It’s that time again for ComputerWeekly’s news review- We talk Tmobile/Orange merger and the iPad!
What is the iPad? CW news review! By on Monday February 8th, 2010 No comments
Tune in tonight at 9pm GMT for ‘Embed with Hermione Way’ Techfluff’s new live show! By on Monday February 8th, 2010 1 comment
Broadcasting live every Monday night from 9pm GMT (that’s 4pm New York time and 1pm LA/San Francisco time.) I will be inviting a different guest from the European tech scene each week to talk about tech, social media, entrepreneurship and news and events from the European tech scene.
The broadcast will last for around half an hour (less if we run out of things to say and more if we are having fun!)
Tonight my co-presenter and guest will be anti-Apple, freelance web developer and consultant Dave Nattriss, who is the only non-Apple fanboy that I know – and I want to know why! (plus he has a Nexus One that I wanna get my hands on:)
Here’s kind of a loose schedule around what we’re going to talk about:
- General Tech/social media/Internet news
- European Tech
- Top startup
- Tech events
- Announcements
- Fluff
- Week’s best viral and top three websites
Tweet me if you’ve got something you want to broadcast and we will announce it!
Why have we decided to do a live show?
People keep asking me what happened to the weekly Techfluff show -well there’s such a high turnover of news in tech- by the time we filmed, edited and published it it was old news!
You can watch it over on UStream or here:
And just in case you forgot how epic our old show was:
Viadeo sponsoring the video for Digital Mission 2010! By on Monday February 8th, 2010 No comments
Announcing Viadeo.com sponsoring the video awesomeness on: Digital Mission SXSWi 2010
On the 11-17th March, 2010, nearly 40 UK companies will be going on the Digital Mission to SXSWi. Held in Austin, Texas SXSWi is one of the world’s biggest and best Internet and technology trade show and attracts investors, entrepreneurs and startups in the tech sector from from all over the world.
The mission supports UK digital companies to expand internationally, understand foreign markets, attract investment, find partners and develop business relationships in the USA.
Techfluff.tv is really excited to announce business social network Viadeo as the media sponsor for the official Digital Mission viral and video coverage at SXSWi.
Viadeo is the perfect sponsor for the viral as they know what it was like starting out; They began as a group of friends who had the entrepreneurial flair to start a business social network they names Viadeo. And now Viadeo has over 25 million members on their platform and is bigger than LinkedIn in France and China!. They are committed to helping others build their business by supporting the UK entrepreneurial community and sponsor events and startups in the tech sector. They recently sponsored Launch48 – a two day two-day event encouraging the conception, building and launch of a web app in 48 hours.
Thanks to Viadeo, we will be creating an epic pre-Mission video and filming, editing and uploading daily reports on The Mission during the trip so you can follow the companies on their trip to SXSWi and get a feel for what SXSWI is like. Twitter launched there in 2006 and SXSWi is one of the world’s best geek festivals attracting the creme de la creme of the technoratti.
So! Make sure you check in here at Techfluff.tv or the Digital Mission blog to keep up to date with The Digital Mission to SXSWi 2010.
Viadeo’s description:
Founded in June 2004, Viadeo quickly established itself as an essential tool for professional
networking in Europe and beyond. Since then, Viadeo is used by those who want to increase
their business opportunities (to discover new clients, staff and business partners), enhance their
visibility and their online reputation, and manage and develop their network of professional
contacts.
Viadeo’s over 25 million members globally, consist of business owners, entrepreneurs and
managers from a diverse range of businesses both start-up and well established. Based in
Paris (head office), Viadeo also has offices and teams in the UK (London), Spain (Madrid and
Barcelona), Italy (Milan), China (Beijing), India (New Delhi), Mexico (Mexico City) and Montreal
(Canada). The Company employs 200 staff worldwide.
