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Charging companies for Twitter – what could it involve?
You’re probably aware that Biz Stone, one of Twitter’s co-founders, told Marketing magazine on February 10th that: “We are noticing more companies using Twitter and individuals following them. We can...
View ArticleMurdoch’s paid-content move
I’m hoping that News International will end up looking back on their move to paid content as a serious blunder. Not because I’m irked at the idea of paying for the Sun or the Times (I don’t read...
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An open assault on the walled garden
Mobile telcos charge us for the texts, minutes and megabytes we use. They buy our loyalty by heavily subsidising our increasingly expensive phones. And they’re terrified of becoming like the people who...
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Can search predict the future?
Today, we often search for information about upcoming major events in our lives – both good and bad – before we experience them. When facing financial difficulty or unemployment, many of us will...
View ArticleUK unemployment drops… unexpectedly?
The UK Office for National Statistics announced yesterday that unemployment had dropped for the first time in 18 months. BBC News reported this as a “surprise”: The number of people unemployed in the...
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Microsoft’s design strategy: open formats, proprietary interface?
This might not be a very advisable disclosure to make, but I’ll make it anyway: I actually like Microsoft Office 2007. Liking Office 2007 is not really the done thing – lots of people in my line of...
View ArticleWhat UX can learn from product strategy, and vice versa
Dirk Kneymeyer of Involution Studios writes on his blog about how he’s losing faith in UX. He’s reacting primarily to an article by Whitney Hess characterising start-ups as being focused on the what...
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No place for money in the brave new world of the Apple Store
The Apple Store on Regent Street has been open for a while, but my first visit was just before Christmas. I went to get some things for my work laptop, and had a slightly confusing time. The Apple...
View ArticleThe new iPad might not be very impressive on paper. But who cares?
Yesterday Apple revealed the new iPad. You can read all about it elsewhere or go right to the source if you want to buy one. As usual the announcement was preceded by feverish speculation. Would the...
View ArticleNever choose the wrong seat at a restaurant again
You and a group of colleagues or friends arrive at a restaurant and are shown to your table. You now have a split second to make a decision that could make or break your evening: which seat position do...
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