Category: Experiences

  • Getting to know the Galaxy S II

    I got a new smartphone a few days ago, a Samsung model, as my evolution from the HTC Desire, the phone I’ve had for the past eighteen months. It’s not the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus that launched in the UK…

  • Out of Klout

    The kerfuffle about Klout, the self-styled ‘standard for influence’ service, that blew up last month has largely settled down now as most online kerfuffles tend to. Yet the storm that erupted following Klout’s change in how they measure an individual’s…

  • The biography of the moment

    I turned on my Kindle first thing this morning, and there it was – the Steve Jobs biography. I pre-ordered the Kindle edition when it was announced some months ago. Since then, comment and opinion about the widely-anticipated book, published…

  • The richness of being social

    Getting together for a chat over lunch – the epitome of being social whether for business or pleasure. That’s what the photo above suggests to me, a picture of a group who did just that a few days ago at…

  • When Russian diplomacy and social media meet

    When I arrived at the Russian ambassador’s residence in London on October 13, I was expecting a pat-down from tough-looking security guards. Or, at the very least, requests for picture ID. Clearly my stereotypical perceptions are a bit out of…