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fabric of folly

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A weblog by Dan Taylor, London-based media geek, exploring the intersection between media and technology

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  • What should Zynga do next?

    Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 00:15 in gaming, Web 2.0, social networking

    Ok, so it's not too difficult to look at a successful company and describe some of the smart things they've done and why they might be considered significant; much harder to say what they should do next. Here's my attempt to map out four next steps f...

  • 6 reasons why Zynga is truly game-changing

    Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 00:05 in gaming, Web 2.0, social networking

    Chances are you haven't heard of Zynga. However, if you're a Facebook user (and 19 million UK Internet users reportedly now are) then you may well have played one of their games and have subliminally registered their 'powered by Zynga' logo (a silhou...

  • 30 Must-Download iPhone Apps

    Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 07:00 in Mobile, iphone

    So, you've just purchased a shiny new iPhone 3GS and you're wondering which apps to download? Here's an update on my previous lists, this time organised by category:Best utility appsThe apps you'll fire up again and again1.) Tweetie (£1.79) - the be...

  • Recent BBC Vision web launches

    Posted on Saturday June 20th, 2009 at 04:29 in web, bbc

    Quick round-up of some recent BBC Vision web launches which I've had varying degrees of involvement with:Robin Hood gameNoteworthy primarily for its use of the Unity plug-in which renders Flash-beating in-browser 3D graphics - definitely a technology...

  • BBC Apprentice clips widget

    Posted on Tuesday June 9th, 2009 at 07:07 in Web 2.0, bbc, television

    Suffering Apprentice withdrawal symptoms after last Sunday's final? Here's a bundle of best bits (including James' car-crash interview - "In a nutshell, I put a leash on people who spunk money up the wall..." and "I can bring ignorance to the table")...

  • 'Search online for...' - The return of keywords in advertising

    Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 23:06 in search, Advertising, media

    Hands up who remembers AOL keywords? Back in the late-90s / early naughties (when AOL was still spamming the world's letterboxes with CD-ROMs) it was commonplace to see an AOL keyword alongside, or occasionally in lieu of, a regular URL on marketing ...

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