Ronnie Corbett’s Blackberry is not working

Here’s a little Christmas cheer before we break for the holidays. Ronnie Corbett brings us this hilarious clip on technology from his new show on Christmas Day – The One Ronnie. As many of you will have guessed it appears to be an update of the Two Ronnie’s classic ‘Four Candles’ sketch. (Thanks to @Marthalanefox [...]

An Internet Masterclass by Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan is spearheading BBC Radio 2′s ‘Get Connected‘ campaign to encourage people to go online. Watch a video of Terry talking to Declan Curry about getting online and the new Get Connected website.  The website has information about getting started with the internet and  includes articles on Blogs, Podcasts and Twitter.  Terry has also listed his Top 10 Tips on using [...]

Digital Storytelling

If you’re interested in digital storytelling, BBC Wales have created a great ‘How to’ guide.  It basically includes everything you need to know: A Guide to Digital Storytelling

Ofcom – Annual Communications Market Review 2008

Ofcom’s fourth annual review on Northern Ireland’s communications market was released last week. Introduction: Communications Market Report: Northern Ireland Report: The Communications Market 2009: Nations & Regions – Northern Ireland (pdf) Here are some highlights from the report: “A third of households in Northern Ireland have watched TV or video online…” This includes catchup TV [...]

The conscientious objectors

When we think of people’s media literacy and use of the internet , we think of those who are digitally included and excluded.  However, it appears the latter group can be divided into those who are willing but face barriers to digital inclusion such as cost, training etc and those who have no interest at [...]

Technology – a spending priority

According to Ofcom’s Communications Market Report 2009 we value technology above that of holidays and meals out and have adjusted our spending to reflect this in the current economic climate. When consumers were asked where they would cut back on spending: 47% said meals out 41% said DIY 41% said holidays Only 10% would cut [...]

The Cost of Media Literacy

This week BBC Newsline are running a feature on the cost of technology entitled ‘The cost of keeping in touch’.  Part one interviews a family who have the usual technology in place: broadband, computers and mobiles.  The family have clearly realised the benefits it brings to their household as both a source of information for [...]