Could I make my blog my livelihood?

Bit navel-gazey this post, but bear with me, and I would love your feedback. So, as mentioned previously, I am looking for a job. The main reason for this is that I want to be able to focus on one thing, and not have the freelancer’s dilemma of always looking for the next thing while … Keep reading

Why Facebook At Work is not the answer to workplace technology

  Last week Facebook At Work was announced, a new way for organisations to make use of Facebook as a way of networking staff. The product will allow employees to join a network which could be connected to their personal Facebook account to help keep things tidy. Members of a network can message one another, … Keep reading

The triumph of the nerds

If you have a few hours to spare, you could do a lot worse than to spend them watching the three episodes that make up Triumph of the Nerds, a 1995 documentary charting the history of the microcomputer industry. From the Altair 8800 through the Apple II to IBM’s PC and the dominance of Microsoft, there … Keep reading

Learning from Marissa Mayer and Yahoo!

  I’ve just finished reading a book about Yahoo! and its current CEO, Marissa Mayer. A fairly slim tome, I got through it in a day on my Kindle. It’s well worth a look for anyone interesting in how technology companies work (or in this case, don’t) and also how large companies can go around … Keep reading