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replaced mother boards, the n95, press accreditations and qik

Jun 6, 2008

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in fun, mobile streaming, N95, observation, social media, work

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBecause every day is not the same this one has been quite normal. At eleven in the morning I found out that the motherboard for the macbook pro needed replacing and this should be accomplished by Tuesday. In second the day of work was a good one so I was energetic…

10 megabits per second on I-HSPA

May 9, 2008

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in observation, tech related

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMobile data transfer is speeding up 10.1 Megabits per second over I-HSPA. Nokia Siemens Networks, a provider of mobile broadband solutions, completed tests with Mobilkom Austria recently testing its new I-HSPA solution. The call, conducted with an unspecified mobile device, reached downlink data speeds of up to 10.1 Mbps during the…

Shifting away from early adoption

May 3, 2008

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in observation

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s no one in Europe using brightkite yet but I’m there and I see that no one is in the vicinity. That’s because there’s a huge amount of attention on what the US is doing and not much left on what Europe is doing. It’s a simple website to tell people…

Twitter as a way of life

Apr 14, 2008

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in London, mobile streaming, observation, social media, social networking, tech related, twitter

Reading Time: 2 minutesTwitter is not a social network, rather it’s a way of life. The more you use Twitter the further it gets into your way of life. It allows you to follow current affairs, geek out about social media and keep in touch with friends that uses the social network. What’s more it’s…

Videocamp, Paris

Apr 9, 2008

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in fun, N95, observation, social media, traffic

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few days ago I was in Paris to meet the Francofous and in the process I passed by La Cantine where they were holding a Videocamp. It’s like a barcamp but rather than talking about radio and podcastng people talked about peer to peer video sharing, citizen journalism and other…

On the importance of observation in Social Media marketing.

Mar 22, 2008

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in observation, social media, social networking, tech related

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHowever, many purported Social Media experts are merely engaging in cultural voyeurism at best. They look from afar and roam the perimeters of online societies without ever becoming a true member of any society. This means, they donâ€™t truly understand what, where, or why theyâ€™re â€œparticipating,â€ only jumping in because they…

The Macbook Air

Jan 15, 2008

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richard

in observation, reviews

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI really wanted a small device mid way between the ipod touch and the macbook but Apple have decided to come out with a thin rather than small device with five hours of battery life and a solid state drive. These are great features but the device is so incredibly limited…

The year the Internet lost the cloak of anonimity.

Dec 31, 2007

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in observation, seesmic, social media, social networking, tech related, twitter

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis has to be the year where I have met the most people online before meeting them in person, which is quite amusing. It’s also the year that warzabidul as a nickname became a person in the physical world to more than two or three people. It’s the year an online…

The Seesmeetup

Dec 29, 2007

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in fun, London, observation, seesmic, social media, social networking, twitter

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s taken no more than a few days from the time I first saw Fred2baro on seesmic to our first meeting with Deek in London for the first Seesmeetup… so called. In fact it was both Sizemore that had the first meeting although more private in nature. One of the questions…

Posting about friends

Nov 28, 2007

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in observation, social media, social networking, twitter

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen people write about friends should they post their twitter profile page or the websites their friends are working on. I’m asking this question because whilst reading a post today I was interested in the ability to follow these friends and see what they’re up to rather than read the website.…

Category: observation