I recently took a weeks holiday to go and discover the Scottish Highlands. Although I’ve lived in Edinburgh for the last 4 years, I have never travelled to the West of Scotland, or up North towards Aviemore and Inverness. That all changed when I took part in Maggie’s Monster Bike and Hike in May, and […]
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), who oversee the way internet addresses are assigned, signed off a policy that will set a milestone for the history of the internet. Historically top-level domains (TLDs), such as .com, .co.uk.org etc could only be bought by those looking to set up a new website. The […]
In August 2007, Matt Cutts (a Google software engineer) wrote a post about Google’s minty fresh indexing picking up new content within a matter of hours. This was a good read and a good way to read how Google’s indexing has changed over time. I have to admit I thought this applied to more authoritative […]
Honda looks set to take TV advertising to a new level this evening, as they attempt a live skydiving ad. The skydiving ad, which looks set to be unbranded is meant to build interest ahead of a new Honda car launch. There are snippets of information about the skydiving advert, including a teaser blog – […]
One of the first stories I read this morning caught my eye. Burger King is set to launch a burger that can be shared between 6 people. Affectionately called the 6 Pack, Burger King is rolling out what it claims to be the first burger made for sharing in an attempt to take on the […]
I travel. A lot. I’ve taken 32 flights so far this year (thanks Outlook Calendar) and probably visited the easyJet and BA websites more times than I care to remember. On the plus side, it also gives me license to promote a site that makes my life easier. Kayak.co.uk is a travel search engine with […]
Something I forgot to mention. I signed up…no…..my colleagues signed me up for an event called the Monster Bike and Hike. At the time I didn’t take much notice about what it was or what it consisted, but I’m certainly taking notice now. The Monster Bike and Hike is a 30 mile cycle followed by […]
In an interesting PR/advertising stunt, retail giant IKEA has fitted a train in Kobe with sofas and curtains. The ‘IKEA train’ looks comfy, but if this was done in the UK our Health and Safety boffins would have a field day 🙂 The IKEA train photos below are from Gizmodo; Unfortunately the IKEA train makeover […]
I’ve been meaning to write this post for months and FINALLY got round to it….all work and no play makes Simon a dull boy. Over the last 12 months I’ve been to a number of places around the globe, including France, Germany, Spain, Greece, USA and Canada. I usually carry a camera around with me, […]
Online music provider Pandora is getting ready to block UK users from it’s service due to “unworkable” license rates. ‘Listen to music with Pandora‘ was one of my first blog posts back in 2006, and I’m sorry to hear Pandora has to pull the plug. Tim Westergren, the Pandora founder, emailed UK Pandora listeners to […]
