January 30, 2008
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Now their after a million users… It's a busy space, that social/local field. Sokratis Papafloratos and co-founder Walid Al Saqqaf said that ploughing their time and energy into TrustedPlaces.com cost the co-founders their girlfriends. But all the struggles and the … Continue reading
January 30, 2008
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alt.support.divorce and diet.low-carb, hummm I guess I should be scared. Google couldn't have worked this out from my gmail because I don't tend to use that much for personal emails. My google reader subscriptions and blog might be the source … Continue reading
January 29, 2008
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From ZDNet Online retailer Amazon.com said Sunday it will begin an international roll-out this year of its digital music store that offers songs without copy-protection technology known as digital rights management. Amazon said it is the only retailer to offer … Continue reading
January 29, 2008
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So there are a stupid amount of conferences and festivals in the UK this half of 2008. Usually conference season is not till the 3rd quarter but someone forgot to mention this to us brits. This is a quick run … Continue reading
January 28, 2008
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A couple of my friends and family are very much into their True HD (1080p) content and displays. I'm not that bothered because, lets be honest I'm unlikely to buy a HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player, my primary media player (xbmc) … Continue reading
January 27, 2008
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So I've been considering moving to Manchester (Salford) for a while. For those who don't know, the BBC is moving a good part of its workforce and operation to the Salford area. Most of it will be up and running … Continue reading
January 27, 2008
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Cory Doctorow came to the BBC's Festival of Technology last week and during his short time there (well Alice is ready to give birth any moment now, good luck by the way) he mentioned his thoughts on social networking sites … Continue reading
January 27, 2008
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I have put in a couple of proposals for Xtech 2008 which is this year in Dublin. The theme for the year is the web on the go which actually fits in nicely with our thoughts about for over the … Continue reading
January 26, 2008
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So I just noticed that Konfabulator/yahoo widgets has the ability at long last to embed HTML and Flash. Not only that there is a full HTML DOM too. If this was in there from day one, I wouldn't have given … Continue reading
January 23, 2008
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I have not written much about APML for a while, partly because I've been focused on Data Portability. But I saw this a while ago and forgot to blog it over December. Attention data is an emerging concept in web … Continue reading
January 21, 2008
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The Security Van Scam is well known but people still fall for it and simlar scams. Its got all the hallmarks of social engineering, including social complience, convincing and timing. From Schneier's great blog on Thursday, about 9:30 a.m., a … Continue reading
January 21, 2008
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DataPortability – Connect, Control, Share, Remix from Smashcut Media on Vimeo. CREDITS: Written, designed and edited by Michael Pick, smashcut-media.com Music – “Bongo Avenger” – Eric & Ryan Kilkenny: CC Attrib. Non Commercial Hands photo: Scol22 – Stock.xchng Additional images: … Continue reading
January 21, 2008
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Don't get me wrong, TED talks are always great but just recently there have been some simply un-missable ones, here's my top three. Underwater astonishments: David Gallo on TED.comDavid Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting … Continue reading
January 20, 2008
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I installed Point Ui's Home tonight because it was one of those things I've been meaning to do. Anyway, after 2 seconds I was amazed. The user interface design is slick and smooth without being too in your face. They … Continue reading
January 19, 2008
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James Cridland tagged me in the blogging meme by the same name. Yes its been a while but I've been pretty busy with lots of other stuff. Unlike James I know what a meme is and I like the idea … Continue reading