Monthly Archives: April 2006

YouTube’s Big Bill

Posted on 30/04/2006 by Iain

In the last 6 months video has really started to take off online. There’s a whole host of new video sharing sites springing up. But hosting video costs money. Lots of money. This article: Your Tube, Whose Dime? – Forbes.com … Continue reading →

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Help Me Create a Del.icio.us Network

Posted on 28/04/2006 by Iain

A new feature of del.icio.us is the ability to create your own networks. It’s a replacement for the slightly confusing inbox feature. I’d love to create a little network of like-minded people so I can keep in touch with the … Continue reading →

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Bridging Real and Virtual Money

Posted on 28/04/2006 by Iain

MAKE: Blog: The Future of Credit Cards – Earning virtual currency for spending in the real world & other world bridging. (Now there’s a snappy link!) Interesting article on the rise of virtual currencies and the ways that the lines … Continue reading →

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Flickr Mashups

Posted on 28/04/2006 by Iain

I’m pretty sure I’m way behind the curve on these (as per usual). But here’s a couple of amazing uses of the Flickr API (if you don’t know what an API is, this might help. Or then again, it might … Continue reading →

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Longtail Recommendations

Posted on 27/04/2006 by Iain

Supersmart Ged (who I know from Yahoo!) pointed me to the longtail recommendations engine on last.fm. I’d been to the page but I’d never noticed the slider: have a play, it’s really good (you might need to be a user … Continue reading →

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User Generated Content

Posted on 25/04/2006 by Iain

Well this is the reality of it. This lovingly crafted piece of home-made UK hip-hop has spawned absolutely loads of mashups / remixes / re-edits. Just shows there’s nowt as queer as folk eh. Oh, and just to prove that … Continue reading →

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New MacBook Pro

Posted on 20/04/2006 by Iain

I’m very lucky. I got a new computer. It’s a shiny new Intel-based MacBook Pro. I have to say I’ve not noticed that I’m getting more work done in a shorter period of time. But I’m sure I will eventually, … Continue reading →

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Busy not blogging

Posted on 20/04/2006 by Iain

I’m faced with a daily paradox at the moment: the busier I get (sometimes doing quite interesting stuff) the less time I find that I have to blog about it. I need to get better at putting aside a few … Continue reading →

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Free AppZapper

Posted on 13/04/2006 by Iain

One digital life reports on a really neat promotion run by MacZot. They reduced the price of the Appzapper application by 5 cents for every blog that linked to the site. Mac bloggers went nuts for it and the price … Continue reading →

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That’s not very nice…

Posted on 13/04/2006 by Iain

Spotted this on the wall of Weiden & Kennedy’s London office. Not sure I agree 100%…

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