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Couldn’t have invented this – I just wish I’d been the one to find it
“When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed. Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: “I am not in the office at the moment. [...]
These my micropostings and bookmarks – October 27th through October 31st:
Google. OCR. Images. Text. Searchable. Wow. ["Official Google Blog: A picture of a thousand words?"] – As a fan of the notion of OCR since, oh, the late 90s (when it was an exercise in belief in technology over experience) I've been wanting OCR [...]
Innovation Awards | Events | E-consultancy.com
e-Consultancy are running an interesting take on awards this year – the focus being upon Innovation in the key areas of digital marketing, rather than achievement per se. This should allow plenty of room to dig underneath the normal approach of “vote for famous big company”. In these awards we [...]
Just seen this on YouTube, uploaded by Hermione of NewsPepper.com
This is a quick, 3-question, interview with Mark, recorded on her mobile phone. Surprisingly engaging and useful, this is a near alternative to a standard press release.
I’ve long been a bit sceptical about ‘vcasts’ but I’m changing my mind as short, characterful and useful snippets like [...]
BT is selling off some secret WW2 tunnels, originally built as air-raid shelters during the Second World War.
Water, leccy etc all provided. Probably quiet too. Views won’t be great (!) but it’s quite a talking point and you’d be able to jog for a mile each day without leaving your home.
Secret WW2 tunnels up for [...]
In Hammersmith at the Internet Retailing 2008 conference and here are some ‘reportage’ moments from the day.
Bazaarvoice pimps your badge with the great stickons…
Peter Callaway’s keynote.
Tipping down, but we went to the Columbia road Market anyway. The kids decided to fill their paper cups with rain, standing under the run-off from a garden umbrella. Yes, they’re soaked, but are still having fun. In fewer than 10 mins it’s the “I’m freezing mum”.
Reminds me of growing up in Wales where it [...]
BBC NEWS | The Reporters | Robert Peston
interesting article and also intriguing how so many thought-provoking radical solutions play at the borders of capitalism and socialism or collectivism.
I’ve long been intrigued as to why the labour/socialist/union/cooperative movements haven’t been more active in appropriating the mechanisms of capitalsm to increase or spread wealth. Our pensions depend [...]