Please visit us on the web at www.viadeo.com
Announcing professional social network Viadeo sponsoring the video awesomeness on: Digital Mission SXSWi 2010
On the 11-17th March, 2010, nearly 40 UK companies will be going on the Digital Mission to SXSWi. Held in Austin, Texas SXSWi is one of the world’s biggest and best Internet and technology trade show and attracts investors, entrepreneurs and startups in the tech sector from from all over the world.
The mission supports UK digital companies to expand internationally, understand foreign markets, attract investment, find partners and develop business relationships in the USA.
Techfluff.tv is really excited to announce (drum roll please)… professional social network Viadeo as the media sponsor for the official Digital Mission viral and video coverage at SXSWi.
Viadeo is the perfect sponsor for the viral as they know what it was like starting out; They began as a group of entrepreneurs who had the flair to start a professional social network they named Viadeo. And now Viadeo has over 25 million members on their platform and is bigger than LinkedIn in France and China!.
They are committed to helping others build their business by supporting the UK entrepreneurial community and sponsor events and startups in the tech sector. They recently sponsored Launch48 – a two day two-day event encouraging the conception, building and launch of a web app in 48 hours.
Thanks to Viadeo, we will be creating an epic pre-Mission video and filming, editing and uploading daily reports on The Mission during the trip so you can follow the companies on their trip to SXSWi and get a feel for what SXSWI is like. Twitter launched there in 2006 and SXSWi is one of the world’s best geek festivals attracting the creme de la creme of the technoratti.
So! Make sure you check in here at Techfluff.tv or the Digital Mission blog to keep up to date with The Digital Mission to SXSWi 2010.
More about Viadeo’s:
Founded in June 2004, Viadeo quickly established itself as an essential tool for professional networking in Europe and beyond. Since then, Viadeo is used by those who want to increase their business opportunities (to discover new clients, staff and business partners), enhance their visibility and their online reputation, and manage and develop their network of professional contacts.
Viadeo’s over 25 million members globally, consist of business owners, entrepreneurs and managers from a diverse range of businesses both start-up and well established. Based in Paris (head office), Viadeo also has offices and teams in the UK (London), Spain (Madrid and Barcelona), Italy (Milan), China (Beijing), India (New Delhi), Mexico (Mexico City) and Montreal (Canada). The Company employs 200 staff worldwide.
Last year:
Mission Possible?
Please visit us on the web at www.viadeo.com
Geek or the Biker- who gets the girl? Uniface Badass Squares Video By on Friday February 5th, 2010 No comments
If you’re my Facebook friend you’ll of noticed some crazy photos of me looking like a punk/biker chic posted a few months ago! Well that’s because I have been working with Uniface on their video -’The Badass squares’ I am pleased to say it was probably one of the most fun days of my life shooting with the Uniface team – all the people who I starred along side in the video are developers including the awesome Dylan Schiemann, CEO of
SitePen and Co-founder of the DoJo Toolki.
And, drum roll please…here’s the result:
Tech Debauchery: Social Media Week New York Style and iPad feedback from the developers! By on Thursday February 4th, 2010 No comments
Well if there’s one thing we like to do here at Techfluff.tv it’s think global!
We have correspondents all over the world – here’s a couple of neat vids from Silicon Valley and New York in the wake of the iPad launch and general tech debauchery in Social Media Week -New York style!
Lets play ‘Where’s Hermione’ Can you spot me on the cover of the book- Get Seen?
Social Media Week-NY
Silicon Valley Mobile Developers’ IPad Town Hall Meeting:
Introducing Techfluff.tv’s new London and Welsh correspondents! By on Thursday February 4th, 2010 2 comments
Thanks to Kodak we’ve been able to take on a some brand spanking new correspondents who will br bring you footage from tech events across the UK with their shiny new Zi8s!
! If you’ve got a tech or social media event you would like us to cover please email hermioneway@newspepper.com and we will get it on our events calender.
