Hitwise Intelligence – The rise and rise of social networks – good datapoints and insight here on the progress that social networks are making. PHP Founder Rasmus Lerdorf Leaves Yahoo Top analyst blogs (coming soon) « Technobabble 2.0 About the Ad Age Power 150 – Advertising Age FT.com / Asia-Pacific – China economic recovery accelerates [...]
I’m taking a trip to Basel on November 12th. Quick business trip, long but rewarding day, I should have a chance to squeeze in a coffee at the airport if anyone is interested DM me on Twitter.
I am not literally going to tell you how to touch-type, but I thought I would share some of the lessons I learned from learning to type. I originally learned how to touch-type as part of the All-In-One productivity software on a DEC VAX mini-computer in the mid-90s. All-In-One did a good job in terms [...]
Tips for Buying Books and College Textbooks Online at the Cheapest Price It’s official! We’re in a dotcom ‘mobile’ bubble! | Mobile Industry Review apophenia: Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out Shot across the bow – Nick Osborne’s diary – NickO tears it up on the political stories of the day
The pocket money end of the grocery market is something I haven’t seen for the best part of thirty years so its not surprising that the new Cadbury Buttons packaging slipped past me. Packaging design agency Pearlfisher have done a great job which fits in with the playful nature of Cadbury Buttons, without being overly [...]
I got an email into my inbox on Friday evening introducing The Wild International who describe themselves as an international collective of creatives. We follow no set rules to express our creativity. We create for the sake of wanting to express our ideas under our unifying ideology of freedom, fun, self determination and the dissemination [...]
Michael Milken Sounds Warning on Sovereign Debt – some good points by Milken here The Pitch HK: From QR Codes to Augmented Reality Inline Communications Europe Report What’s Thwarting American Innovation? Too Much Science, says Roger Martin | Fast Company Edge In Frankfurt: THE AGE OF THE INFORMAVORE by Frank Schirrmacher
Sir Martin Sorrell reported that the quarterly results were part of an alphabet-soup debate on economic growth by talking about LUV-shaped economic growth. Sorrell considers that economic recovery will happen at different rates by geography. Europe is the L, pottering along for a good while yet. The U.S. is likely to gradually bounce back, hence [...]
Facebook Most Widely Used Network Among Businesses | WebProNews FT.com / China – Beijing tightens internet controls – “The internet is developing quickly, there are many loopholes in social management and maintaining social stability faces unprecedented new challenges,” said Meng Jianzhu, public security minister. “We must establish a comprehensive prevention and control social security system [...]
Richard Florida is famous for his works on the rise of the creative classes. Who is your city? is an exploration into how clusters develop wrapped up under the guise of a self-help book. Florida looks at the characteristics of different cities (predominantly in North America) and explores factors that attract people at different life [...]
If Your 9-Year-Old Doesn’t Have a Cell Phone, He’s Not Socializing Enough – Fast Company James Governor’s Monkchips » What’s in store for 2010? 9 Trends, Quick Take Microsoft’s Ballmer Sticks To His Gloomy Tune | paidContent Search as a Branding Channel – Search Engine Watch (SEW) Will Handset Makers Lose Their Grip on a [...]
I have been following Shiv Singh for a fair while. He has written a lot of smart sharp stuff whilst working at Razorfish, so I was curious to find out how he would get on with the ‘Dummies’ format of book. My copy eventually arrived today via a circuitous route Home Delivery Network, Amazon’s new [...]
For Londoners, one of the things that you learn about over time is Deliverance. Deliverance is a restaurant service which delivers good quality food to homes and businesses in the central London area. Its ideal if you are working late or just need casual catering with friends around. Their website is a good friend to [...]
The Future of the Social Web – interesting to see how many of the ideas which were being kicked around by Yahoo! are now being turning into reality by its competitors Apple ad bombing Windows 7 on Google Why the Media Is Taking So Long to Die Scan Your Business Cards On The Go With [...]
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