February 15, 2013
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For years now I’ve been dating using websites and speed dating. I have also at the same time been reading people’s accounts of there dating, such as 52 first dates. Every once in a while I moan about the lack … Continue reading
December 9, 2012
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Found Recollect via Imran… We archive everything you do online. There are a lot of great places to share your life online; we know because we use and love most of them. But this means our digital lives are spread … Continue reading
July 23, 2012
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How do we make things move along quicker in the area of distributed/federated technology? Things are moving very slowly although it seems most of the components are in place. When I wrote the blog about Rebel mouse, I found some … Continue reading
July 21, 2012
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There is something which has been in the back of my mind for ages. Its the concept of distributed and dating. It drives me crazy to see how closed the online dating world is and even if one breaks the … Continue reading
April 1, 2012
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This is Tuesday in my busy social week Thanks to Josh I got asked to give a view of the online dating world at Preston Social. I’ve not really spent much time in Preston before except at the Train station … 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
February 19, 2012
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This has got to be one the eternal questions? Maths or science has solved so many of our questions but can it be used for working out compatibility of humans? That was one of the things which really intrigued me … Continue reading
November 27, 2011
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Simon Lumb and Aden Davies shared Russell Davis’s post about how to be interesting… He makes two assumptions… The way to be interesting is to be interested. You’ve got to find what’s interesting in everything, you’ve got to be good at noticing … Continue reading
June 17, 2011
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Rob Best wrote to me after seeing my post on Social Steganography. I read your article on social steganography and I have also become interested in it even if it is old news by now. So intrigued I decided to … Continue reading
April 28, 2011
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Received this in my mail yesterday, Yahoo! is excited to announce that Delicious has been acquired by the founders of YouTube, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. As creators of the largest online video platform, Hurley and Chen have firsthand expertise … Continue reading
April 15, 2011
by ianforrester
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I know its quite old (all of a year) but I’m really intriguing… Privacy in a public age Carmen is engaging in social steganography. She’s hiding information in plain sight, creating a message that can be read in one way … Continue reading
October 3, 2010
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People ask me why would I choose to open my ideas to the world, for anyone to take and make money on. For example mydreamscape.org. But the way I see it is, I’m very unlikely to dedicate 10 years of … Continue reading
March 23, 2010
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Even PocketTweet on my windows mobile phone has the basic feature set for Proximity-Based Social Networking, I can’t understand how this could be granted a patent? Something is broken if Apple have been awarded this…
February 11, 2010
by ianforrester
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To be fair to Wired magazine, they did a good piece about Werewolf in the most recent UK wired. I never expected so many pages dedicated to the game which some call the modern social crack. There’s also a huge … Continue reading
January 30, 2010
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Always interesting to read Miss Geeky’s thoughts on woman in technology. She’s been thinking about a Ladies night at a Comic Store in Nova Scotia. Generally she says in the post, I wish we didn’t need things like Ladies Night … Continue reading