Alex Guest
Blog URL http://blog.alexguest.me
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags internet, digital media, television, online tv, tv, advertising, marketing
My take on tech
Latest Blog Posts
- nextstop - more cool stuff from Google alumni on Nov 18, 2009 in entrepreneurship digital media Google nextstop
"Why do ex-Googlers start such interesting companies?" asks ex-Microsofter Robert Scoble. ...and then it dawned on me: because Google sets out to hire those people who are likely to set up interesting companies when they move on. The point is not t...
- Still Sceptical about Twitter? on Nov 10, 2009 in TV Pixie Orange The Apples Twitter FreshCase Spotify
So you're still sceptical of the value of Twitter? Well, these are three little anecdotes from my life on Twitter. They're all very fresh and recent. 1. The Apples Cover of Buzzin' About Here I am, sitting at my laptop, my fingers tapping in rhythm...
- Tweetdeck v Seesmic: ten deciding features on Nov 5, 2009 in Facebook TweetDeck seesmic Twitter
Mashable is running a series of weekly face-offs between various web apps: Firefox v Chrome, Wordpress v Typepad and now Tweetdeck v Seesmic Desktop. I've been using Tweetdeck now for a while, after switching from Seesmic's older client Twhirl. Rela...
- Orange launches startup competition with NESTA #OSCR on Oct 22, 2009 in entrepreneurship Orange NESTA
How does one of the world's biggest mobile telecoms companies, with 180,000 employees worldwide, remain innovative in a market that risks becoming commoditised? This is the challenge that Orange is facing and why today they launch the OSCR ("Oscar"...
- Updated: Orange launches startup competition with NESTA #OSCR on Oct 22, 2009 in entrepreneurship Orange NESTA
How does one of the world's biggest mobile telecoms companies, with 180,000 employees worldwide, remain innovative in a market that risks becoming commoditised? This is the challenge that Orange is facing and why today they launch the OSCR ("Oscar"...
- Kevin Rose: How to go from 1 to 1,000,000 users on Oct 19, 2009 in entrepreneurship FOWA digital media Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, gave a talk at FOWA on getting users to adopt your web app. Here it is in full: Taking your Site from One to One Million Users by Kevin Rose from Carsonified on Vimeo. Related articles by ZemantaLive @ FOWA in London...
- Deezer gets funding to stay ahead of Spotify on Oct 12, 2009 in digital media music Sky Spotify Deezer
Ten days ago, I mentioned Spotify amongst the hottest European start-ups in the TechCrunch Europe Top 100. With its recent round of funding, Spotify has been making a lot of noise and moving fast up the league. Deezer, its older, French competitor,...
