Newstalk adopts video, Twitter & Facebook statusing for Budget coverage
Interesting to see Newstalk adopt a Liveblog-esque mish-mash approach for Budget 2010
Budget 2010 Liveblog
Follow the reaction to Budget 2010 online – Twitter, blog posts and live video on the liveblog ! The Twitter hashtag is #budget10.
Today’s Seanad Session Liveblog 8/12/09
Bills discussed include the Foreshoring and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 and the Criminal Procedure Bill 2009.
On Senator Keaveney and Vodafone’s roaming messages
Interesting press release from Fianna Fáil Towers this lunchtime on how Senator Cecilia Keaveney drew Vodafone’s attention to their divisive welcome message when crossing the border from Northern Ireland to the Republic. Currently when people on the Vodafone UK network cross over the border from the North into the Republic they automatically receive a message from Vodafone [...]
On a razor-edge – Romania decides, Basescu wins and the IMF waits
With a disputed Presidential election, a minority government struggling to draft a budget, unemployment at a five-year high, IMF withholding €1.5B in aid, Romania is having a year of Mondays.