May 2008
We have somewhere to live! A thousand thank-yous to www.alexneil.com for saving us, and “boo!!!” to www.london-letting.co.uk for being shit.
I’ve got too many followers on Twitter →
I’ve got almost 3,000 followers on my Twitter account … and it’s starting to become a problem.
You might be wondering why it would be bad to have so many followers. Isn’t it perfect for building…
OK-Cancel or Cancel-OK? (Jakob Nielsen's... →
Should the OK button come before or after the Cancel button? Following platform conventions is more important than suboptimizing an individual dialog box.
Netvibes CEO leaves for new project →
Tariq Krim, founder and CEO of Paris-based Netvibes, is stepping down work on a “new project.” He remains on the board of the company and as a non-executive strategic adviser. Netvibes COO…
SEO Guide for Designers →
Naked stripped bare - startup runs out of cash,... →
Naked, a UK-based social messaging startup, has entered administration and the assets of the company are to be liquidated. Sources say the company ran out of money at end of April and an…
Facing homelessness on Sat. New flat fell through Friday, been given notice on current one. Only hope is the Protection from Eviction Act
I was never keen on Estate Agents before, but now I really hate them.
It must be gutting for Chelsea to lose at home… :)
Watching the champions League final at the Stamford Arms
No nails left now! I actually correctly called every penalty…
InfoQ: Nils Haugen on Planning Poker →
In this short InfoQ interview, Nils Haugen spoke with Floyd Marinescu about the “Planning Poker” technique he relies on to improve team estimates. Having consciously experimented with it for…
Howcast - Cool how-to videos and guides from... →
Howcast - Cool how-to videos and guides from cutting-edge filmmakers, savvy experts - and you! Saved By: Paul Lomax | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: None assigned
How To Give a Speech Without Saying Anything →
Politicians have it down to a science—giving a rousing speech without actually saying anything. Learn how to double-talk, whether you’re running for office or just need to say a whole lot of nothing.
BookRabbit - BookRabbit home social platform and... →
BookRabbit.com is a social platform as well as an online bookstore. The place to meet people who own the same books as you do, look at the other books they own, share opinion about books,…
News | WPP to build a digital trading platform... →
WPP media agencies, Group M and WPP Digital, are to work with digital marketing company 24/7 Real Media to use a new proprietary trading platform serving across Yahoo!’s Right Media Exchange.
Facebook lands blow to Google Friend Connect -... →
Google’s plan to become a leading player in social networking suffered a blow today, as Facebook blocked its users from using Google Friend Connect.
News | Play.com revamps site to improve user... →
Key developments in the relaunched site include improved search functionality and shopping basket, while PlayTrade, Play.com’s marketplace, is positioned more prominently throughout.
Bounty.com redesigns and invests in content -... →
Parenting website Bounty.com is redesigning and adding over £300,000 worth of new content in the next 12 months to ensure continued user loyalty from its members.
Yahoo defends itself against Icahn - Brand... →
Yahoo has launched a fervent defence against billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn’s bid to replace the company’s board with executives open to a sale to Microsoft.
AOL unveils Bebo integration plan | Media |... →
AOL began to outline today how it will integrate its communication tools, social media services and advertising platform with Bebo, the social networking site it acquired in March for $850m (£417m).
AOL completes $850m Bebo acquisition - Brand... →
AOL has completed its $850m (£434m) acquisition of social networking website Bebo, which will become the centrepiece of the online firm’s newly created People Networks business unit.
Ann Summers revamps site with touch of indulgence... →
Ann Summers has relaunched its e-commerce site on the back of major commercial growth as the website becomes the erotic retailer’s fastest growing sales channel.
