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Hear ye developers! Supercharge LBS with Rummble API

October 24th, 2009 · Comments · development, location, mobile, social

Sadly I couldn’t make it to BarCamp London 7 this weekend, but thought it would still serve as a decent enough occasion to share some thoughts about the Rummble API via the interwebs. The API officially launched last month at Over the Air, however I was the first person to take it for a spin [...]

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Being Location Aware

March 24th, 2009 · Comments · location, mobile, social

Mashup* Being Location Aware took place last Thursday at Ogilvy UK in Canary Wharf. I had the pleasure of sitting on an experienced panel of GIS experts, and spoke about my perspective on location-based services. The debate was moderated by Tony Fish and further insights and analysis were offered by Dr Daniel Arthur of International [...]

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The first rule of BarCamp is…

February 23rd, 2009 · Comments · social

….if this is your first time at BarCamp then you must give a presentation. No shirt. No shoes. No rules. Tyler Durden would be proud.
Well actually it’s not quite that hardcore – you don’t have to give a presentation (I jest – of course you can keep your shoes on )

I’ll cut [...]

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Bienvenidos FOWA Miami

February 19th, 2009 · Comments · social

I don’t know a great deal about Yoga, but suspect the position in which I’m writing this post on board the BA207 to Miami would be called “praying mantis”.
After a few days of remote working beside a pool (why not?), and Sunday hanging out at BarCamp Miami, my final destination will be Future of Web [...]

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Twestival

February 19th, 2009 · Comments · social

Aside from a few tweets, I’ve not yet had the chance to blog about the big event of last week. After just a couple of months in incubation, Twestival parties were thrown in 202 worldwide cities to raise funds for charity: water, that brings essential clean water to some of the most impoverished people. Donations [...]

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Have iPhone. Will Wi-Fi? Let’s get ready to Rummble!

February 3rd, 2009 · Comments · design, development, hardware, mobile, social

In December I hinted of plans for Total Hotspots to build an slick new mobile app, but couldn’t reveal any details about the platform or planned integration. Since then I’ve been busier than ever making these plans a reality with the help of some extremely talented individuals.
The big news is that Rummble and Total Hotspots [...]

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Obama Inauguration 2009: Unprecedented Presidential Coverage

January 20th, 2009 · Comments · social

Today is a one of the most important days in political history. Finally the US, and the World, has a great leader in President 2.0, Barack Obama – of whom we should be truly proud. I’m confident that waving goodbye to Bush will indeed present a positive new era of change that has been resconating [...]

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Twitter gets hacked (twice!). What’s next?

January 6th, 2009 · Comments · social

Earlier today @foxnews tweeted the shock breaking news that Bill O’Reilly is gay. Shortly afterwards offensive and obscure messages were posted on 33 high profile accounts, including Facebook, Britney Spears, and President-in-waiting Obama. Twitter had been hacked.
This comes at the same time as a phishing scare in which thousands of people complained about receiving obscure [...]

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Discovery is…

December 31st, 2008 · Comments · social

I found this presentation embedded on the Discover.io homepage. They are the people behind Mr Tweet, a service which recommends people to follow based upon your extended network. The points raised are already guiding recent developments at Total Hotspots, and should apply to all online communities. Enjoy!

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: discovery [...]

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Social Media: The Age of Immortalisation

December 30th, 2008 · Comments · cloud, social

I recently returned from a festive break with my girlfriend’s family at their home in Gignese – a beautiful small Italian comune high up in the Piedmont region. One of the first things that we do after arriving is go for a walk around the surrounding area, which usually finishes at the local cemetery. Resting [...]

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