Author Archives: gareth

Anatomy of Ticketing ‘Fail’

Having failed to get tickets for something in an annoying day of pressing reload, I try to write something constructive about scaling for big things Continue reading

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a new adage for social

“Any sufficiently complete and transparent sharing system is just going to be creepy” Continue reading

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iMessage and Phonecalls

The shiny nature of iMessage has loses one thing to SMS, the ability to be delivered while you’re on the phone. Continue reading

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Security becoming life and death

When medical devices are hacked, is it finally time to get that security should be implicit as a requirement. Continue reading

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The Problem Flickr Never Solved

Flickr never gave me a way to see the most relevant stuff of my friends, only the most recent. In today’s attention limited world, that wasn’t enough. Continue reading

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In Praise of Policy

Policy is a dirty word, but it doesn’t have to be a prescriptive document running to three volumes. Continue reading

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Siri and Boris Bikes

If Siri included bicycle hire status, that could make finding a dock much easier when you’re on the move. Continue reading

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Computer Illiteracy is not a badge of honour

I can’t imagine someone being applauded for declaring illiteracy, so how come not understanding computers is seen a badge of honour. Continue reading

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Is Facebook Open Graph going to enable “proper” social TV

Facebook have given us a rich vocabulary to describe media consumption, have we just social TV better than the humble hash-tag? Continue reading

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On the Beta BBC Homepage

BBC unveiled beta version of its homepage, and the purpose and execution are really clear. Continue reading

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