60 Seconds with Babel PR’s Ian Hood
Last week, Babel’s CEO and co-founder, Ian, spoke to Cision Gorkana about his years of experience in the PR industry, the rise of alternative media, and the importance of cre
FAKEBOOK: HOW VIDEO MANIPULATION TECH COULD REVIVE FAKE NEWS
“YOU ARE FAKE NEWS!” “Zero credibility, it’s all fake news.” “The news is fake because so much of the news is fake”. Sound familiar? These are the words of the infamo
A degree of public relations: choosing your University course
It is September and the start of a new academic year. For those who finished their A-levels, there were some fairly sizeable decisions to make. University? Gap year? Career path? A
The value of video
Hi, I’m Troy McClure. You may remember me from such Babel blogs as ‘Krusty the Clown’s greatest PR missteps’… Okay, so that’s not a real Babel blog, but chances a
Can mankind live forever?
“Clearly, it is possible, through technology, to make death optional”. These are the words of Martine Rothblatt, founder of biotech firm United Therapeutics. This opinion is ec
IBC 2018: what can we expect from this year’s show?
Amsterdam may be famous for its beautiful canals, charming architecture and so-called coffee shops. However next month, the city will once again become home to one of the world’s
How can charities use tech to help those in need?
The bad and the ugly side of tech seems to hit the news most days, so it’s rare that we see the good that tech is doing. As a regular volunteer, I have a particularly close conne
Mobile World Congress Americas: who’s got the cutting edge?
In June 2016, CTIA partnered with the GSMA with the objective of bringing more diversity to the US’s largest telecoms trade show. And so, ‘GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas
Why we need events like Black Hat more than ever
Security is coming to Sin City this week, as the 21st annual Black Hat conference kicks off on Saturday 4th August. Record numbers of security professionals, researchers, leaders i
Agritech: growing innovation
Writing about technological advances in the agriculture industry and precision farming is a guilty – and not-so-secret – pleasure of mine. Coming from farming heritage, I am al