Category: Disaster Stories

Exhibition about Sea and Ice on Hold due to being #StuckInIce – and it’s no #AprilFools

March 12, 2015

Travelling to Mallaig on the West Highland Line, Jane Rushton receives a call from her co-worker Rhea Banker in New York. Their exhibition is facing ruin – their artwork has been stuck in ice just outside Greenland on its way over from a successful first display in Copenhagen. Both Jane and Rhea are due to … More Exhibition about Sea and Ice on Hold due to being #StuckInIce – and it’s no #AprilFools

Mothballing of Bliadhna nan Òran

October 27, 2014

“Tha na duilleagan seo a-nise air an tasgadh agus cha tèid an ùrachadh tuilleadh. Leugh mu phoileasaidh tasglainn a’ BhBC. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/globalresources/mothballing/gd-GB]” A popular BBC website that documented the history of Scottish Gaelic songs and writers has disappeared from the Internet after an attempt to archive the site as a result apparently of the project coming … More Mothballing of Bliadhna nan Òran

#PatronisingBTLady a’ treandadh air feadh an t-saoghail

August 27, 2014

Cha robh Dimairt latha math airson na h-iomairt an aghaidh neo-eisimeileachd na h-Alba – idir, gu h-àraidh às dèidh deagh thoradh bho Yes Alba air deasbad telebhisean an oidhche roimhe sin. Chraoladh Better Together prògram taghaidh air oidhche Mhàirt le tè “neo-thuigseach”. Mar bhuil thàinig freagairt bho gach taobh an deasbaid gur e prògram teàrnach … More #PatronisingBTLady a’ treandadh air feadh an t-saoghail

A Scottish Social Media ‘Disaster Story’ in the Making for Inverness Hotel! #UncleWillie

July 15, 2013

The Power of Facebook. Facebook campaign goes viral – Over 17,000 people have responded to this Facebook campaign in only 5 hours! The campaign originated in Inverness, Scotland. An effective Social Media Strategy and Policy of use could have helped to mitigate some of the apparent damage. A new Facebook community page called Boycott the Royal … More A Scottish Social Media ‘Disaster Story’ in the Making for Inverness Hotel! #UncleWillie