Amazon, Google, Facebook and now the IRS 9 Apr 2013 | 07:42 pm

Big data.  The digital age.  Our digital footprints.  This post is an update to what I wrote last September about the IRS using data mining to find non compliant taxpayers, particularly those offshore...

It’s Film time 24 Jan 2012 | 03:36 am

I love this time of year.  I know it’s a time of austerity on food, drink and light given that it’s January, but it’s film time!  It’s the time of year where I watch 30 – 40 films and there is always ...

Game On 12 Oct 2011 | 06:12 am

I’ve had a couple of weeks to try out the new Facebook features and it’s truly Game On for the evolution of social media platforms.  They have made the types of changes that were needed to move the pl...

RIP Steve Jobs 6 Oct 2011 | 09:55 pm

The Cult of Exceeding Expectations 1 Sep 2011 | 02:10 am

Game Changers always exceed expectations, but Steve Jobs is the leader of this Cult.  It’s been a brilliant week of commentary and articles about this iconic life which has consistently given consumer...

Evolution of Social Networks 10 Aug 2011 | 01:40 am

With the launch of Google +, it’s made us all think about what we post where, to whom and what do each of the communities mean to us.  Did we need another social network?  Has the maturity of the vari...

Fanstrapping 13 Jul 2011 | 11:14 pm

I was at the Medialeaders event last night in London and met the Creative Director from Mavo Studio who is also a musician.  Inevitably it comes up in the conversation – what does it take for a band t...

Out of Love with Facebook? 16 Jun 2011 | 12:15 am

Out of Love with Facebook? Everyone seems to have picked up on the story last week that the number of Facebook users has declined in the USA, Canada and the UK during the last couple of months. Almos...

The Groupon IPO – just too soon 6 Jun 2011 | 08:31 pm

Andrew Mason Groupon CEO - Fast Company profile I like the Groupon concept and have tremendous respect for Andrew Mason who reinvigorated retail with a new channel and caught the intersection of soci...

Driving in-store customers to write online reviews 16 May 2011 | 10:17 pm

Sainburys ties in-store purchase to online reviews Further to my post about the Cadbury study of digital advertising proving offline sales, here is another good attempt at encouraging customers into ...