March 25, 2012
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Love If this then that aka ifttt.com and I also like the idea of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk but its got its limits. However I’ve been watching the rise of Taskrabbit. I wonder what it would be like if you combined … Continue reading
March 22, 2012
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I received this email the other day and I thought it was quite interesting… Hey cubicgarden, nomnex sent you a private message on SlideShare. “Thank you to make and upload your latest presentations in an open source format (.odp) Anyone … Continue reading
March 21, 2012
by ianforrester
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I know I’ve mentioned it quite a few times before but its amazing to see it live on TED.com next to all those inspirational talks. Of course the Youtube video is here and the slides are here. As always, really … Continue reading
March 21, 2012
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I’ve said some bad things about the pretty much dead on arrival year of making love. And my views haven’t changed one single bit, actually with the additional push for more meat to the slaughter, I’m really not liking what … Continue reading
March 19, 2012
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Slideshare seems to like my presentations… My Ignite Leeds talk is featured on the home page of Slideshare as was my TedXManchester talk: the story of me, earlier in the month. I’m actually wondering what happened with the video which … Continue reading
March 19, 2012
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I have no idea what they (Fevermedia) think there up to now… But they seem to be recruiting for part 2, cover there tracks or trying to rescue the year of making love… A friend (removed details just incase), sent … Continue reading
March 19, 2012
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Next week I’m involved in a lot of social events…. Sunday 25th March – Vivid lounge re-opens under new management as just Vivid for a private party (remember that blog post) Monday 26th March – Vivid officially opens Tuesday 27th … Continue reading
March 19, 2012
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Been thinking about replacing my work mobile phone for a while. Its a XDA Windows Mobile 6.1 phone and to be honest the battery life and general use it shocking. Unfortunately the BBC don’t support Android for work mobiles but … Continue reading
March 17, 2012
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I’m a bit of a sucker for mystery thrillers such as Cube. One room or space, people trapped or stuck. An external entity working to convince them that they must kill each other to escape or be let free. Here’s … Continue reading
March 13, 2012
by ianforrester
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Love in the wild View more presentations from Ian Forrester I gave this talk at Social Media Cafe (#SMC_MCR) it lasted longer than I expected but generally its about my believe in Maths and science to match people for the … Continue reading
March 13, 2012
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My last date told me about the site http://www.howaboutwe.com yesterday… Very interesting site, its like OKCupid’s Locale (which is still in beta) but instead of the sudo hook up thing, its done much better and clearer about getting people connected … Continue reading
March 12, 2012
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Does anyone remember welcometothescene by Jun Group? I wrote about it a while back here and here. For me this was way too early for a lot of reasons but in a world where hackers are dominating the headlines and … Continue reading
March 11, 2012
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Some people make the grave mistake of thinking the darknet is full of kiddies messing with stuff to defeat drm and commit mass copyright. They are so wrong and what they fail to understand is some of the smartest people … Continue reading
March 11, 2012
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Really interesting talk by Susan Cain on the negative sides of our societal push for extroverts… Ironically it was given at Ted which also features extroverts or at least celebrates them…? In a culture where being social and outgoing are … Continue reading
March 9, 2012
by ianforrester
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Sometimes my slides can seem very odd, theres little information and it tend to be quite difficult if you’ve not heard me talk before. I also don’t tend to write notes but instead use slides as a prompt my memory. … Continue reading