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Oh dear as predicted.
The story may be a little cheesey for my liking but social networks is about just that being sociable and if a celeb vocally shuts you down on day1 it cant be good news.



Social tinnitus Google Buzz hasn't just upset social web mavens, it's also alarmed US actress and sometime Vampire Slayer Felicia Day too.


full article:
Buffy's heart gets wrong kind of flutter from Google Buzz ? The Register

Then they employ more contractors.

Spread the love then kip.
who is your app developer as this is something i am looking at for job site 2.0.

techy and his upgrades i need to get job site 1.0 finished first.

Not good as there are several peeps on this forum that know IBM-ers

IBM has confirmed it is considering making more UK staff redundant, although no final decision has been made.


Full Article:
Big Blue eye glares at UK workforce ? The Register

I may be wrong but I think that google have missed the mark here:
social networking is about freedom of expression striaight google have tied you into there mail product so unless there is something ground breaking in there I am not sure the SM masses will follow:

PS dont forget Plurk I hope it rises up the rank as it has got the most user friendly layout and even though I am not a massive social media fan it is easy and fun to use.

I must admit I am gutted not only was it part of the make up of the UK but also a massive part of Birmingham's identity.

Back in the day My grandad used to drive the wagons for cadburys then he moved onto bluebirds.

I can still remember using his Cabdurys and blue birds staff card to get cheap sweets as a child.

no wonder I have got 22 fillings

can anyone here remember bluebirds confectionery.

BLUE BIRD CONFECTIONARY TRADITIONAL TOFFEE - THE BLUEBIRD LAND SPEED RECORD PROJECT

It was a mate of mine he built the mini for quarter mile runs and man was it scarey.

I had another friend who put a group N spec calibira turbo engine in a mk2 astra, from the outside it was totaly standard it even had steel wheels and hub caps it would kill a scooby on the straight but once in the bends the scooby was far superior that is if he could catch you before the bend that is.

too much power for the front wheel drive to handle though and it used to torque steer like a good un.


I am revealing my boy racer past now. I will shut up.

I find it a little odd that it is integrated with Gmail.
I dont want to go to my mail to use my social network.


Google has taken the wraps off its latest social network known as Buzz.

The service - integrated directly with its e-mail service Gmail - allows users to post status updates, share content and read and comment on friends' posts.

Full Article:
BBC News - Google takes on Facebook and Twitter with network site

what a sad sad state of affairs. we knew it would happen just not this fast.

Cadbury's new owner, Kraft, says it plans to close the company's Somerdale factory in Keynsham, near Bristol.

Just last week it said it would keep it open. The shutdown would mean the loss of 400 jobs.

Full Article:
BBC News - Cadbury's Bristol plant to close by 2011

Drove my mates GT2 porker and scared the living day lights out of both us.
I can confirm they do tend to be a tad tail happy.

About 6 months after this I got a call from him saying that his girlgriend (one of my best mates from school) had done the same thing except she parked it with a fence impalled about 4ft into the mid post and wrote it off.

I also drove a nitros rigged mini once that was more fun then the porker.