Although the company blog has been shortlisted for a Golden Spider this year I will not be attending the event.Why?Put simply the event's organisers appear to have serious communication issues.To start with we had to be told by a third party that we'd actually made the shortlist. Seemingly they contacted some of those shortlisted, but not all of them. Why? God only knows.Then I … [Read more...] about Why I Won’t Be Attending The Golden Spiders
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Hangovers
I love parties and other social gatherings. They're great.What I don't love is the next day.The dreaded hangover.There's no point in complaining about hangovers, as they're entirely self-inflicted and I should know better (of course I don't!)Thankfully I have plenty of strong coffee to hand, so the effects will wear off .... eventually... … [Read more...] about Hangovers
Irish Police Want Access To Browser Data
It's 2008. Ireland is supposedly a democracy, yet the Gardai (Irish police force) are now demanding that ISPs provide them with live access to browser data.Say goodbye to your privacy!The story was covered in The Irish Times todayBasically the Gardai are asking ISPs to give them a live link into their networks to capture realtime data!Retaining personally identifiable … [Read more...] about Irish Police Want Access To Browser Data
Godin Gets To The Point
I've been a fan of Seth Godin's writings for quite some time, so I was delighted when my copy of The Big Red Fez arrived a couple of days ago.In common with some of Godin's other books, The Big Red Fez is not a hefty volume with tiny print. It's just over 100 pages long, but every second page is a screenshot of a website or email, so it's actually a mere 50 pages in total. But … [Read more...] about Godin Gets To The Point