Thoughts from a Bafta nominated Podcaster, Blogger, Writer and Commentator.
No word yet if my "blink and you’ll miss it" interview is in the final cut, but even the trailer is making me feel a bit wistful. Airs tonight on BBC2 Scotland, but I guess the iPlayer will have it for everyone else.
“the lesson we draw from our neighbours in Ireland – the Celtic Tiger economy – where annual growth has averaged more than 6% over the past two decades, is that with the right strategy, there are no limits to success in the modern global economy… of course we Scots are lucky enough to have the one of the best brands in the world – a global recognition and affection for our culture that money cannot buy. Take financial services. With RBS and HBOS – two of the world’s biggest banks – Scotland has global leaders today, tomorrow and for the
Alongside Iain Hepburn (Daily Record, Digital Editor) and Stewart Kirkpatrick (Editor of as yet unannounced new Scottish newspaper), I’ll be speaking at the Scottish Social Media Dinner in Glasgow at the end of the month. The loose theme is The Future of the Press and I’ve been invited along partly down to The Daily Dust, but also because of my online endeavours such as the coverage of the Edinburgh Festivals and the occasional unboxing video. So we’ll have the people who have made a success of digital news in a country which is still quite shy about all things digital
Many, many moons ago, in that strange period between stopping at University and moving into the small enterprise and technology space, I interviewed for a position at a development house at Dundee. I’ve no recollection who it was, nor if they are still around, and I never went for it as the public transport links didn’t make it work out, but the rise of Dundee (and to a certain the whole of the Scottish central belt as well) is a delight to see. Congrats then to Realtime Worlds, who’ve raised a second round of $50 million (US) to continue their
