blending the mix

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The Irony of Seesmic

January 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

I blogged earlier today about Seesmic being the first web app (that I know of at least) to permit the sort of Twitter-style rapid micro-blogging but with video, yet one overriding thought occurred to me:

we are almost back where we started 10 years ago

But look what has happened. Before all this wonderful technology came around, […]

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In-movie, in-offensive revenue-generation from youtube movies

September 5th, 2007 · No Comments

I have to give a hat tip to my friend and colleague David Kinsella. We are looking to take viral to the next level having successfully created some excviting ideas of our own.
[tag]Asterpix[/tag] is the next level and allows you (the user) to highlight moving objects within a video and associate a link with that […]

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Advertisers - here is a unique opportunity to reach many hundreds of marketing professionals

June 26th, 2006 · 1 Comment

My Sony laptop is on the verge of packing in, after years and years of (ab)use it is at death’s door.
The CD drive does not allow me to burn back-up discs anymore and it is pot luck as to whether or not it will work from one day to the next.
So, I am offering […]

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Citizen Radio in the UK- the first important step

May 19th, 2006 · 2 Comments

The BBC reports that OFCOM, the official telecommunications watcdog in the UK, is seeking a review and possible amendment to the regulations regarding the banning of the iPod gadget iTrips that can transmit the iPod content using FM radio signals.
The device was banned in the UK because it is argued that it is possible […]

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What does your office look like? Let me know!

May 15th, 2006 · 6 Comments

Stowe Boyd started the ball rolling with his t-shirt auction, resulting in him getting this:

Then Tris Hussey posted his office picture here:

And it got me thinking - what does YOUR office look like?
Do you blog from home or from a communal workplace? Do you have 4 walls that you stare at day in, day out or […]

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You can now send mobile video clips to YouTube

May 10th, 2006 · 1 Comment

You can now send video clips from your [tag]mobile phone[/tag] to [tag]YouTube[/tag] by simply emailing a special address.
With camera-phones increasing in resolution and quality all the time, we really are at an interesting point where Joe Bloggs and Jane Doe can report in real-time - without needing to wait untl they are at a PC.
Imagine the possibilities…it may […]

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Now Yahoo! UK launches MyWeb2.0 - first screenshots

April 20th, 2006 · No Comments

After noticing that Yahoo! Audio is up and running I now see that they have put MyWeb2.0 into beta too.
Tapping into the del.icio.us online bookmarking as well as tagging it also allows the full importing of existing bookmarks.

is there ANYTHING Yahoo! aren’t into at the moment? They are really leading the pack in CGC and […]

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eBay feedback style system?

April 18th, 2006 · No Comments

If businesses are serious about listening to customers, they need to do just 2 things:
1) Show they listen in a way that customers care about
2)  Be honest with themselves.
Customers know they can complain, but what is the point of complaining if your voice isn’t going to be seen to be heard. I have spent the […]

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