Jamie Riddell

Murdoch is out of touch

Today, the one piece of news that has circulated ad infinitum is the story that Ruper Murdoch will block Google from visiting his sites. I will write a longer post tomorrow but, What the fuck are you doing? I have yet to see any article actually question this wisdom owing to the ...

Applications in the service of community

With today's announcement that Apple has achieved over 100,000 apps in their app store we look at how apps need to work with social communities to enable their full growth and return potential. Applications In The Service Of Community View more presentations from Jamie Riddell.

The Booming Business of Apps

There is a new mobile 'phone war happening, and its not just between handset manufacturers. In the past when mobile phones were being bought the questions were around style (remember the 'clamshell'? ) and what the 'phone would do .. Bluetooth, Tri Band etc. But now I believe these are ...

Suffolk Tweetup – Thursday 29th October

OK, we are planning to have an informal tweetup next Thursday 29th October. Venue Details We will be at Isaacs bar on the Ipswich Waterfront. It is quite a cavernous place so if you are coming on your own feel free to tweet or DM me and I will come and find ...

The hierachy of Digital Distractions

I came across this wonderful infographic of the distractions we face on a day to day basis. As you can see, only a dead computer will tear us away from Twitter and Facebook.

Applications in the service of the community

I am currently working on my presentation for the Golden Dove conference in Budapest. The title as you see is 'Applications in the service of the community' in which I will talk about how the rise of applications or functions within social networks are fuelling brand interaction, campaign awareness and ...

Google’s Android plans gather pace

Google's mobile aspirations continue apace. A Firmware update is planned for Android (2.0, known as Eclair) which will bring even more enhancements to the Android 'phone and it looks [from this walkthrough] that the UI will become a lot smoother. News also reaches us that Google are building their own ...

5 things on climate change: Blog Action Day

This is my post in support of the Blog Action Day on Climate Change. 1. In the UK The 2008 Energy Act contains powers for the introduction of feed-in tariffs in Great Britain to incentivise renewable electricity installations up to a maximum capacity of 5 MW. This could be introduced next ...

5 reasons to pay attention to Google Android today

OK, the Google Android 'phone has been around for over a year now and has seen limited success but with real potential. As a die hard iPhone lover I had shunned an Android until I felt I really should understand where this is heading. In the past week we have seen ...

The KLF – Its Grim up North

The KLF were brilliant, inventive, anarchic but intelligent enough to know how to make a great pop song.