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We’re a startup (again)
After ten years in business it came as a bit of a surprise to find last week that we had officially become a startup again. Say hello to Spaceglu. Spaceglu is an internal project we’ve tinkered with...
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Two splendidly shocking business books
So you’ve started an online business and need inspiration. You’ve probably been browsing Amazon for books with Ninja or Lion or 2.0 in the title; the covers promise to “turn you into a blue sky out of...
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Every web developer’s hidden gold mine
My work brings me into contact with a lot of web developers - the coders, UXers and creatives who make the web happen every day. They’re the talent end of this business. What puzzles me is why so few...
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Fogged off
Unfortunately we had a minor setback this week for Spaceglu when our chosen host - PHP Fog - announced they’re killing their service for something “better”. We have to pack our bags by January. I made...
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Lessons from The Bath Schools Mashup
It’s over a year since we put time aside to create our first little open data app and what started as a hacked solution to a personal problem has turned into a popular local resource. The Bath Schools...
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All I want for Christmas
It’s that time of year when tech wordsmiths are powering up their iMacs to see who can predict the great technological trends of 2013. Mostly they’ll get it all wrong and hope nobody remembers. So I...
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Hail! Mighty Breadcrumb
I wrote a poem. It has rhyming words and is about breadcrumbs. (Tip: For additional entertainment, rap this in the voice of Margaret Thatcher while a friend whistles the theme to The Magnificent...
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I just broke up with a gorgeous bird
After much vacillation, I’ve deleted my Twitter account. Odd decision maybe and I wouldn’t suggest it for everyone but there’s some very compelling reasons why the little birdie had to go. I really...
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Hands on with the iPad 40.0
A mate of mine from Blueworks is an Apple insider and enormous Fanboy. He broke all corporate protocols and got me this for my 40th birthday. I present: The iPad 40.0 What first struck me were the...
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Spaceglu is served – lessons
We started work on Spaceglu back in October 2012 and hit a big milestone this week when we deployed the product and started serving ads in volume. Nothing broke! It’s already been an interesting...
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Emerging from the startup cave
You know those blogs that start really well, then just kinda fade? I made one right here but read on and you’ll see I have a good excuse: I just spent a year messing up. My last post was in March 2013...
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The less crap social sharing button
I loathe social sharing buttons, so instead of whining I hacked their horrible little widgets to give us the best of social sharing without the spare parts. This post has some code. Why share buttons...
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