britman

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Microsoft demos 'touch Windows' (news.bbc.co.uk)
1 points by britman 18y ago|0 comments
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Nokia to use Silverlight on their mobile devices.(nokia.com)
3 points by britman 19y ago|0 comments
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by britman 19y ago
Well I'm glad other people are seeing the issues with this like I have. For me I think I will go with rolling my own and keeping it very simple (email/pass) and then as other systems become more usable then look to integrate into my app. It
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Facebook, LiveID, open ID, roll your own or all of the above?
6 points by britman 19y ago|6 comments
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by britman 19y ago
I'm in Guildford too although my day job sees me around the SE hacking ahem I mean consulting.
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by britman 19y ago
I'm using Slicehost. So far so good, although my app is small fry in the traffic stakes.
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Twitter gets Pwnced! while Jaiku Readies the Torpedoes (ericrice.com)
2 points by britman 19y ago|0 comments
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Social sites battle for new users(news.bbc.co.uk)
2 points by britman 19y ago|0 comments
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by britman 19y ago
Great feedback it's appreciated and I'll look at integrating it. On the news feed part, I did int8ially have the question included however there is a limit on the number of chars you can add so if the question was long it would not get adde
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Facebook has 'thrown the entire startup world for a loop'(valleywag.com)
19 points by britman 19y ago|12 comments
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by britman 19y ago
Well it is a fair point. 2 main drivers for me doing it this way are: 1. Learn to build on the facebook platform because I'm a geek and want to see how things work and are engineered. 2. Create an application that has a use for me. I have n
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by britman 19y ago
Thanks - appreciate you taking the time.
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by britman 19y ago
Yes it is and that's a fair observation, however I do think there is room in facebook for more than 1 of that type of application, and you see this in every category of software. I was kinda hoping I would get some constructive feedback ra
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by britman 19y ago
Sorry,good point Let me explain It's a little tool to help you leverage the knowledge of your friendship network on Facebook. Post questions and people in your facebook group can "help you out" by offering answers. Likewise you can return t
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Hey! Help me out? - New Facebook application - give it a try if you have a spare few minutes and feedback very welcome.(facebook.com)
4 points by britman 19y ago|11 comments
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by britman 19y ago
I should add I also got the Agile Web development book by Dave Thomas to support my learning.
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by britman 19y ago
Same as awt - I built something with it ( http://www.charitycheckout.com). It's amazing how building something really helps you focus on the parts of the framework and core language you need to learn.
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by britman 19y ago
Kinda interesting I supposed due to it being MIT, but Google Video/You tube has had developer focused videos on there for a while so not really sure what the USP is.
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by britman 19y ago
To be honest, I say well done to their PR team. If you get can get great coverage with a simple piece of functionality then that's dream stuff! Do you have specific examples of this?
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by britman 19y ago
The question arises around the fact that at the start of an application that relies on user content there is none, so do people spam friends to get this content or is there other ways of getting a site up and running with useful content?
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Is there a technique for getting content on a social based website at the start?
1 points by britman 19y ago|2 comments
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by britman 20y ago
Ok interesting stuff - thanks for the replies. Does anyone know the guys from auctomatic post on these pages at all?
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What are the implications for UK born entrepreneurs looking to start in the US. Is a visa needed?
3 points by britman 20y ago|4 comments