December 2010
12 posts
MongoDB basic queries →
In this 8-minute video tutorial on MongoDB we look at how to insert new records into our database, and how to perform simple queries This video is from Think Vitamin Membership, a…
Dec 8th
LeWeb: Does MySpace have a future? →
It must be tough to sit on a stage and see that only 1% of the audience has bothered to check out the latest version of your product. But that’s exactly the situation that Mike Jones,…
Dec 8th
How to Ride the Freemium App Wave to Success →
The freemium mobile app movement is now a full-fledged trend among consumers. For developers, it’s a lucrative one. As I wrote about recently, one-third of the top-grossing iPhone apps…
Dec 8th
The Chrome Web Store Is Live! [TNW Google] →
We’ve waited, and now it’s here. The Chrome Web Store is now live. First off, we have to say that it looks a lot like iTunes. A lot. There are featured, popular and even top sections for…
Dec 8th
And it was all going so well, have just come to a halt outside Ipswich #nxea #uksnow
Dec 2nd
RT @janinegibson: Hard to keep up. All new wikileaks stories will be on one feed - Follow @GdnCables #cablegate #wikileaks
Dec 1st
December 2010 | 11 CRUCIAL TRENDS FOR 2011 →
Another new year around the corner, another rollercoaster of threats and opportunities. We tend to focus on the latter: Dive into our 11 crucial consumer trends for 2011, from PLANNED…
Dec 1st
On the local gov network today, a Live Q&A from 12 to 3pm about how to use social media to engage with the community http://t.co/L1rHuxa
Dec 1st
Social media and your local community | Local... →
On the local gov network today, a Live Q&A from 12 to 3pm about how to use social media to engage with the community http://t.co/L1rHuxa
Dec 1st
App Stores Drive Changes In Monetisation →
but discoverability still remains an issue on some platforms By Claire West A new report published today by Juniper Research forecasts that revenues from in-game purchases will overtake the…
Dec 1st
API of the Week: TweetSentiments.com API →
The TweetSentiments.com API is now open to any developer interested in using Twitter for sentiment analysis. Brand monitoring is the most obvious application, but I’m sure a few of you…
Dec 1st
FT.com: Telegraph plans to charge for online... →
“A person familiar with the Telegraph’s strategy said: ‘The final decision has not been made, but it will not be an impregnable paywall like the Times. It will be a metered system or, less likely,…
Dec 1st
November 2010
8 posts
RT @mediaguardian: Chromaroma: the makeover London commuting has been waiting for http://gu.com/p/2yegp/tf
Nov 30th
Chromaroma: the makeover London commuting has been... →
RT @mediaguardian: Chromaroma: the makeover London commuting has been waiting for http://gu.com/p/2yegp/tf
Nov 30th
RT @Pogue: I LOVE when people pile onto an Amazon... →
RT @Pogue: I LOVE when people pile onto an Amazon product with hilarious reviews—like this $7000 speaker cable http://amzn.to/g9rU93 (v …
Nov 29th
RT @Pogue: I LOVE when people pile onto an Amazon product with hilarious reviews—like this $7000 speaker cable http://amzn.to/g9rU93 (v …
Nov 29th
Just made lemon and herb chicken with mash off the @jamie_oliver app, best thing I’ve cooked in ages, loved it
Nov 27th
IP22 5/10 #uksnow on Twitpic →
IP22 5/10 #uksnow http://twitpic.com/3a9gu5
Nov 26th
IP22 5/10 #uksnow http://twitpic.com/3a9gu5
Nov 26th
My new role at the Guardian →
Today I start a new job, Director of Digital Strategy at Guardian Media Group. The change is part of a wider move happening here at the company (see below). The job will probably have a few…
Nov 25th
October 2010
2 posts
Thanks Brighton, the sun is indeed now shining :)
Oct 4th
Heading down to Brighton for meetings today, wish the sun was shining
Oct 4th
September 2010
1 post
5 Steps to Building a Great Product Management... →
5 Steps to Building a Great Product Management Organization — World’s most popular product management training by Pr… http://post.ly/10lLi – Steve Johnson (sjohnson717)…
Sep 30th
May 2010
21 posts
#nxea win - you can now get porridge on the train in the mornings :)
May 27th
RT @openplatform What’s powering the Content API? - The Guardian speaks at Lucene Eurocon 2010 | O.. http://bit.ly/cIZl4K
May 24th
What's powering the Content API? - The Guardian... →
RT @openplatform What’s powering the Content API? - The Guardian speaks at Lucene Eurocon 2010 | O.. http://bit.ly/cIZl4K
May 24th
Google TV: will it finally deliver television-web... →
For nearly as long as the internet has been available to the general public, entrepreneurs and technologists have dreamed of the convergence of the television and the web. From WebTV to…
