Technology and society
By admin | Posted in Living | No CommentsSo as advancements in technology take place with the likes of biometrics, facial recognition systems etc. so does the monitoring of societies in the western world. With the threat of global terrorism and increasing border security what is happening to the the personal space you once regarded as being free? It is being eroded that’s […]
Ebay bites the hand that feeds it
By admin | Posted in Tech Rant | No CommentsIs Ebay cheating its sellers? Part 2.
Is Ebay biting the hand that feeds it? We think so. Not only is it expensive to sell on eBay for what is nothing more than glorified hosting, and some badly written auction software, but they have decided it would be a good idea to direct would be buyers […]
EBay’s bizarre pricing models
By admin | Posted in Tech Rant | No CommentseBay Inc. Online auction site cheats its sellers wherever possible Part 1.
EBay Inc. (eBay) provides an online marketplace for the sale of goods and services, online payments services and online communication offerings to a diverse community of individuals and businesses.
So how is it cheating its sellers? On several levels, firstly on its pricing model; the […]
Hakia.com the new Google?
By admin | Posted in Tech News | No CommentsHakia.com have developed (currently still beta) a new approach to how search engines work. This is called Semantic searching {linguistics relating to meaning or the differences between meanings of words or symbols: Encarta}: The ability to understand the sentence and language used rather than analysing keywords such as traditional search engines have used allows in […]