Here are our lovely new correspondents:
Wales
Katie studied French and Italian at Pembroke College, Oxford which included stints living in Grenoble and Bologna. Since graduating in 2006, she worked for three years as Executive Assistant to Peter Jones one of the UK’s most famous entrepreneurs, and star of BBC2’s Dragons’ Den where she had hands on experience working with a number of start-ups. She spent the summer of 2009 in Ethiopia, working for the Give A Future Foundation in Addis Ababa. Katie’s currently a postgrad studying at Cardiff University for a Diploma in Broadcast Journalism where she runs the blog Entrepreneurial Cardiff. She is on the media board of Young Enterprise Cymru.
http://www.twitter.com/kprescott
London
Cait Roberts
Cait decided to make the big move to from New York to London in Dec. of 2008 after receiving her Bachelor’s degree. From political campaigning, media sales, marketing management, & her current role as Rummble’s ‘Marketeer’ (where you may have spotted her presenting Rummble.tv every month!) – she has had a wide-range of life-molding experiences in the tech world, with the hopes of many more to come… Cait also just finished her MA at Westminster Business School. She is currently addicted to: carbonated water, social media, progressing the role of women in the UK mobile/tech scene, and vintage shopping.
http://twitter.com/cait_tierney
Josh Chandler
Josh Chandler is the editor of the Tomorrow’s Web Blog. He has had previous experience writing guest contributions for technology blogs including The Next Web and Vator.tv. He also produced a podcast back in 2008 called “Technology Gazette” in which he interviewed entrepreneurs and web celebrities on a regular basis. Josh left full-time education in December 2009, and is currently looking to setup his own business. He owns a successful Windows Media Player support site, which attracts 60,000 unique visitors per month.
http://twitter.com/Joshchandler
Elkin Gordon Atwell
Is a Network Media specialist from London, a graduate of the University of the Arts and Ravensbourne College.
He has been involved in New Media since 1988 in projects such as Cooltan, RGGDC, Wartime, Altern. Wartime, NodeLondon, Takaway festival and has exhibited in the UK and abroad. His Chinese name is爱江山 AI Jiang Shan, a name he was given in China on one of his many visits, he is interested in using technology as a tool in enabling communication
He currently lectures, focusing on media interaction within communities and journalism within the Interactive Network Media context. Other current projects include building robots for Gigapixel and 360×180 panoramas. He is a passionate about technology people and Kites. Check out his site atwww.superzoom.co.uk
Follow Elkin on Twitter at twitter.com/superzoomer
Video news review: Apple iPad, Johnny Depp death hoax and MoD secrets on Facebook By on Monday February 1st, 2010 No comments
Watch the launch of The Social Enterprise Mark here! By on Monday February 1st, 2010 No comments
From 2pm today and tomorrow Newspepper will be providing full media coverage of Voice10, The Social Enterprise Coalition’s annual conference, and the UK’s landmark event for social enterprise. We will specifically be focusing on the launch of ‘The Mark’ – The Social Enterprise Mark is the brand for social enterprises. The Mark will identify businesses which meet defined criteria for social enterprise, and consumers will recognise that businesses displaying the Mark are trading to benefit people and planet.
You can find out more about The Mark over at their blog and you can watch it live here:
Apple – iPad – The best way to experience the web, email, & photos By on Thursday January 28th, 2010 3 comments
I want to be like her when i grow up: The women I look up to in Tech entrepreneurship By on Wednesday January 27th, 2010 3 comments
Just got back from TheNextWomen strategy for entrepreneurs event at Sun Microsystems where Newspepper were hired to film the event.
I felt inspired to write a quick post on women who I really look up to and respect in the Internet & technology/entrepreneurship space. I’ve been to so many events over the past two years and heard/witnessed so many amazing women doing incredible things – These are the sort of women I have loads of respect for and sometimes think to myself ‘Yeah, I want to be like her when I grow up’.
I will probably always be more fluff than tech and never grow up, but here goes:
Reshma Sohoni
Reshma runs Seedcamp on a day-to-day basis as its CEO. She joined Seedcamp from the Venture team at 3i. Prior to 3i, Reshma spent over 3 years at Vodafone in their Commercial Strategy team, working across the Europe and Japan footprints in marketing strategy and pricing functions. Reshma started her career in the US in investment banking (Broadview) and venture capital (Softbank).
