Technology

Mar 4, 2009

The true power of low latency for Europe’s MTF’s

Last Thursday was one of those days where you wake up knowing it’s going to be a good one and you go to bed realising that it was … for some that is, but not for everyone. In my case, I was up with the birds to get into the City and chair a conference…

Mar 4, 2009

Facebook explained

For those who have no idea why Facebook is worthy, here is a video from Some Grey Bloke (warning: if you go to this website it has adult material) that explains it all: It was worth the three minutes to enjoy the clarification of social networking for the 21st century, and thanks to the Ridiculant…

Mar 4, 2009

Facebook explained

Mar 1, 2009

What will the world be like in 2019?

Microsoft have just released a collage of technologies they believe will be in play in 2019: <p><p>&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-GB&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:a517b260-bb6b-48b9-87ac-8e2743a28ec5&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;showPlaylist=true&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;from=shared&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; target=&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;_new&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;Future Vision Montage&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Video: Future Vision Montage&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;</p></p> It includes a montage of new concepts, as well as some of the clips used in their envisioning series. If you haven't seen those, here's the banking one for the…

Feb 26, 2009

Does Google rule the world?

Google. Don’t be evil. Larry Page, Sergey Brin and company. A great company or a worrying intrusion? Apparently, if you use Google Earth and Google Streetview you can now Goggle your neighbours or your partner in real-time whilst at work. True. Just hope it’s not your partner with your neighbour in real-time. And why am…

Feb 22, 2009

The New Economics of Banking

This is my fifth posting about why banking will be free (Parts One, Two,Three and Four). I keep talking about this as it's clarifying my own thinking, and I'm intrigued to see if anyone wants to come up with an alternative. This posting comes around because I was thinking about Banking on the Network and…

Feb 20, 2009

Can banks twitter?

This year's social networking phenomena has to be Twitter. Ever since Janis Krums posted the first photo of the US Airways plane landing on the River Hudson on Twitter, everyone has been talking about it. From its creation in 2006, it has now become a mainstream tool for blackberriers, mobilers and netters. What's it all…

Feb 20, 2009

Can banks twitter?

Feb 17, 2009

Compare the Meerkat: a Top Marketing Campaign

My family are totally in love with the new marketing campaign in the UK for Compare the Market, a comparasite that allows you to compare insurances, loans, mortgages and other financial products across a broad range of providers. They recently launched these TV ads: The ads are really fun and use a cute, furry animal…

Feb 17, 2009