After Brett's post the other day which posed the question: "what if the internet is your bank?", I was quite amused just now, as I loaded Citibank's homepage and nothing loaded. Nothing at all. Nowt. Nada. Zero. Nothing. Why so? Because I use an add-on in Firefox called NoScript. NoScript describes itself as the "best…
It’s a question I’ve asked before, but is becoming even more pertinent as I see new identity management programmes being rolled out that are fragmented, uncoordinated and, in some ways, nonsensical. The point was brought home to me as I listened to the stream of discussion about identity management that took place as a workgroup…
I guess these desperate times cause desperate actions, as the last few weeks must have created the funniest spate of bank robberies ever seen. First, there was the Russian Sumo wrestler who wrestled an ATM out of the wall … March 9th – Total Pro Sports You always wondered why these sumo wrestlers gained all…
If you didn’t spot it, Facebook just reached 350 million users. That’s a lot. In fact, Facebook is now bigger than the USA (population: 307 million) and would be the third largest country on the planet if it was a country. Not bad for a website launched on February 4th 2004. To celebrate, founder Mark…
If you didn’t spot it, Facebook just reached 350 million users. That’s a lot. In fact, Facebook is now bigger than the USA (population: 307 million) and would be the third largest country on the planet if it was a country. Not bad for a website launched on February 4th 2004. To celebrate, founder Mark…
For quite a while, I've been trying to find some real-world examples of mashup technologies in banking. I use these services extensively in other areas of my life – on this blog (the widget for search for example), my Facebook account (feeds and videos), my Twitter account and more. However, I've never found a bank…
Fascinating wee blog called Bank Notes, dedicated to banks and the notes robbers use. The notes range from the obvious: 'Give me all your money', to the sublime: '$250,000', to the ridiculous: 'Give me money or I will blow up a school'. It also tracks which are successful and which are not and provides some…
Fascinating wee blog called Bank Notes, dedicated to banks and the notes robbers use. The notes range from the obvious: 'Give me all your money', to the sublime: '$250,000', to the ridiculous: 'Give me money or I will blow up a school'. It also tracks which are successful and which are not and provides some…
