This is a post I’ve had in draft for a while. Before that, it was an article I was writing that had been in draft for a while. Basically, I’ve been putting off getting around to this for about 12 months now, and that simply won’t do. I ask you, dear reader, to assume the [...]
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Do you need my details?
Posted: 11th April 2011 by boboshady in Development, General Content, I Like Moaning, ProfessionalComments Off
Writing webapps for mobile
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by boboshady in Apple, Development, ProfessionalTags: iOS, mobile, webapps
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I’ve been playing around with some webapp frameworks for the past couple of days, mainly with iOS in mind but with a nod to other mobile and more traditional platforms. The main two I’ve played with are iScroll and JQTouch. Initially, I preferred iScroll – it allowed access to the swipe action on iOS devices if [...]
SMS to replace postage stamps in Sweden
Posted: 9th March 2011 by boboshady in Digital Commentary, General Content, ProfessionalTags: cool, Postage Stamps, SMS, Sweden
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I read on Engadget this morning that Sweden are replacing traditional postage stamps with unique codes that you acquire by simply sending a text message to a specified shortcode. An automated system will then send you back a unique number which you write on your package instead of a stamp. Works for packages up to [...]
Credential free authentication
Posted: 3rd March 2011 by boboshady in Development, Digital Commentary, ProfessionalComments Off
I’ve had an article in draft for several months now about the mis-guided belief of most website owners that they need to collect as much personal information about their users as possible when registering for their services. Marketing advantages aside, it’s something that really frustrates me. It’s a very obvious barrier to user engagement and [...]
Visual Authentication with QR Codes and your webcam
Posted: 1st March 2011 by boboshady in Development, Digital Commentary, ProfessionalTags: cool, development, new ideas, projects, work
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A while ago, during some brief downtime in my team, we came up with a couple of interesting little proof-of-concepts to demonstrate what could be done on the web using existing technology in a way you might not have thought of. I’ve already alluded to some twitter-based ideas, of which we did two or three, [...]
Protected: Gamification and Game Theory – How It Applies to Your Digital Strategy
Posted: 10th May 2009 by boboshady in Development, Digital Commentary, ProfessionalComments Off
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Geo-Marketing in Digital – Done Right and Wrong
Posted: 10th May 2011 by boboshady in Development, Digital Commentary, ProfessionalI love geo – I think it’s my love of data usage that draws me to concepts that rely on analysis to work. I’ve been working with geo-marketing on and off for a decade across many concepts – my first real foray being an ultimately canned project to do location-based competition marketing via mobile phone [...]