There has been a lot of talk recently about privacy and the right of netizens (god, I feel old) to know who has their data, where it is and what is being done with it. Combine this with the growing realisation that for most organisations the secret to success on the web is to... »
Recruiting – adopting guerrilla tactics!
The idea of guerrilla recruiting has been adopted by Connected as part of our campaign to attract a new back end programmer. The reason? because energy and imagination can be engaged rather than a big budget. Typically, guerrilla campaigns are unexpected and unconventional, quick to deploy, and potential recruits are targeted in unexpected places. Guerrilla Flyposting The objective of a... »
Apple overtake Microsoft
I see today that Apple officially overtook Microsoft in terms of Market Capitalisation. Microsoft may still be twice as profitable but it really does mark Apple’s return to the big time. Remember that the key product in this return, iPod, has only been around for a handful of years. Just goes to show that... »
Follow TED, great ideas for free
I’ve been a huge fan and avid follower of the TED series of talks and articles. I find them highly refreshing in world full of sameness and regurgitated clap-trap and I urge you to find a few minutes a month to browse their excellent site and a great place to start is here with... »
NOW HIRING
We require a back-end web programmer : £25-30k Call Andy: 07590 293666 We are a small team of creative, fun-loving, ethical, sharing, bright, honest and forward-thinking people. We are also really rather busy helping our clients deal with some of the thornier problems they face on the Internet so we really need a hand or two... »
Another nail in the coffin for Flash?
Adobe’s Flash system has been taking a real hammering recently with Apple, Google and Wikipedia effectively scrapping explicit support for the ageing video standard. Steve Jobs was recently moved to publish some notes on the subject to try and help the common man understand why Flash is bad and why open standards such as... »
Google views a rich harvest
Since mid 2007, Google has been collecting images of almost every house, in almost every street throughout Europe, USA and Australia to provide enhanced imagery for Google Maps. Last week it was discovered that they have been collecting more than just pictures. Wi-Fi antennas on their cars, trikes and snowmobiles have also been... »

