iView’s tunnel vision. The ABC really loves its new 24-hour news channel — so much so that no other shows have worked on iView since Thursday. At first I thought it was just me, but there seem to be plenty of other people waiting for their shows. The ABC’s forum has one response from its moderator, but no update as yet. — a Crikey reader

ABC Moderator
23 Jul 2010 11:28:42am
>>>Re: Loading…………………

Hi

Thanks for all the posts.

We are currently investigating the cause of the streaming issue. At present we are unsure whether a site enhancement, to incorporate the live stream, is causing the issue or the live stream itself.

In the meantime please advise if things improve and continue to advise your ISP and location.

Cheers Mod

Death, then arson. News Limited websites picked up this grizzly story from the New York Post, but the Courier Mail in summing up the yarn seems to have got things a little out of order. — Terry Towelling

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3.96m watch Adam out-cook Callum

“The show now takes third place behind Lleyton Hewitt’s Australian Open win (4.04m) and the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, since the start of OzTAM ratings since 2001.” — TV Tonight

Fairfax and the digital era — stuck in the past

“Let me just run that one past you again — read this next sentence carefully. If you’re in New South Wales or ACT, the only way you can get hold of the iPad app is to subscribe to the print edition.” — mUmBRELLA

Facebook: loved and loathed at once

“It was a typically vexing week for Facebook. On the one hand, the social-networking service signed up its 500 millionth active user. On the other hand, it was found to be one of the least popular private-sector companies in the United States by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.” — New York Times

Age is no barrier to internet use

“Australians who are 65 or older have the most home PCs: 88 per cent versus 72 per cent among 18-24 year olds.” — SmartHouse