Articles by Duncan Riley


Memo to journos: why you can’t trust Wikipedia #569

A 22-year-old Irish sociology student managed to trap a good slice of the worldʼs media, including Australian outlets, by messing with a Wikipedia entry. Yes, the oldest trick online trick in the book.

Sunrise, Cisco and the “Internet is full” astroturfing campaign

The Internet is full. Or so Channel Seven’s Sunrise informed their viewers. And in doing so, Sunrise has been badly duped.

The week in geek: Hate sites attack hated brands. Shock.

Hate sites. Hates sites everywhere! Attacking idolised Aussie brands like … McDonalds … and … Amex. Well done Daily Tele.

The week in geek: MySpace accepts the fish Facebook rejects

Former Facebook COO is poised to become the new CEO of rival MySpace, a controvertial iPhone app shakes a stir, and the Pirate Bay trial could sail again.

The week in geek: Amazon fails the Twitter test

Amazon suffered PR carnage when they failed to adequately respond to the mysterious disappearance of gay and lesbian books from their sales lists. Why weren’t they following Twitter?

The week in geek: Google powered laptops, Crackberry fans rejoice

Google powered laptops … Crackberry fans rejoice … Crowdsourcing search fails

The week in geek: China blocks YouTube … Google lay off staff … Skype on the iPhone?

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The week in geek: Everyone hates the new Facebook … Will ACMA ban Google?

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The week in geek: Underbelly shoots pirates … What is Apple planning next?

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The week in geek: Facebook’s new look … Are Filter plans over? … News.com.au fails at the Internet

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