DeskAway - Project Management Software, Project... →
DeskAway is a web based project management and task/issue tracking software that makes it easy to organize, manage and track projects from a central location. Simplify teamwork by eliminating…
OpenKM Document Management System →
OpenKM is a Open Source electronic document management system, which, due to its characteristics, can be used by large companies as well as by the small ones, as a useful tool in…
OpenKM Document Management System →
OpenKM is a Open Source electronic document management system, which, due to its characteristics, can be used by large companies as well as by the small ones, as a useful tool in…
Comcast buys social networking firm Plaxo for... →
Social networking pioneer and inadvertent spammer Plaxo has been sold to cable and broadband company Comcast for between $145m and $175m.
CBS to acquire CNET Networks for $1.8bn - Brand... →
CBS Corporation is to acquire CNET Networks, which owns websites such as CNET, ZDNet, GameSpot.com, TV.com, for $1.8bn, which will propel the broadcaster to the 10th most popular US website.
On a train full of pissed Glasgow Rangers fans in Manchester… Yay.
Symfony powered CMS (Steer CMS) →
steer cms project Saved By: Paul Lomax | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: None assigned
Motilee - Open-Source Forum Engine Written in PHP5... →
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Apache CouchDB Introduction →
Apache,CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database accessible via a RESTful HTTP/JSON API. Saved By: Paul Lomax | View Details | Give Thanks
Daniel Burka video on iterative design live →
Daniel Burka - Digg’s creative director, Pownce.com and Silver Orange co-founder - recently gave an impressive talk on iterative design at the Future of Web Design. You can watch the video here…
BlackBerry 9000 officially launches as... →
BlackBerry 9000 officially launches as “Bold” - High-end smartphone for “power users” on sale in the summer
Zoho Blogs » RunMyProcess Integrates with Zoho →
Founder's Syndrome: How Corporations Suffer -- and... →
This syndrome occurs when, rather than working toward its overall mission, the organization operates primarily according to the personality of a prominent person in the organization, for example, the founder, board chair/president, chief executive, etc. The syndrome is primarily an organizational problem — not primarily a problem of the person in the prominent position. This manual happens...
Facebook pulls 'stalker list' tool after... →
Some users of the popular social-networking site panicked when the media gossip blog claimed it would show a list of the five people who visited a given member’s profile most frequently. Read this…
Sokratis maybe they secretly give you a million quid. Either that or it’s filmed in Zimbabwe using their currency…
Sometimes weekly meetings feel like deja vue all over again…
Premier League quotes of the season →
“I’ve got more points on my driving licence.” Derby manager Paul Jewell on his side’s meagre total.
Sarah’s out enjoying the sunshine in Greenwich Park, but i’m at home not feeling very well so doing some work. :(
The wine videos that sum up WINE LIBRARY TV →
Wine videos, wine tastings, wine consumers and the wine industry might have not been sure what was in store when Wine Library TV launched on February 21, 2006 but this video will sum it all up. Fellow Vayniacs after watching this video we are sure you will get to work right away.
Supercharge Your Business To Millions →
GARY VAYNERCHUK’S STEPS TO TURBO-CHARGE YOUR IDEA
Quote of The Day: Gary Vaynerchuk →
”People are always talking about what you’re doing now… To me, it’s not what you’re doing now, it’s about where you’re going.” - Gary Vaynerchuk
Curry at Tayyabs near brick lane was worth the wait. Yum!
Queuing for a table at Tayyabs near Brick Lane for a curry… Hope the wait is worth it!
At the Oval House Theatre celebrating the life of founder Peter Oliver, a man who played an instrumental part in Sarah’s life through yo …
Symfony 1.1.0 RC1 is out →
As promised, we end today the beta releases cycle of symfony 1.1, with the publication of the first release candidate version (RC1). No new feature will be added from now, so you’re encouraged to…
TechCrunch UK meetup, this Friday →
The sun is shining, London is officially in Summer mode, so I think it’s time we started a series of TechCrunch UK meetups. The first is totally impromptu, organised at the last minute, has no…
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man City |... →
Man City owner Thaksin Shinawatra says he has not made a decision about Sven-Goran Eriksson’s future.