What Sir Tim Berners-Lee said to me
I don't know what Sir Tim Berners-Lee said to everyone else but what he said to me at a talk at the IEE last night was.. Continue reading → Related posts: Nicola Pellow Sixth sense Berners-Lee’s 8 ball
View ArticleXyggy Patent is live
News from Xyggy – their patent search service is now live. Forget keywords, this is about item searches. Strikes me this would be of interest in the medical imaging world. So I tried ‘MRI’ as the item...
View ArticleWhere does innovation come from?
Ask yourself where does innovation come from? Is the answer: A. The likes of Microsoft at the CES in Las Vegas? B. The likes of Apple who didn’t bother with Las Vegas? C. Companies developing products...
View ArticleComparing US patent search engines
I quickly put together this short animoto-video showing the beta Google Patents, US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and new Xyggy patent search engines, entry page followed by advanced search page....
View ArticleConnecting Facebook status updates and fighter pilot tactics
Really liked the link made in the fourth programme of the BBC’s The Virual Revolution between Norbert Wiener’s feedback loop for anti-aircraft gunners in WWII (ie breaking down the division between...
View ArticlePlease don’t let engineers take charge of the product
And here’s why, from Douglas Edwards, Google’s brand manager from 1999 to 2005, who’s just written a book about his experience which he relates in this extract from an interview with FastCompany. I...
View ArticleOrange Different Business
Having been on a lean start-up weekend for budding entrepreneurs, I know how tough it can be to get a great business idea off the ground. I’ve also gained some good experience working with...
View ArticleHow useful is the Community Manifesto for organisations?
Included below is the Community Manifesto created recently at SXSW, but how useful is it for your organisation? For example, how well does it support emerging new forms of community management, such as...
View ArticleTop ten advantages of a Tesla Roadster vs conventional cars
Update: see below the lovely black Tesla I captured just a few weeks ago on my visit to the offices of Expedia in Victoria, to talk about social media strategy and credit reports. I had the great...
View ArticleFunding Your Startup
There are many ways to fund your startup, from your personal checking account to an infusion of cash from a venture capital group. Here’s a look at the pros and cons of a variety of funding options for...
View ArticleSubmit to the NHS National Innovations Centre
If you have an invention/innovation which could benefit the NHS there’s a good website where you can submit your ideas to the NHS National Innovation Centre: “The NIC helps speed up healthcare...
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