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I’ve been working on a fairly large product site in two languages lately, and am using Apache mod_rewrite to do the url mapping, so that things look nice and pretty like, instead of the ugly query strings we’re not supposed to see in the Web 2.0 world (IMHO, somtimes I think query strings would be […]

Today was a good day - we sat down and really thrashed out the user case and benefits thereof, for the app we’re building, over a bit of lunch. One of the things that came up continually was the importance of staying focussed on the task at hand, which is “the credit card test“. […]

CitySafe are hiring::
Account Manager
We need a well presented, confident, intelligent and dedicated account handler with a minimum of three years agency experience in a professional environment.
* You must be personal and adaptable, and have a natural ability to apply new ideas in varied business environments, and use them to their full […]

I’ve been talking to a client recently about user generated content, and I’ve been trying to get them away from seeing UGC as a silver bullet, encouraging them to get the basics right first while building a platform for UGC that will start to benefit them in 9 to 12 months time. Taking the […]

And yet another post for e-Consultancy:

Web 2.0 needs to be agile to be successful
I’ve been dealing with a few clients of late, most of which have heard the ruckus around this newfangled Web 2.0 thing, and most of which want to do something Web 2.0 with their projects. Some want to implement blogs, others are […]

And another for e-Consultancy:
Blogging almost going mainstream?
If you’ve been blogging for any length of time, you’ll probably feel that it’s old hat. The principle is simple – you talk about something that you’re interested and/or passionate about, and through that you find people that are interested in the same sort of things that you are. […]

Another post for e-Consultancy:
Using Web 2.0 to harness innovation in your organisation
Web 2.0 means different things to different people, yet it isn’t just about the web, but is also about how your organisation works. Think intranet, as well as internet. Does your organisation work in a 2.0 way?
At the moment there seems to be […]

Another recent post for e-Consultancy:
Ajax driven London Tubes route finder
David Tran has launched an Ajax driven route finder widget for London tubes, with Rails driving the backend. And it works pretty much as it says on the tin too!
Read more…
ajax, london, london tubes, routefinder

Strange, just today I can’t access Yahoo! Mail from Outlook, their website (http://mail.yahoo.co.uk), the web browser on my PDA and the mail app on my PDA… So I’m pretty sure something is up.
Anyone else having any difficulties getting their Yahoo! Mail?

Another one from e-Consultancy:
Web 2.0 is changing the content battlefield
It used to be that there was this top down content pyramid in operation (operated by traditional media and the big online players), where the quantity and quality of news / content was controlled by relatively fewer organisations.
This is changing rapidly, becoming flatter and more […]

Another post from e-Consultancy:
Using Digg for web PR is dangerous
There’s an interesting piece of advice from Steve Rubel on using sites like Digg for PR . In short, don’t!

Read: Using Digg for web PR is dangerous

web2.0, digg

Another posting on e-Consultancy:
Google launches Cost-Per-Action adverts
In an interesting move, Google has started offering cost-per-action advertising to selected website owners on the Adsense programme. In short it’s aimed at getting around the click fraud that is becoming increasingly worrying for Google – where advertisers only derive an income when the website visitor completes an action.
Read: […]

I’ve been busy writing for other people lately, so a lot of my content is elsewhere! Which doesn’t do this blog any good, but then hey - this is an evolution, not a destination.
So I’m going to add a few posts here on other sites, just to get back into the posting swing of […]

After much deliberation and discussion, the next Web 2.0 / Geek BBQ is going to be on Sat the 5th August, starting in the afternoon.
We’re going to be having a BraaiMasters this time (Braai is Saffa for BBQ) - basically a cook-off where the cooks get to cook their best dishes, then get judged by […]