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Microsoft, Community Engagement and Being an Underdog 22 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Here’s a good example of what Microsoft should be doing more of – constructively engaging with the ‘haters’ on a prominent The Verge post about the recent Bing for Schools initiative. Watch and learn ...
The Junk Food Remedy 11 Aug 2013 | 09:28 am
I’ve mentioned this previously elsewhere, but thought I’d note it here because it seems to work Back at the start of July I could feel I was coming down with a cold. Normally at that point I’d be dos...
Surprising Google Search ‘card’ error 8 Aug 2013 | 11:23 am
It’s strange to see Google’s card results being so out of date. As I mentioned on Twitter the other day, here’s an example of a search on the term ‘austrade ceo’. The current Austrade CEO Bruce Gospe...
Taxi Drivers 31 Jul 2013 | 09:14 am
I’ve been using taxis a lot more lately (purely as a business efficiency improvement – as a consultant I am basically selling time, so saving an hour or more by catching a taxi instead of public trans...
Social Intent 6 Apr 2013 | 09:45 am
Back in 1971 Herbert A Simon noted the rising abundance of information and, in turn, the scarcity of attention: …in an information-rich world, the wealth of information means a dearth of something els...
BinaryScript.net – A new language for low-level coders 31 Mar 2013 | 07:00 pm
It’s rare these days for me to get excited about a new language – because frankly it seems as though there are so many new ones, and yet so little value that they provide. Which is why it’s pleasantly...
This Is What Losing Money Looks Like 15 Sep 2012 | 03:41 pm
The following graph shows the daily traffic for a quality consumer information site (I was brought in to analyse the issue this week): The pain starts in early May and then turns to heartbreak as traf...
Disposable Diamonds 13 Sep 2012 | 01:15 pm
It’s a strange video that Apple has put together for their iPhone 5 marketing. The first half is OK, with details about size and features (ie that’s the ‘benefits’ part), but the second half goes off ...
What Would I Know? 13 Sep 2012 | 01:11 pm
You know when you read lazy tech reporting and it just wastes your time? Yeah, I hate that. People who don’t really know much, but are more than happy to share their ill-informed opinions. Or worse, t...
Bing It On 12 Sep 2012 | 06:02 pm
Definitely one for this year’s ‘the horse has bolted‘ award – Microsoft in their wisdom decided to run a Search Engine taste test. The so-called BingItOn campaign looks like it’s finished now (BingItO...
