Noded teams are the way forward

March 11, 2009 · Filed Under Business · 1 Comment 

Don’t get stuck working in “cubicle farms” with people you don’t like working with. Go Noded!

Check out the interview with my good friend Jaan Orvet. He and Andreas Carlsson have written the book, Noded – more info here

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Brand your cloud

February 22, 2009 · Filed Under Web, blog, branding · Comment 

Andreas and Jaan have a great post going on over at noded here. It is talking about a problem and a solution.

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The problem: we’re using more and more webapps for ourselves, but critically with clients too. (I use Basecamp with most of mine). The online apps are all branded differently and you lose the continuity with your brand.

The solution: using an Open Brand protocol, (similar to OpenId), you could “brand” your web apps, and this would happen automatically maintaining the consistency.

This really makes a load of sense to me, so head on over and let them know what you think.

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A Packed Week

October 17, 2008 · Filed Under Life in general · 6 Comments 

Good evening all :-)

It’s been a good week. Interesting, engaging, fun, exciting and varied. Exactly the opposite to the kind of week I used to have a while ago… Speaking of which I had an email from an old work colleague saying hello. Errr…. 15 months late me thinks.

Week Highlights

  1. Apple’s new notebooks. Looking very impressive, but sadly sold out in all stores I have rung (Manchester, Sheffield and Regent Street). Will be hunting one down next week…
  2. Working with a superb team of people based in the UK, Stockholm and San Francisco. Finally, I have found people who understand the wonders of online marketing, and are also great fun and some are even Mac fanboys!
  3. Doing some tech support for a Premiership Football player (Mac user surprisingly!), along with Monsieur Cleary.
  4. Some crisp Autumn weather – cold is fine. Wet and cold is not.
  5. Some excellent leads for clients in November.
  6. More work with a top flight client.
  7. Great feedback on email campaign from a client

The feedback has been fantastic we have had quite a few emails
saying how much they love the newsletter and the format!

Week Lowlights

  1. Not buying the MBP when I had a chance in the Sheffield Apple Store – doh.
  2. Not a lot else, so that is pretty good!

Misc

  1. Looking forward to reading Noded – a superb new book from Andreas and Jaan, who I met at FOWA last week in London. (I’ll be reviewing the book properly once I’ve read it).
  2. Wordpress buying PollDaddy is a good move

And that my friends, is about it! Hope you have a great weekend :)

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