An interview about Enigma Kerplunk from Over the Air
I appear to be credited as “Ex Blower Upper of Things“. I’m quite proud of that. Yes, that’s a T-Shirt for Magnolia’s in Austin. But I’m not sure about the “Ex” though…
Category: 2009
Conferences and events attended in 2009.
The greatest Steadicam shot ever was at Eurovision
One locked-off camera and a singer behind a mic stand is no longer the formula for a winning Eurovision peformance, and anyone watching the rehearsals comign out of the Telenor Arena this week can see the camera crew working to find the best shots for each performer. But will anything rival Karsten Jacobsen’s steadicam shot in 2009? From the back of the Russian Olympic Stadium, he jumped on a Segway and went to full power and accelerated towards the stage… he steps off just as his wheels crash to their death, sprints towards, and then round, singer Petr Elfimov, before
Thoughts on Le Web 2009
Here’s the summary – Le Web 2009 was like a diamond, a few flaws but on the whole brilliant and sparkling and deserving of its place in the Conference Crown Jewels of tech land. And now for a little more detail Cards on the table, I think that the Le Web from 2007 is still the Le Web to beat – let me say why. This was the Le Web after the “Sarkozy” year; the Le Web where there was no choice but to actively involve the community; the Le Web that kept up a solid two way discussion before,
My second batch of Companies at Travelling Geeks
Following on from part one, this is the nest look back at the Travelling Geeks tour of Paris pre-Le Web. Here are some more companies that caught my eye and a few thoughts on how things should be in the real world. Teacheo www.teacheo.com One of the interesting things about companies that are pure internet plays (as opposed to those with bits of hardware or bricks and mortar behind the html) is that just because an idea has already been done is no barrier to entry. Teacheo, which promises to pair up students and potential tutors online, and then facilitate
C’est un ‘Le Web’ Cadeau
One of the many interviews I did at Le Web was with C-Net France. Interestingly the reporter had a list of four names to track down specifically for the interviews, and I was one of them (the others were Robert Scoble, Joi Ito and Michael Arrington, who I can only assume he didn’t get). Anyway, it’s all in French and with a quick run through the Alta Vista translator (yes I knew they still had a use) I think I managed to not put my foot in it! Et mon second appareil serait un Filofax, un organiseur en papier. Pas
My first batch of Companies at Travelling Geeks
Here are some of the companies from the first full day of my recent time with the Travelling Geeks project in Paris. I’m not going to write about all the companies that I met during the trip, just the ones that caught my eye and made me want to know a bit more for various reasons, both good and bad. Pearltrees – www.pearltrees.com To be honest they fed us croissants and poured us a lot of coffee, so Pearltrees will always have a certain place in my heart. Any company that deals with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (of bloggers) first
