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One click ordering from Amazon is coming into your homes

One click ordering from Amazon is coming into your homes

Posted on 28 December 201431 August 2015

Amazon’s “one click” ordering is well know in online shopping, providing the easiest possible way to buy something from Amazon. But Amazon are taking it a step further with a […]

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Cloud computing has a way to go

Cloud computing has a way to go

Posted on 11 November 201411 November 2014

I’m sure there is someone, somewhere, working on an app which can do this.

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Apps that are good for your health – the NHS app library

Apps that are good for your health – the NHS app library

Posted on 23 October 201423 October 2014

I was signposted to the NHS App Library today by @danslee via @healthybrum. It’s been around for 18 months and is a safe and trusted collection of apps […]

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Umbrellas up, heads down – how to still get your message seen

Posted on 23 October 2014

East Asian agency Ogilvy Asia have created a campain to promote holidays to Hong Kong residents as they battle through the rainy season. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/94505970[/vimeo] I’m not sure how durable the […]

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Robert Watson-Watt – inventor of radar and early agile practitioner

Posted on 21 October 201421 October 2014

A friend and ex colleague has recently returned to blogging with aplomb, posting a piece about being a recovering perfectionist. It made me think about a recent BBC […]

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Being a digital human – a fear to break the magic

Posted on 20 October 201420 October 2014

I’ve been meaning to recommend the BBC Digital Human radio show and podcast since my wife found it a few weeks ago and it’s one of those programs that […]

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Posted in Communications, Design, From the internetTagged BBC, Clarks Law, digital, human nature, magic, podcast, technologyLeave a Comment on Being a digital human – a fear to break the magic

Don’t just show your audience the highlights; put them in the story.

Posted on 16 October 2014

Red Bull is not a typical company. Most people think it’s a company which makes an energy drink and sponsors lots of adventure sports, and they’re half right. […]

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App gives you healthy options of supermarket food

App gives you healthy options of supermarket food

Posted on 13 October 201413 October 2014

It’s been around for a while now, but I discovered a new app at the weekend which tell you about healthy alternatives to food you’d find at the supermaket. […]

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Annoying nuisance noisy neighbours

Annoying nuisance noisy neighbours

Posted on 12 October 201413 October 2014

I’ve been working on a working on a project recently which helps people report noisy antisocial behaviour  so was interested to read the results of a recent survey that 25% […]

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Business jargon shows what people would be rather be doing

Business jargon shows what people would be rather be doing

Posted on 2 October 20142 October 2014

Liz Ryan  has written a piece at forbes.com titled “What Business Jargon Says About Us“. I found two things particularly interesting. Firstly the fact that most jargon relates […]

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