The short list for the Blooker Prize has been announced. I’ve been reading hackoff.com over the last few months which I’ve really enjoyed; I used to read Belle de Jour a few years ago, not sure if the book is baased on the old stuff. So now I need to go take a look at […]
San Francisco sights
IMG_3436 Originally uploaded by RachelC. On the first leg of my trip, I’m spending a day or so in San Francisco, made easier my the kind hospitality of Tara . On a glorious spring day – sunny and warmish – I wandered round the nearby Golden Gate Park and visited the Japanese Tea Garden.
Wifi everywhere?
The BBC ia running an article about the spread of wifi in the wild, with hotspots extending to form zones and more and more people getting wifi in their homes. What it doesn’t mention is the conflict between paid services and free wifi. Companies ever increasing their coverage is one thing, but without a single […]
It’s a Digital World?
Why would a national paper (Daily Mail) offer a digital camera as a prize for a photography competition and demand that you send a print of the image? (you can tell I was bored yesterday – the few times I read papers is whilst waiting and travelling)
Localisation
In one of those co-incidences, I arrived at the airport lounge yesterday and smiled and said hello to someone I recognised. Nothing unusual in that, I’m used to seeing people all the time on the NYC flight – there was usually at least one person from Diageo on the flight. This time though it turned […]
Conference Fees
Following this picture, with not a women in sight at a tech conference, Kasia proposes a solution. Reduce or remove registration and entry fees for women who go to tech conferences. A great idea to improve my cash flow – but it would not necessarily increase my attendance. But as the Girl Geek Dinner in […]
Piggies in Line
Piggies in LIne Originally uploaded by RachelC. Wandering round the Meatpacking District with Piers we can across these little piggies, lined up staring at the goods in the window. So more than one little piggie went to market on this day.
Priceless
As an advertising campaign, Mastercard’s Priceless appears to strike chords and I’ve seen it replicated many times, such as the one that was circulated after London got the 2012 Olympics. Finally, Mastercard have cottoned on to this and are running a competition to get us to write the copy for the ad. Adrants have an […]
Linked In Bloggers
I belong to a newsgroup for bloggers on Linked In. Many of the members use blogging to drive and support their business, so there is a lot of great information passed around about what makes a good post, how to advertise, how to get traffic. One of the things suggested is the equivalent of of […]
Offers in comments for millions
I’m now getting comment spams offering me millions if only I transfer somebody’s money out of Ghana – does this mean that it has been got out of Nigeria and is now stuck there? The email address is from a Mr Morgan, who thinks he is “Barrister:EVANS AHMED.A solicitor at law” personal attorney to Mr.B.J.Jordan […]
Schmap Photos
I, along with a number of other bloggers, have been receiving Flickr mails asking us if some of our photos can be used in some new city guides from Schmap. It builds on the geotagging move in Flickr in some way, adding images to maps. The email links through to an ‘approval’ approval page, where […]
It’s Cold
It is so very very cold here, as the weathermen keep saying a wind chill factor down into the teens, whic I translate as far too many digits below zero and just cold. I need to walk 5 blocks to the office and I suffer. On the way I stopped off in Barnes and Noble […]
Feb Geek Dinner
I forgot to post this! Went to the Paul Boag Geek dinner last Thursday and had a really good time. THe venue and food were good, and the speach was well worth listening too – Paul did a very good job of answering some challenging questions about web 2.0. The key thing from his speach […]
What Real women want
The discussion between Gia and Anina has been interesting, as both try to explain their position to the other. Gia has now posted a list of what she thinks women shold do… I have no time for women who think that the be all and end all of existence is looking pretty and being nice. […]
Arrived
Finally arrived…a good trip, just marred by the longest wait and lines I’ve had at JFK. SItting in a very cool hotel in Manhattan where at least the wifi is free in the lobby bar- where a drink is just marginally cheaper than paying for the connection in the room. Seems like Nicole is also […]
waiting
waiting Originally uploaded by RachelC. Waiting on the tarmac to board my flight to new york. Only took forty minutes from leaving the house to be sitting in the lounge..But nearly did not make it as i frantically searched for a passport. I thought for a moment i had left it at work but finally […]
Party
Party Originally uploaded by RachelC. Last night I had a small party at work to celebrate my leaving. At the end of the night. just the 4 of us were left. With the remains of the tab, we celebrated with Dom Perignon champagne and Johnnie Walker Blue Label. There are more photos here and here.
Google Page Creator
This did not get off to a good start…having default purple layout is enough to make me quit the screen very quickly. And when I went to change the colour scheme, it decided to throw a wobbly. Second time round, it behaves…and so I produce this. Very bad, no thougth what so ever, but in […]
Edgeio Listing
For Sale…or to give away One old, fold down dining table, free to a good home. Will deliver locally. West London Listing, Furniture, table edgeio-key: 9a56da35144c85504c996353b873ff167bf84965
Edgeio listings
Edgeio is an interesting idea. A start up from Mike Arrington from TechCrunch it utilises the increasing spread of tags to drive a listing service. Posting information on your own blog and tagging the post with listing will cause it to be picked up by the service and added to the lists. Having the web2.0 […]