Monthly Archives: May 2007

Indian Social Media

India is HUGE. It is the largest democracy, has western style aspirations for growth and a very liberal view to the internet as a whole (unlike it’s giant neighbour China).
The effects of the social media revolution have been felt in India; and for just as long as in the US. What makes India a favourable [...]

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Facebook Platform

Following its high profile launch last week, there’s been lots of talk about the new Facebook Platform. I think it’s a really intelligent move by Facebook and I think they will catch and overtake MySpace sooner or later. That said, there’s a really good note of caution sounded on vecosys, well worth a [...]

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Alternative Social Network

We’re teaming up with a society based in Sweden, the Global Oneness Foundation. They already have a very successful web site, www.experiencefestival.com, that generates over one million unique users a month. The site attracts people with an interest in spirituality and alternative lifestyles. To build on the success of their existing website, [...]

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Johanna Hunt: Agile(ing) Brighton geeks

Name: Johanna Hunt
Full Time: Student/ Software Consultant
Keywords: Girl Geek - Coding Dojo - Brighton - Agile Software
Events: Brighton Coding Dojo, Brighton Girl Geek
Website: www.eventyr.co.uk , Joh’s Blog
A member of the Brighton geek scene: Johanna is a full time PhD student at Sussex University researching communication in agile software development (research blog). She [...]

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Ian Ozsvald: Bootstrapping -> £5 App -> Clients

Name: Ian Ozsvald
Work: Software Consultant + ShowMeDo.com
Keywords:Education - Trust - Confidence - Self Reliance - Bootstrapping
Events: 5 pound App
Website: http://www.ianozsvald.com
Ian and I met on friday and talked over lunch. I am very impressed with what he’s achieved. Personally I find the whole idea of building an app and organically growing a business around [...]

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Channel 4: In The Wild

I was invited up to Channel 4 on Thursday for their education department’s spring conference. The conference was titled “In The Wild” and brought together young people, educators, policy makers and representatives from the broadcast and digital media worlds into a conversation about the challenges facing those growing up in the UK today.
Deborah Ward, [...]

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