Tristan Stewart-Robertson
Read biographyTristan Stewart-Robertson is a journalist based in Glasgow, Scotland. He writes for Firstpost on the media, internet and serves as an objective, moral compass from the outside.
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#neverseconds: How a school lost to a nine-year-old on Twitter
Friday's Twitter meltdown in the UK is going into the public relations textbooks, you can be assured of that. It was a perfect example of how to not only fail to adhere to your own strategy, but also to aggravate and make the situation worse. And this whole thing erupted over school #ConnectTheDots #Martha Payne #Occupy Wall Street #social media #Twitter #United Kingdom
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Is desire for Internet fame driving killers like Magnotta?
Alleged Canadian killer Luka Rocco Magnotta was finally arrested on Monday at a Berlin internet café. The intense global manhunt followed the discovery of the body of 33-year-old Lin Jun in Montreal last week, or his torso at least. A foot and a hand were sent in the post to #Canada #Lin Jun #Mario Magnotta #porn actor #YouTube Inc
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Will Julian Assange ever consider the consequences of his actions?
Just when you thought it might be over, the story has a "but". Wikileaks founder Julian Assange lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to face allegations of sex offences on Wednesday. And within three sentences, it's apparent that Assange will probably appeal. The 40-year-old is accused of raping one woman #Julian Assange #Law/Crime #OnOurMind #Wikileaks
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Hypocrisy: London Olympics can ban Syria but not Dow?
I love blinding hypocrisy - especially when it's of Olympic proportions. For the UK to suggest they might ban some officials from Syria connected with recent attrocities is a brilliant contrast to their refusal to ban Dow from the Olympic stadium for their Bhopal connections. On one hand, you could easily #Bhopal #Nick Clegg #Syria #ThatsJustWrong #the Olympics #United Kingdom
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Is Mamata India’s version of X-files’ Mulder?
Does everyone remember The X-Files? When the show launched, I recall it as one of the most anticipated television launches of the 1990s. It set off a host of successors and a science fiction genre that had previously been limited to the futuristic worlds of Star Trek and Star Wars. Everything was #Mamata Banerjee #OnOurMind #The X-Files #West Bengal
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Facebook goes public, will profit with our private data
It is a comfort to my envy directed at those who made billions off yesterday's Facebook IPO that eventually they'll lose much of it. Sure, they'll still be rich, but they'll be some rust spots on that technological bubble. The long anticipated - so long I can't remember when it started - #facebook #Google #Mark Zuckerberg #OnOurMind
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God (Don’t) Save the Queen?
Now that you mention it, I did wonder what happened to republicans. I don't mean the big 'R' Republicans who are trying to retake America's White House. I mean the small 'r' republicans who want the United Kingdom to be more like America. They are so miffed by the coverage of the #BBC #Impartiality #OnOurMind #Queen
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Does Obama’s support for same-sex marriages really matter?
This weekend I will attend the wedding of two very close friends - in a bar. Recently the brother of another friend got married in Las Vegas and made his parents and sibling watch via web link from the UK. Another friend, who got married a few years ago, was half of #Barack Obama #Civil union #InMyOpinion #Same-sex marriage #Same-sex marriage in the United States #United Kingdom
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Why the hate on France after Hollande’s victory?
The way some people talk, you might thing France had collectively jumped off a cliff into the sea, instead of electing a president. Maybe it's left over from the colonial age and the repeated wars between the United Kingdom and France, or their proxies. Maybe it's envy of the beautiful city #France #François Hollande #InMyOpinion #United Kingdom #United States #Voter turnout
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Team Anna: Anti-corruption, Pro-secrecy?
Once you start campaigning on principles, you may find it's difficult to escape their gravitational pull. Team Anna has discovered that very problem with what I'm going to call 'principled physics' in the whole controversy surrounding the expulsion of core team member Shameem Kazmi for "allegedly secretly recording the proceedings of #Arvind Kejriwal #ConnectTheDots #Corruption #News of the World #Principled Physics #Team Anna #Transparency