquired the messaging app in February 2014, and has only recently started to implement changes to the app. The proposed update, still in beta form, was shared by developer Javier Santos on his Google+ page posting screenshots of the latest features of the updated app. Loading… The WhatsApp feature reads: “Share my WhatsApp account information with Facebook to improve my Facebook experiences.” Exactly what data will be exchanged between the two services is unclear, though it will likely begin with contact sharing. The new Read full story › Source: The Drum...