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As a near-constant social media user it’s interesting watching the gradual shift to an increasingly connected lifestyle. We’ve clearly passed a tipping point in terms of how willing people are to openly share their personal lives online, be it their holiday snaps, favourite restaurants or even the minutia of their daily lives.
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During my working day (and beyond), I get a lot of people asking me “what is the next big thing in Social Media/ Networking?”. One trend that seems to be developing right now is the process of ‘narrowcasting‘. Narrowcasting is exactly what is sounds like, the idea of reaching a narrower group of people. Social ... Read more

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There is a tabletop game called Risk! I cannot quite remember all the territories but I think the most difficult to win with was the Russians. Fighting a war on so many fronts was a costly business and often the death of many a player. It’s seems clear that Google never played Risk! as their ... Read more

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An utterly fantastic video from 1966 that speculates on what life will be like in 1999… so I thought I’d upload it to celebrate 2009! Unlike most videos from the past that speculated on flying cars and robots doing all our chores, this one went for the ‘home shopping’ angle, bank account unification and a ... Read more

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On Tuesday I spent the day at the Being Digital Mashup conference. It was a really interesting and insightful day – although there were way too many pitches crammed into the programme.
For those of you that didn’t attend, I’ve put together a summary of the key predictions from the event, outlining what is going to ... Read more