Facebook IPO: A sobering reminder that users ≠ revenues?
Facebook's IPO last week didn't exactly go according to plan did it? From embarrassing small-scale technical difficulties right through to question marks over breach of US IPO regulations, …
read moreApple’s tax bill – and the real issue at stake
Last week a New York Times article reporting that Apple's tax rate was effectively 9.8% sparked a deluge of debate and discussion. The basic gist was that since …
read more3 SEO articles worth reading this week
This week I've come across not one, but a whopping three, excellent articles about various important SEO topics. They're all certainly worth a few minutes of your time …
read moreGoogle Drive launch: Another decent option for (free) cloud storage
With the launch of Google Drive last week, there's now plenty of very reliable and attractive options for people looking for cloud-based storage to back up their data …
read moreThe ethical tech consumer (part III): How to influence business practices …
Following on from previous posts in this series (covering some of the problems that consumers currently face when wishing to purchase technology that has been ethically and sustainably …
read moreThe ethics of purchasing smartphones and laptops: part II
A few weeks ago I wrote a lengthy piece about something which had been bothering me for quite some time - the annoying lack of clear, easily-available information …
read moreCybercrime, extradition, and the US/UK ‘special relationship’
Ever since news emerged that the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), a charity which provides young women with pregnancy advice and services - including information and assistance with …
read moreUK ‘Snooping law’: 5 facts we DO know
There was a fair bit of commotion earlier this month when the government announced controversial new plans for legislation to enable extensive communications surveillance of all UK web users …
read moreNew start-up Acquia Aims to Enhance Drupal Experience
Drupal, the open-source, PHP-based CMS is increasingly the tool of choice not only for smaller and medium-sized businesses. However, also the major corporate giants (like US telco Verizon) …
read moreUp-to-date social media demographics in lovely infographic form
Keeping up to date with changing social media demographics can sometimes be time consuming. It is however essential for people involved in any sort of social media marketing …
read moreBeing an ethical tech consumer just shouldn’t be this hard
As a result of modern communications and transport technologies - and their economic application - our lives are increasingly intertwined with those of people we will probably never …
read moreTop 10 web & tech blogs
As well as writing posts for this blog, I also spend a fair bit of my time seeking out other good blogs covering the web & tech world …
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