tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34060752024-03-08T08:09:03.982+00:00secondhandnewsthe uk blog of recycled news, gadget tidbits, new media pipedreams, search engine marketing fluff and record collecting tales.kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-47206821080513470462008-08-22T10:43:00.002+00:002008-08-22T10:49:00.377+00:00lolkelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-59652711161356037912008-08-14T17:20:00.002+00:002008-08-14T17:43:48.548+00:00Olympic Greatest Ever Moments in VideoRomanian-born Nadia Comaneci earns the first perfect score (a 10.00) in gymnastics Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia runs the fastest marathon ever...wearing no shoes. It is only the third time he has ever run a marathonAmerican Greg Louganis wins gold in springboard diving after banging his head against the board in a dive in a preliminary round.American Mark Spitz wins seven gold medals in kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-46088790374042450262007-01-05T09:16:00.000+00:002007-01-06T21:29:09.700+00:00mozilla making millionsEveryone loves Firefox, or at least everyone I know does. As an avid mac fan I tend to use safari most of the time. (Except when blogging blogger no likey safari) One of the main reasons I stopped using IE was the lack of a search box in the corner, though Microsoft have sorted that out now.Well it seems the little Google box in the corner is proving lucrative for other reasons than attracting kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-21714449670387867602007-01-04T11:23:00.001+00:002007-01-04T13:00:57.941+00:00A little off topic blog postI know I'm getting old now, trips to the countryside seem appealing. I watch programmes about Animals that don't kill things. It's all a slippery slope really.Perhaps thats why I'm putting up the following link to a campaign to Save Milton Country Park.It's no where near Brighton but is just around the corner from where my girlfriends parents live, and its where we take her charming little mutt kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-48690123063433629462007-01-04T10:53:00.001+00:002007-01-04T12:54:36.848+00:00This is the Geek oClock News coming to you live on your BlackberryAccording to NMA, it won't be long before you lucky three mobile users can be watching GeekTV live on your mobile. Of course that all depends on you being able to connect to the three network which is from what I hear not all that reliable.It seems from the NMA article that the service is going to follow the stream model, of continous shows, which always seems srtrange to me. From the little I kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-4198763391006238942007-01-03T22:35:00.000+00:002007-01-03T23:04:15.723+00:00Digg Diess a deathhIn a bit of a tongue in cheek series of suggestions Wired has made up a few predictions for the following year. Some are sarcastic like Google dropping the "don't be evil" some a bit more absurb like "PaedoSpace"One that might actually hold some water is digg going the way of friendster. I was a little bit of a late comer to the digg party, intialy I couldn't really see what it had to offer that kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-37331132085258111182007-01-03T22:05:00.000+00:002007-01-03T22:33:00.394+00:00If in doubt talk about the weatherTechcrunch despite its recent scrapes over the closing of the UK franchise does still occasionally throw up the good tip. Weather Bill is just such an example.I have absolutely no idea how the business model works, which isn't hugely surprising for a web 2.0 start up, but they are offering insurance policies against bad weather. It seems more aimed for businesses than making sure you don't waste kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-21284435868273282292007-01-03T16:41:00.000+00:002007-01-03T17:00:41.589+00:00A slightly romantic viral marketing attemptIn what I only hope is bloke attempting to become a online viral phenomena, rather that a cynical business trying to do some undercover social web marketing. A bloke is trying to raise the money online to propose to his girlfriend live in a Superbowl half time advert.For the Brits not so familiar with the whole American Football thing you might not get the significance, the closest equivalent I kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1132790239383334692005-11-23T23:56:00.000+00:002005-11-23T23:57:19.386+00:00The sums don't add upLet me prefix this by stating quite how evident in the piece the nostalgia for un-remembered past is. It’d be nice to be objective, as often as the discourse of the grass is greener on the other side it is nowhere near reaching the ubiquity of the ‘good ol’days’ detritus, even if the glory years were long before the night you’re dad got lucky was even pencilled in his diary.The last few days i’vekelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1132790175574298062005-11-23T23:55:00.000+00:002005-11-23T23:56:15.586+00:00Train my sensesI’ve always been a bit of a gadget geek, whilst most 15 year olds were spending their 'Tesco' earnings on ‘White Lightning’ cheap weed and dodgy designer wear I was still buying ‘'Amiga' Formats’ with their floppy disc cover mounts and reviews of the few games still being made for the dying platform.Today a few years later, I find myself in the first year of the ‘real world’ (i.e. a job with pay kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1128348962600529422005-10-03T14:07:00.000+00:002005-10-03T14:16:02.686+00:00Stuff changing at xfm..Well managing director of XFM is out Mister Graham Bryce has had the honour of being the head honcho of that london alternative radio station plus Choice and Capital Gold for a while, while the stations havent really got much worse in the last couple of years they havent really got any better.XRAY Mag while actually being despite being quite good didnt seem to be making any money and folded, theykelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1127841906689348232005-09-27T17:18:00.000+00:002005-09-27T17:25:06.696+00:00My new blog.The East Coast SoundThis is a link to my recently-created blog detailing the numerous noteworthy events that may (or may not) take place during my year in the U.S.As things are, I'm not able