A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed by a writer for IT Donut, following my response to a question they posed via Twitter on the plus-es and pitfalls of cloud computing. I essentially just relayed my experiences using dropbox daily for document storage and sharing, freeing up files to use on other computers when…
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Mac People Vs. PC People: A New Study
There has been a new study conducted by Hunch Blog, to chart the similarities and differences between Mac and PC (Windows) users. They had polled over 388,000 Hunch users with around 2000 questions to try and gauge as accurate an overall picture as they could. I regularly have geek-off’s with colleagues of mine, me being…
Sir Ken Robinson On Creativity At TED
This is a TED talk you’ve probably seen before, as it’s quite a popular one. Sir Ken Robinson on why he thinks schools are killing creativity. It’s certainly one to get you thinking! Ken has been talking about this subject, and the importance of creativity for many years. He also has a book about it…
Morgan Spurlock At TED: Hidden But Influential Brand Marketing
I watched this TED talk today, which Morgan Spurlock was presenting. It is a fascinating insight into the world of branding, how it can be achieved, and potentially manipulated, in turn, manipulating us, the consumer! Morgan is a highly engaging speaker, who has produced several documentaries; his most famous, for me, was called ‘Supersize Me’,…
The Voices Of Star Wars
I thought you’d find this video I found interesting; it’s of some voiceover artists in America earning their crust doing voices (often several of them) in this case for Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series.
Twitter Is 5 Years Old
On Monday 21st March, Twitter turned 5. It’s certainly come a long way since the early days where people thought it was just a fad. Now with so many users, I think it’s safe to say it’s here for a little while yet. As a voice over artist, I tend to use it every day…
iPhone 5 To Receive A5 Chip
UPDATE In the last couple of days, it has emerged that Sony CEO Howard Stringer had let slip that Sony are to supply the iPhone 5’s camera sensors, to add further speculation that the iPhone 5 will sport an 8MP camera. He’d apparently leaked this information quite unintentionally, but this has naturally got the tech…
Google Is Changing The Game
Could the days of SEO experts be numbered? Well, maybe not quite so melodramatically, but Google have yesterday announced that they’re changing the game as far as website ranking goes. No longer will it be focussed on keyword-rich metadata, descriptions and the like, but will more focus on the indexing of original fresh content.
QR Codes In Business
Are you using QR codes in your business? I am, and it seems to be an ever-increasing trend. I’d not even heard of them until I heard a talk by Luke Carthy from Mint Marketing. Ever since I’ve started using them in several places, on this site on the contact page, on my business cards,…
Getting Your Website Sticky
I have recently joined forces with Bruce Boulton from Lantern Photography to launch a new product – Sound & Vision – which combines the power of stunning photos with a professional voiceover and music, to create an eye-catching, impactful slideshow. It’s the kind of thing that can be placed anywhere on your site, hosted on…