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Is there a rule of the universe that, when you are doing a presentation on a tech-related subject and/or to a group with lots of techies present, the technology will let you down, wholly or in part? Last night’s presentation to the Web Wednesday event in Guangzhou, via Skype video, on social media and advertising,…
I’m speaking tomorrow night at the Web Wednesday mixer in Guangzhou, China. As I’ll be several thousand miles/kilometres from Guangzhou, my presence will be virtual. No drinks for me. The Web Wednesday events, informal monthly gatherings of interested digerati, were started in Hong Kong by Internet entrepreneur and Sinologist Napoleon Biggs, who has been 20…
What do the the television remote and the social media site Yovia have in common? For me, it’s the ability to shut out the unwelcome noise of advertisements. Photo by plasti20 The tv remote with its mute button has to be one of the best inventions of all time, giving us the ability to watch…