The Devil’s in the Detail
The Vatican found itself the subject of ridicule last week after misspelling Jesus; forcing it to withdraw commemorative medals that had been commissioned to celebrate Pope Francis’ first year. You have to wonder _how _did this happen? Surely, at some point in the process, someone should have ques...
Continue reading...Grand Theft Farrago?
In the interests of transparency, I should point out that I am a paid-up owner of Grand Theft Auto V. I should also add that I can’t really talk about controversial content, as so far all I’ve done in-game is get a “trendy” haircut, buy an Audi, listen to AOR and play the stock market; meaning that...
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Google Pluses and Minuses
Most of us probably can’t imagine a day without Google, but how about the poor cousin of its portfolio, Google+? I’ve always had an interest in G+, even having faithfully signed up back in the early days when it was an invitation-only ghost town. I’ve dutifully updated my profile when required...
Continue reading...To catch a Google hummingbird
So Google has released its latest search algorithm, Hummingbird: do I care? Hell yes; it is quite simply amazing. I remember way back when Google was in its infancy, and even then I fell in love with the search engine. Let’s face it, something that makes study, work and life easier – who wouldn’t?...
Continue reading...Analyst relations – is it all a scam?
I read this blog post from Ray Wang of Constellation Research a month or so ago, but was reminded of it today when a prospect mentioned analyst relations and said to me it’s all a scam isn’t it? They were coming from the school of thought that to influence analysts you need to show them the colour...
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