Spotify have announced some interesting new developments in their streaming music software. The next version (0.4.3) will include the largest feature update since the launch at the end of 2008. Some of the new features include giving users the permission to create Spotify music profiles … Read More →
So last night was a bit of a milestone. Not only because my newborn baby slept for more than 25 seconds but also because Facebook’s big annual developer conference (F8…see what they have done there) seemed to generate more hubris than Google’s or Apple’s. And … Read More →
There’s one word you can say in media circles at the moment that’s likely to cause more reaction than a dry bar on a Friday night. “Twitter”. It seems that the introduction of promoted tweets has finally allowed twitter to force its way into our … Read More →
It’s an old lecture, this one. But Rory Sutherland’s excellent observations on how advertising is all about changing consumers’ perception of products’ value is worth a view. For me, MBA is all about making that change in perception happen. Especially if we ever get a … Read More →
As you will probably have heard by now, Twitter have finally bitten the bullet and begun to monetise their site by allowing companies to rise above the wave of constant conversation using ‘promoted tweets’. This system will work in a very similar way to Google … Read More →
Yesterday Steve Jobs announced the launch of the new Apple iphone operating system OS4.0. The new operating system enables some smart enhancements for users such as being able to have multiple apps open simultaneously.The OS was long awaited and no real suprise however there was … Read More →
iPhone used as a games controller for the iPad
As a gamer and one who loves new technology, I was quite excited when I read about an app developer modifying existing games he’d produced, so that the iPhone/iPod touch could be used a controller for the iPad. As far as I’m aware this type … Read More →