to put pictures up just yet but as soon as my camera cable arrives the site should look a whole lot more colourful.D.C. is a beautiful city and summer still rages on despite hints of Autumn ("fall" they call Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1126811613452736932005-09-15T19:11:00.000+00:002005-09-15T20:00:37.446+00:00i wrote a dissertation about ilm and rockismand here it is, it might be worth bearing in mind that i'm putting this up as i thought people would like to read it rather than to blow my own trumpet, its not a brilliant essay and it has plenty of faults (of which i'm sure i might be made aware)but i thought it might be found interesting/controversial/enjoyable or some other adjective which isnt rubbish(sorry if i've quoted you and you've kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1126711914114920202005-09-14T15:27:00.000+00:002005-09-14T15:31:54.120+00:00Let's all do the conga.. la la laI've had a while off Dj-ing and for my sins I can't wait to get back into the thick of playing singalongs to drunks who wont dance unless they know all the words, they are so close to my heart.The dilemma is every set I've ever done at the Hothouse at Sussex Uni I've always played Beastie Boys - Intergalactic to the point it has become predictable which surely is not a good thing..Should I drop kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1123678726818120762005-08-10T12:40:00.000+00:002005-08-10T13:04:27.690+00:00Film review type thing...I dunno how secretive I am supposed to be about this (I'm being positive about the film and why else would a film company show a film early other than to create a buzz) but the other day I had the fluke of getting in for a super advance screening of Serenity the new movie from the writer of Buffy, Angel et al. Apparently its the big screen version of a TV programme by called Firefly, but not kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1123598099739255482005-08-09T14:30:00.000+00:002005-08-09T14:44:33.743+00:00In case I'd shut up about it for five minutesHere are the teeshirts i've designed which are up for sale online hereI'm not making any money out of this, I'm doing it for the kids, so the aforementioned kids can wear teeshirts I likeYou know you want to only £12 just think of how many starving children you are depriving by spending the money on Africa and how much it'll nark Bono surely thats reason enough.kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1123593607868098012005-08-09T13:20:00.000+00:002005-08-09T13:22:19.116+00:00Well fancy that..<!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> I was on the outskirts of Soho yesterday at lunchtime, as I'm sure the more observant amongst you might have noted in the past London Phone Boxes, particularly those in the Soho region often act as a shop window of sorts for the trade in "friendship". funny that leaving the aforementioned phone box rather hurriedly was Rik Mayall who presumably kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1123518974072826282005-08-08T16:36:00.000+00:002005-08-08T16:37:26.316+00:00Shuffle Couture<!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> Over the weekend I met up with a couple of mates I haven't seen much since I started Uni, we were at the Zine launch for "Half a Pigeon" I mentioned a few days ago, it was gig come open decks DJ party, and somewhat inevitably the question so what have you been listening to lately arose. And I couldn't answer, kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1123492639622638192005-08-08T09:17:00.000+00:002005-08-08T09:34:12.036+00:00You're beautiful, it's true.<!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> Well it seems the killer-cum-crooner James Blunt is number one for the forth week on the trot in the singles chart, not that I've been following his progress that closely (infact I find it a bit difficult to believe that anyone is following his progress that closely, I mean I can understand he has fans but hardly the rabid obsess of every detail and tid kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1123243604172222632005-08-05T11:58:00.000+00:002005-08-05T12:06:44.176+00:00an offer you can't refuse...If you're reading this...And you don't live far from Reading...And you not Busy this Saturday....Then you must come to this:It should be amazing, its a hand made superfantastic zine launch, I've contributed with an abbreviated piece about rockism versus anti rockism, and there's lots of cool stuff by people i know and don't.And the launch itself should be good, some quality bands and I am taking kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1123063737495843202005-08-03T10:08:00.000+00:002005-08-03T10:51:00.270+00:00Sienna Who..<!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> Maybe its me just being totally out of touch with the world of popular culture (if this were the case I would for ever hold my head in shame) but who is Sienna Miller and how come she is so very newsworthy. The ever reliable Holy Moly (link on the side bar) say apparently she is all preggers upped with estranged other half Jude Law, hot gossip it would kelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1120512285902073792005-07-04T21:16:00.000+00:002005-07-04T21:24:45.910+00:00Hey Bargain Fans...A little post for those of you either with Scottish blood or on your own 'Make my Poverty History' Drive try Fat Fingers a site where you type in what you wanna find on eBay then it search common mis-spellings so you can find stuff people won't find if they type in the right spelling in the search.Par exemple.... Say I wanted a PS2 if someone where to label their item a playsatan2 its unlikely itkelvin newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111103557435855608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1119961016447256322005-06-28T12:16:00.001+00:002005-06-28T12:16:56.453+00:00The KillsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1119960985757673352005-06-28T12:16:00.000+00:002005-06-28T12:16:25.760+00:00John Peel Tent - Backstage Bar.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406075.post-1119960927703385622005-06-28T12:15:00.000+00:002005-06-28T12:15:27.706+00:00Brendan Benson: Guardian LoungeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0