Month: February 2016
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Drones + more things
Amazon bookstores: It’s the drones, stupid – I, Cringely – the big problem I see is the last 100 yards. Drones might be fine in theory to get to a property but what about getting to the home owner or responsible custodian of the parcel. I think these are a point, rather than universal solution,…
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What does success look like? (For PR campaigns)
What does success look like for PR campaigns? In public relations circles measuring success is as much a discussion point as the weather. The industry has attempted to deal with it. In this approach they generally have a goal to reach a singular solution. Rather like ‘how to write a press release’. But in reality…
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20th anniversary: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Back on February 9, 1996, John Perry Barlow wrote his declaration of of the independence of cyberspace. The declaration pointed out the folly of trying to govern something thought to be virtually ungovernable at the time. Barlow first came to prominence writing lyrics for The Grateful Dead. His ethos came from the libertarian do your…
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The billion strong services
There was two announcements of services that had passed the billion strong user mark. There was a comparison between Gmail’s slow and steady approach versus Whatsapp’s swift rise. Gmail was born as a desktop service first. It started just as web 2.0 was starting to take off. The service was invitation only for almost three…
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Ethical minefield + more news
Ethical minefield JWT makes a move into wearable tech | Marketing Interactive – wearable technology represents an ethical minefield. The reason for the ethical minefield is that the data is so sensitive. Now imagine providing marketers with access to biometric data. To envision what that ethical minefield might be like, think about if health insurers based…
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Articles about race + more things
The Guardian website will no longer allow comments under articles about race, immigration and Islam | JOE.ie – interesting that The Guardian stopped at just articles about race, immigration and Islam. Also controversial given its stance on censorship Chips on their shoulders | The Economist – THE Chinese government has been trying, on and off, since the 1970s…
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Chinas Coming War With Asia
Chinas coming war with Asia – provocative title Chinas Coming War With Asia: where do I start with a book title this inflammatory? I went to the trouble of reading the book twice before starting this review. In the end, the only conclusion I can come to is ‘Policy Faultlines in East Asia’ doesn’t have…
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VGA + more things
VGA In Memoriam | Hackaday – interesting overview of the VGA display technology. Although as with many technology standards, declaration of its death is likely to be premature. Instead it will gradually decline, but still be supported by a variety of connecting dongles. We still see component video and audio feeds available on the latest television…