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Stephen Fry: "Twitter is people-shaped, not business-shaped"
The beloved twillionaire warns the corporate world over web 2.0 use 17 November 2009 16:18 GMT
With Twitter all the rage as a marketing tool, Stephen Fry gave a stern warning this morning to businesses not to turn the mirco-blogging service into something of their own. The actor, writer and self-proclaimed "twillionaire" was speaking at the 140 Conference today...
Douglas Adams' "Last Chance To See" radio available online
20 year comeback for show that inspired current Fry-fronted telly series 16 September 2009 14:52 GMT
The original radio series which sparked the new BBC Two series "Last Chance To See" with Stephen Fry has been released online.

The Fry-front telly effort echoes the original radio series (and book) in which zoologist Mark Carwadine was joined by Douglas Adams...
Stephen Fry attacks copyright
Companies are "doing the wrong thing" 15 July 2009 12:50 GMT
Stephen Fry has voiced a "surprisingly ferocious" attack on copyright in the music, movie and television industries, a BBC journalist reports.

At the iTunes Live event in London, the tech-savvy celeb outlined the history of copyright before saying companies...
Nokia trots out Stephen Fry at N97 launch
Twittering tech fan snapped with new flagship device 17 June 2009 11:44 GMT
At the London launch of its new flagship Nseries device, Nokia managed to get the gadget world's fave celeb to stop by for a quick grope of the new phone.

On his way to the ballet at Sadler's Wells, Stephen Fry made an appearance at the event that saw the media...
Fry Twitter-teases over "2nd edition" video game
His voice-over work is complete 21 April 2009 17:25 GMT
Celebrity Twitterer Stephen Fry got the games world in a gossip frenzy this morning with a tweet teasing about a "2nd edition" of a video game.

Fry's morning tweet read: "Morning all. In studio today voicing 2nd edition of a video game. Will check when I'm...
COMMENT: Why I don't follow @stephenfry
Twitter evolved 16 April 2009 16:19 GMT
Barely a day passes without a news item on Twitter. Some may see this as jumping on the latest fad bandwagon: mainstream media tapping in on something that typifies the glorious rise of innovative web 2.0 applications, but really, it isn't a bad thing. Twitter is something...
Stephen Fry hits 100,000 Twitter followers
Makes him 3rd most popular on the service 2 February 2009 17:37 GMT
Stephen Fry has broken the 100,000 twitter followers mark making him one of the most followed twitter users of the micro-blogging site.

"@amellioh Hi there Hayley! You are my 100,000th follower! And I'm proud to be your first. Welcome to Twitter xxx", tweeted...
Stephen Fry to make Apple store appearance
Audio book flogging talk from Twittering Mac fan 26 January 2009 14:46 GMT
As followers of Fry's Twitter feed will already know, the entertainer is due to deliver a talk at Apple's Regent Street store - although Apple are no doubt hoping that not all of his 60,000 followers turn up.

Stephen Fry's appearance, on 2 February, will be...
Stephen Fry now 6th most followed on Twitter
All thanks to @wossy and #fnwjr 26 January 2009 0:31 GMT
Stephen Fry's appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross has resulted in everyone's favourite intellectual adding almost 10,000 followers to his Twitter feed in just 3 days.

In what is likely to propel the micro-blogging service into the mainstream, the conversation...
Five best technology quotes from 2008
They said what? 31 December 2008 16:00 GMT
2008 has seen some bon mots - and some not so bon mots - pour forth from the mouths of execs in the tech industry. Here is our top five of what we think are the most memorable quotes of the year, but five is a short list, so feel free to add any that have stuck in your head...
Stephen Fry blasts Vista and Vaios
"I hate Vista so much I want to cry" 8 December 2008 9:45 GMT
Stephen Fry has let rip another tech-related tirade on Twitter, this time with PCs on the receiving end of the Mac-loving entertainer's bile.

Following his recent attack of the BlackBerry Storm, it seems Fry has struggled to get to grips with Vista, and a high-end...
Stephen Fry slates the Storm
"Shockingly bad. I mean embarrassingly awful" 28 November 2008 9:50 GMT
Stephen Fry, no stranger to speaking his arguably brilliant mind on the subject of gadgets and technology, has turned his sights to the BlackBerry Storm.

The gadget-loving entertainer has had a play with RIM's new touchscreen smartphone and, while we liked...
Stephen Fry attacks BBC iPlayer
"It's anything but secure" 8 May 2008 16:01 GMT
Stephen Fry has attacked the BBC for giving away programmes on iPlayer, calling the corporation's policy "incredible naivety".

Speaking at a BBC-organised lecture on public service broadcasting, Fry revealed how he "breaches" the iPlayer's copy protection by...
Voco updates its talking (but ever so polite) clock
"I am so sorry to disturb you, but it appears to be morning" 7 May 2008 17:53 GMT
What better than the oh so British tones of Stephen Fry to raise you from your balmy slumbers of a morning.

Voco has updated that old favourite, the Voco Clock, to now include around 150 wake-up messages, including the gentle, melodic twittering of birds, followed...