May 21st
RT @currybet: Watch our lead technical architect @matwall explaining the Guardian’s Open Platform http://bit.ly/c8kgoL
May 20th
RT @mediaguardian Guardian announces commercial launch of Open Platform http://bit.ly/csne2k
May 20th
Yell acquires TrustedPlaces for its... →
It’s been a four year ride, but TrustedPlaces, the UK’s earliest and oldest Yelp-like local reviews site, has been acquired by Yell Group Plc, the holder of the Yell.com local business…
May 20th
What is the Open Platform? | Open Platform |... →
RT @currybet: Watch our lead technical architect @matwall explaining the Guardian’s Open Platform http://bit.ly/c8kgoL
May 20th
Guardian announces commercial launch of Open... →
RT @mediaguardian Guardian announces commercial launch of Open Platform http://bit.ly/csne2k
May 20th
With Internet TV Booming, Blip.tv Raises $10.1M →
Blip.tv announced today that it has raised $10.1 million in its third round of institutional funding. Led by Canaan Partners and existing investors Bain Capital Venture, this…
May 19th
OFT clears Project Canvas →
Competition regulator says it will not investigate video-on- demand joint venture backed by seven partners including BBC The Office of Fair Trading has today said that it will not investigate…
May 19th
Guardian Says It Needs to Become an Open Platform →
While some newspapers like the Times of London and the New York Times have either implemented or are expected to launch paywalls for their content, The Guardian in Britain has taken the…
May 19th
Guardian commercial launch of Open Platform this... →
Guardian News & Media, publisher of The Guardian and The Observer, will later this month commercially launch its data-sharing Open Platform project. Open Platform, which was launched in beta last…
May 18th
Bridging The Real And Online World: Poken Raises... →
Swisscom Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Swisscom (Switzerland’s leading telecom operator), is making a strategic investment in Poken. Swisscom is participating in a $1.8 million…
May 18th
iPhone's In2Pay Case Turns Your iPhone Into a... →
Using your iPhone as a membership card or even a plane ticket is nothing new, but soon you will be able to use it as a Visa card too. DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay iPhone accessory, announced…
May 18th
From Twitter and Facebook To Boxee →
About a month ago, Boxee released a new build. I dutifully installed it but then we moved and it’s taken me most of the past month to get my audio and video setup in our new home back to where it…
May 18th
Is This the Sony Smart TV? →
With the Financial Times reporting today that Sony, Intel and Google are going to announce an Android-based “Smart TV” platform, one has to wonder: What’s going to be so smart about Google’s TV…
May 18th
iPad controlled video blimp →
A lovely new thing from the new thing - Breakfast - the artists formerly known as @aszolty and @mattiasgunneras
May 18th
Ultra Case - Be Different Your iPhone 3G / 3GS... →
May 17th
7 harsh realities in Social Media →
Very nice presentation…hat tip to my pal Michael for the share the summary? you get nothing for free…it all takes bloody hard work
May 14th
The Fate of the Semantic Web →
This month, the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project released a study on the semantic web. The web will get smarter. It will become more useful. But whether there’s…
May 14th
April 2010
12 posts
Careers Talk: Are you indispensable? | Guardian... →
Interview with Seth Godin about ‘Linchpin: are you indispensable?’ in this Guardian Careers podcast http://bit.ly/9vuydF (starts at 15mins)
Apr 12th
Interview with Seth Godin about ‘Linchpin: are you indispensable?’ in this Guardian Careers podcast http://bit.ly/9vuydF (starts at 15mins)
Apr 12th
Google buys UK startup Plink →
Google buys mobile visual search startup as part of aim to acquire at least one company a month Google has made its first ever UK acquisition, buying mobile visual search startup Plink for an…
Apr 12th
Online Ad Industry Looks to Be Climbing Out of... →
Internet companies who’ve had a sticky year of it may be heartened to learn that there’s been a sharp-ish rise in online ad revenue in the last quarter of 2009. Figures released today by the
Apr 8th
http://twitpic.com/1dvakh - Looking forward to seeing the inside of channel 4
Apr 7th
The Twitter Platform's Inflection Point →
I was emailing with a friend of mine yesterday who is a 30 year veteran of silicon valley. He’d written a post that was quite positive about the iPad. I sent him my post which wasn’t so positive….
Apr 7th