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The Monki Gras London 2013: scaling craft, how to be happy at work, defining software excellence, and lots of beer

By tim, on February 2nd, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

I attend numerous technical events, most of which are vendor-specific. There is nothing wrong with vendor-specific events. If you want to explore what is on offer from that vendor and quiz their people, they are ideal. You will be aware though that they are promotional events and give you a skewed view of the world,

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ITWriting.com awards 2011: ten key happenings, from Nokia’s burning platform to HP’s nightmare year

By tim, on December 29th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

2011 felt like a pivotal year in technology. What was pivoting? Well, users are pivoting away from networks and PCs and towards cloud and devices. The obvious loser is Microsoft, which owns PCs and networks but is a distant follower in devices and has mixed prospects in the cloud. Winners include Apple, Google, Amazon, and

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Google+, Bing social search, and internet monopolies

By tim, on July 12th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

The big new thing in social media right now is Google+, the search giant’s latest attempt to grab a slice of the social internet from Facebook and Twitter. I have been trying it for a few days and like everyone else have enjoyed playing with circles, the ability to categorise contacts into groups and choose

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Microsoft Vine formally withered

By tim, on September 11th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

Remember Microsoft Vine? It was a well-meaning but puzzling product intended to assist communication in emergencies, but with additional potential for social communication. To nobody’s surprise, Microsoft has emailed beta testers to inform that that the project is to be discontinued:

The decision to discontinue future development of Microsoft Vine was not easily made. Multiple

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BBC iPlayer goes a little social – but what can it learn from YouTube?

By tim, on September 6th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

BBC’s iPlayer, which offers but live TV and radio and an on demand catch-up service, has gone live with a new version that adds personalisation as well as links to Facebook and Twitter for limited interaction with your social media contacts.

Presenting a personalised iPlayer web page is more demanding, as every visitor sees a

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Does Twitter for Android really need all these permissions?

By tim, on September 4th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

I’ve hesitated before installing the official Twitter app for Android

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BBC iPlayer goes social

By tim, on May 26th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

I’m just back from the BBC’s press briefing on the new iPlayer. This is a public beta. The press release is here.

The big story is that social media features are now integrated. The idea is that you can post recommendations (or otherwise) to Twitter and Facebook about programmes you are viewing, or participate in

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Buzz buzz – Google profile nonsense

By tim, on February 10th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

Google has launched a new social media service called Buzz (as if you did not know) and I’m on it – here’s my profile.

You had better follow that link too; because whenever I visit the profile when signed into Google I see this not-too-subtle banner:

“Your profile is not yet eligible to

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