Occasional Thoughts from a Bafta nominated Podcaster, Blogger, Writer and Commentator.
With previews from ThreeWeeks and themselves, the smartphone application that covers the Edinburgh Fringe with user reviews and their own editorial, iFringe is a worthy download for iOS (here it is in the App Store), with Android on the way in time for the fun in August. Oh and the Edinburgh Fringe Podcast has a section in the app as well – always go where the crowds are!
They sold a lot, at a high margin, and won’t tell us what they’ll spend the money on. And supplied a bundle of page-views to all the tech blogs saying the same thing but with over a thousand words.
It’s a nice name for Topolsky’s new site, but I kind of like "This Is My Next"
Going to the Edinburgh Fringe on your own? (If you are, don’t forget my daily Fringe Podcast!) Want to share the experience and not stand out as someone with no mates? Then head over to James Baster’s Fest-a-Friend, which is a delightful mix of dating and finding someone to share a 2 for 1 offer with. This is what we need from Web 2.0, services for specific functions, that can live for a few weeks like a Mayfly, and then leave the stage. And a pixelated log – that always helps too.
Ever noticed the value in using new social media tools is the wonderful ways that people come up with to say “first!” like it’s the comments system over at Political Betting? Me to. Anyway, Whyte and Macky’s Master Blender, Richard Paterson not only get to shout “first!” for a live whisky tasting on Google Plus, but also become the first brand to announce an event on the social network. Now, I’m told that Google isn’t allowing brands and businesses onto Google+ yet so to avoid accusations that we’re doing this to push just one brand, we’ll do drams from across
@ishafer: I’m selling a sponsorship of the Deep Focus Turntable.fm room right now for $100. Any takers? We play your jingle in open DJ spot. @ishafer: Breaking: First ever @turntablefm sponsorship, taken by @turntablefm. RT @seth: @ischafer I’m in. Play "The Theme to M*A*S*H". Send me an invoice. Typical New Yorker, always on the hustle for cash and social media foo. Nice one Ian!
