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Mark Edgington

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Chirp Chirp – Social Network Aggregation

I like simple ideas and Chirp is one of them. We all have an ever growing list of social network sites and Chirp aims to bring these together in one place. The thing I like about the idea is it’s a screen saver. I think this is smarter than trying to be a web page…

January 24, 2008
Sky Travel Site Launched

I am happy to announce that my team have just launched the new Sky Travel site . It is a complete re-development form the ground up and integrates with multiple providers to provide a breath of product offerings. It has been built using open source Java technology (Tomcat, Mysql, Apache) and uses the Spring and…

January 22, 2008
Nokia N810 with Java

At long last, after countless issue with Parcel Force i received my N810. I had been without one since selling the N800, but the wait was worthwhile. Its screen and keyboard are excellent and the battery life is as good as ever. The new interface is slick and a joy to use. My only issues…

January 17, 2008
It’s all about Slack

Its the new year and I’ve not posted for while, why? lack of slack, so after finishing the excellent book ‘Slack’ by Tom DeMarco, I have decided to make myself and the people around me some. The book is a must for anyone involved in running projects and it should be compulsory for anyone who…

January 12, 2008
The God Delusion

I have always been a fan of Richard Dawkins books, they are always impeccably written and this is in my opinion his best and also more accessible than some. I recommend it to anyone with an open mind, and will leave it there rather than comment further.

December 4, 2007
12 Invaluable Sites for Web Design and Design Inspiration

Found this on Digg 12 Invaluable Sites for Web Design and Design Inspiration.

November 22, 2007
Open Soicial on Facebook?

A New Facebook application that appears to make Facebook an OpenSocial container. Could this be the beginning of a guerilla attempt to lure Facebook into OpenSocial? — see full post at oreilly radar.

November 19, 2007
Google Android

Withe the announcement of the Open Handset Alliance Google entered the mobile phone market. not with a phone as many had expected, but with an open source mobile operating system called Android. Android was purchased by Google back in 2005 and has been augmented to form a complete software stack for mobile devices such as…

November 12, 2007
Project Launch – Mazda 6 pre-launch site

My team have just launched the new Mazda 6 pre-launch site. Its written in .Net 2.0, using Episerver as a CMS to create an HTML site feeding into a Flash component. It’s integrated into a Sieble Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. It is rolling out across 21 countries and will be enchanced in the coming months…

November 11, 2007
Google and Open Social

The success of Facebook looks to have ruffled a few feathers at Google and they have recently launch OpenSocial. this is a set of three common APIs, that will allow developers to access core functions and information from a social network: Profile Information (user data) Friends Information (social graph) Activities (things that happen, News Feed…

November 2, 2007

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