Author Archives: gareth

dConstruct 2010 in summary

A summary of the speakers at dConstruct 2010. Continue reading

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The Real Test if Old Spice gets the Internet

Updated: Sure the @oldspice videos have been funny, but this voicemail generator showed just how well they get the internet. Continue reading

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a new look and a (partial) admission of defeat

While it’s tempting to try and do everything myself, using the work of others makes more sense. Continue reading

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I miss being bored

In an age where you’ve always got an unread count, are you ever bored. Are we losing something because of that? Continue reading

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Redefining expectations, BA’s “massive” loss.

Making comparisons about losses, after the Global Financial Crisis, £0.29bn isn’t that much. Continue reading

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US Healthcare ‘debate’

Having used both the US and the UK healthcare systems, and getting increasingly fed up by the misrepresentations by some in the US about the NHS, I write in favour of universal healthcare. Continue reading

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Saving power with Wake On Lan

As I was saying to my friend Nick Taylor who’s clued up about identity management, I want my ID card integrated with the IT Wake-on-Lan systems. When I walk in through the turnstiles, my card fires a message to the … Continue reading

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On the Yahoo/Bing search deal

Firstly a disclaimer: I know a number of Yahoo!/flickr people, including a few who were previously involved in search. I think the deal was inevitable, and starts to define what Yahoo! actually is. Can it defeat Google, I’m doubting that, … Continue reading

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On content consumption and twitter

The rise of the likes of twitter make what your friends are doing more relevant to when you watch television – how can broadcasters harness this to increase the incidents of “event tv” Continue reading

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Suddenly Home Networking Matters

Years ago your connection to the internet was much slower than your internal network, and you never had to worry about performance. Now we’ve got much quicker broadband speeds, home networking gets trickier because it matters. Continue reading

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