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Entries from January 2008

Status updates

January 29th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I’m back using Wordpress. I enjoyed trying Movable Type very much, and it’s a fine piece of software. However, Wordpress is just that bit more usable (and the import function from Movable Type works flawlessly).
I’m going to be in New York for the O’Reilly Tools of Change Conference from 11-12 February. I’m really looking forward […]

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Speaking gig

January 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m going to be speaking at The Bookseller seminar Reaching Readers Online 2008 at the Stock Exchange on 31 January. I’ll be making a presentation on direct to consumer online strategies and the implications for publishers. I’ve noticed that one of my fellow speakers, the extremely innovative Peter Collingridge of Apt Studio, has posted a […]

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Towards a smarter phone

January 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sometimes progress means moving backwards. I’ve been thinking a lot about phones recently. I’ve been a loyal Nokia customer for some time, starting with an 8310e. That was replaced by a 6310i, which was in turn traded for my first genuine smartphone, a 6600. Then, seduced by the allure of the convergent smartphone, I upgraded […]

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