Snuff Box that Nelson gave to impress Lady Hamilton for sale at Bonhams

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 December 2011 06:05 Written by External Post Thursday, 15 December 2011 06:05

Lord Nelson’s snuff box which he gave to his Secretary, George Unwin, is for sale at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 18 January. It is estimated at £4,000-5,000.

According to Unwin’s son, the gift was made in strange circumstances. In a note, which…
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Meg Whitman Campaign Shows How Not To Use Twitter

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:21 Written by External Post Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:21

tsamsoniw writes “California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s campaign team attempted to share with her Twitter followers an endorsement from a police association. Unfortunately, the campaign press secretary entered an incorrect or incomplete Bit.ly
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Zuckerberg advises UK.gov on using Facebook

Last Updated on Monday, 21 June 2010 07:00 Written by External Post Monday, 21 June 2010 07:00

The culture secretary Jeremy Hunt today met Facebook’s main node Mark Zuckerberg. The young CEO is in London for a developer conference, and took the opportunity to press the government to use Facebook more in its decision-making. “Really smart guy with
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Facebook faces Home Sec over lack of ‘panic button’

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:20 Written by External Post Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:20

Facebook will today meet with Home Secretary Alan Johnson to explain its refusal to publish a “panic button” that would refer users to CEOP, the national online anti-paedophile agency. Johnson has said he sees no good reason for the refusal. Facebook
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Smutty Twitter scam snares U.K. politician

Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2010 07:00 Written by External Post Friday, 26 February 2010 07:00

U.K. energy minister Ed Miliband (Credit: ) Good heavens! If your Twitter followers include Ed Miliband, the U.K. secretary of state for energy, there’s a chance that you received a direct message from him early on Friday that read, ‘Hhey, i’ve been
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UK start-ups uhappy about government support for Google-led initiative

Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2010 12:15 Written by External Post Friday, 26 February 2010 12:15

UK website and web hosting companies have accused business secretary Peter Mandelson of supporting multinationals over local start-ups.The outcry is over Mandelson’s public support for Getting British Business Online (GBBO), a joint venture led by Google
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Google hack raises serious concerns, U.S. says

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 January 2010 06:45 Written by External Post Wednesday, 13 January 2010 06:45

A coordinated hacking campaign targeting Google , Adobe Systems, and more than 30 other companies raises serious concerns, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.
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