Archive for the ‘Social’ Category
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
“self-funded small business that encourages people to stay away from the VCs, says you don’t need to live in San Francisco to be successful, suggests that charging for your products is a good thing, espouses the advantages of small teams, applauds shorter work weeks with more reasonable hours, rejects the ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Lazy locals can't have it both ways.
...there's little appetite for taking one of those vegetable-picking jobs of up to £7-an-hour. One group of lads:
"No mate I'd prefer to sign-on than do that."
"I don't want to work in like no cornfield."
"I don't want to work with a load of foreigners."
This ...
Posted in Annoyances, Made me laugh, Social, Startup | No Comments »
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Yes, it's Easter Monday but don't let that stop you.
Here's the details.
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
37Signals are one of those companies that you either love or hate, I guess. I like them a lot, with their cheeky, no-nonsense approach to things. It's true that a lot of problems come down to doing the right thing so you have to ask - what are the barriers ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
I can only live vicariously though the reports of the Irish Blog Awards
Posted in Commentary, Cool, Social | 1 Comment »
Friday, February 29th, 2008
The messaging/status service I want is somewhere between a blog and the status message in an instant messenger application.
After a quick slap on the head, I've finally signed up to Twitter. I'd have preferred Jaiku but like so many Google acquisitions, I have no idea if it's going to be ...
Posted in Commentary, Social | 2 Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Tom Raftery asks: "Are you experiencing FaceBook fade?"
Damn right. Not that it ever was a shining example of anything in the first place. I didn't even get a chance to tire of Werewolves, Knighthoods and the seemingly ubiquitous FunWall (where people you barely know can post pornography on your profile). ...
Posted in Annoyances, Commentary, Social | No Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
Far away in some coffee shop there are three guys sitting, taking gulps of their frappes and writing an insanely great idea on the back of a napkin. They're going to blow apart the world of social network and provide the basis for the next great revolution.
Internet/Web 1.0 seemed mostly ...
Posted in 100, Bedouin, CoWorking, Commentary, Social, Startup | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 11th, 2008
I have no clue.
Which community?
Dads? Ego-mad idiots? Single Dads? Gamer geeks? Mac users? Guys who are getting married a second time? Mac "Power" users? Guys with iPhones? Guys with amazingly hot girlfriends? Home-owners? Guys who have just bought a house? Guys who have a new car? Guys who have a ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
DavidJRice expresses some polite frustration at the number of potentially misguided approaches to government (central and local) funding of creative and technology industries.
He's right, of course. There is a disconnect between what is happening and what the "gubmint" thinks is happening. When you see people organising themselves for events because ...
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