Besides the amazing bio, why I like Reshma: Reshma is completely on the ball -she knows exactly what she is talking about when it comes to tech startup funding and tells others how it is ‘If you’re a tech startup and not reading TechCrunch or a similar tech blog every day to keep up with what’s going on in your market, then you’re doing something wrong’.
Marissa Ann Mayer (born on 30 May 1975) is the Vice President of Search Product and User Experience at the search engine company Google. She acts as a gatekeeper for their product release process, determining when or whether a particular Google product is ready to be released to users. She has become one of the public faces of Google, providing a number of press interviews and appearing at events frequently to speak on behalf of the company.[3]
Besides the amazing bio, why I like Marissa: I’ve seen her present at a number of huge conferences (consisting of nearly all male audiences) she is always composed even when asked the trickyiest Google hater questions.
Sarah Miriam Lacy (born December 29, 1975 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American technology journalist[1] and author.
She co-hosts web video show Yahoo! Tech Ticker[2] and is a columnist at TechCrunch, BusinessWeek and Fox News.[3]
She is noted for an interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the 2008 South by Southwest Interactive festival in which Zuckerberg told her she would have to actually ask questions and the audience staged what has been characterized as a revolt.[4][5] Her response, posted on her Twitter account, was “Seriously screw all you guys. I did my best to ask a range of things.”[6]
She is the author of Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good, which also goes under the title “The Stories of Facebook, Youtube and Myspace”.
Besides the amazing bio, why I like Sarah: She never had any formal training as a journalist, yet I think she is one of the best journalists on the web- Her posts are well researched and always based on facts. She gets an extremely bad wrap from nasty Internet trolls who sometimes even post comments on her posts that are close to death threats. Does that stop her? No, she gives them the middle finger by being courageous and carrying on reporting on what she loves; Internet, tech and Web 2. 0 culture.
Simone Brummelhuis
Simone Brummelhuis trained as a lawyer and is now the founder of The Next Women, A business magazine for Female Internet Heroes. News Interviews Startups Funding Community. Founder, entrepreneur, CEO, TV, Pitching Events
Besides the amazing bio, why I like Simone: Being Dutch Simone doesn’t take any bulls**t. She knows what she wants, is realistic and yet still very approachable.
Shaa Wasmund
In 1994 Wasmund started her own PR firm which managed the launch of Dyson vacuum cleaners.
In 2007 Wasmund established a partnership with fellow entrepreneur Dan Wagner to launch Bright Station Ventures, an investment vehicle with $100 million of capital dedicated to investing in ideas and seeding young technology businesses. Wasmund’s most recent project is a site dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners. Smarta.com was launched in January 2009 and combines editorial, user-generated content and business networking facilities.
Smarta.com is supported by leading entrepreneurs including Theo Paphitis, Deborah Meaden, Michael Birch and James Dyson and receives financial backing from Vodafone, NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Besides the amazing bio, why I like Shaa: Someone once told me -”That girl [Shaa] could draw money from a stone, referring to her skills of raising finance for her ventures”- We all know how hard raising capital is so well done Shaa! Go Girl!
Bindi Karia
Bindi is the VC/Emerging Business lead for Microsoft UK and is the UK-based member of the Emerging Business Team. She is responsible for managing the UK Startup Accelerator Programme where she focuses on how Microsoft can drive success for leading edge and early-stage technology companies. She is also responsible for managing the relationships with the UK Investor Community, including Venture Capitalist, Angels and other Investor Organisations. Her previous role at Microsoft was as a Business Productivity Advisor, where she was responsible for managing relationships with the most influential business decision-makers in the UK Financial Services Sector.
Besides the amazing bio, why I like Bindi: It’s simple: Although Bindi works for the big old corporate Microsoft she is just totally young, cool and awesome so she makes Microsoft (a little bit) awesome too!
