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YouTube’s Most Watched, 2009

By Paperstone on 31 December 2009 in Fun with 0 Comments

View counts for the most watched videos on YouTube are in and we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief – because our globalised, trademarked monoculture is in rude health! By far and away the most watched video, with over 120 million views was that of Susan “SuBo” Boyle’s first performance on Britain’s Got […]

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The Paperstone Zeitgeist 2009

By Paperstone on 30 December 2009 in Fun, Paperstone Company News with 0 Comments
The Paperstone Zeitgeist 2009

In the spirit of end-of-year lists and reviews, we asked Paperstone folk the following: Sum up the year in stationery in one word. What was your office supplies product of the year? Complete the sentence: "2010 will be the year of the [insert office supplies product]" Any other predictions (optional). Here are their considered, incisive […]

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The Best Pointless Apps

By Paperstone on 17 December 2009 in Computer Supplies, Fun with 0 Comments
The Best Pointless Apps

Our small survey of apps with little or no practical utility concludes with a couple of winners. The first actually looks quite fun while the second takes banality to a new level and deserves recognition. Harmonica Slide your lips along a “genuinely sampled 10-hole diatronic harmonica”. It also includes all twelve keys so it’s actually […]

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Pointless Apps Continued

By Paperstone on 11 December 2009 in Computer Supplies, Fun with 0 Comments
Pointless Apps Continued

With iPhones in the ascendant, we continue to present you with the cream of futile apps for your favourite new gadget. While these additions may have the functional utility of a clay TV, you can use these to cobble together some social capital. iPint Virtual beer gets “consumed” as you tip your iPhone in lieu […]

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The Most Useless Apps For Your iPhone

By Paperstone on 10 December 2009 in Fun, Telephones & Accessories with 0 Comments
The Most Useless Apps For Your iPhone

Beyond being a fad in gadgetry, the iPhone already has the ring of a technology which will have a considerable impact on our lives. Some schools are already trying to incorporate them as an integral feature of the classroom. iPhones may well further transform us into alienated knob-twiddlers incapable of social interaction, but they are […]

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Google Zeitgeist 2009

By Paperstone on 8 December 2009 in Fun, Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Google have published their annual “Zeitgeist” lists of the fastest rising (and falling) terms keyed into its omnipresent search engine. Given the cultural pervasiveness of Google, “Zeitgeist” isn’t really a misnomer for what these lists represent. Not surprisingly, Michael Jackson tops the fastest risers. Facebook is 2nd. Twitter, Windows 7 and Lady Gaga are also […]

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