URL: http://www.oft.gov.uk/news-and-updates/press/2011/18-11The proposed joint venture combines the spatial address databases of Ordnance Survey and the Local Government Improvement and Development Agency (LGID), to create the National Address Gaz…
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/12/stephe…I don’t know about Google, but Mike Lynch (Autonomy founder) eat your heart out! Having frequently used the WolframAlpha website I can testify to the fact that it is as close as you’ll…
May the National Identity Scheme rest in peace. Maybe all those people who were persuaded to fork out for the cost of an ID card can claim a refund (good luck with that!). Is anyone betting that it won’t get resurrected under some future administr…
If you read nothing else, check out the last para: “If we keep seeing the same links and catchphrases ricocheting around our social networks, it might mean we are being exposed only to what we want to hear…You might say to yourself: ‘I am in a g…
URL: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hinchcliffe/assessing-the-bus…The latest surveys continue to show the social computing provides real business benefits, but is it really as rosy as all that? Dion Hinchcliffe takes a closer look at what benefits ar…
A useful article about Quora. I’m still trying to make up my mind about it. I started using the service about 2 weeks ago, since when I’ve asked one question (currently not answered) and responded to three questions. However, I’ve started to follo…
I’ve been following WolframAlpha for some time – they have an intriguing (some may say mysterious) business model based on a very powerful semantic search platform with ability to answer any and every question with speed and accuracy. I was intrig…
Wolfram Alpha have announced a big change to its pricing plans which gives non-commercial users 2,000 free calls a month. Also mention of an upcoming data API, which sounds like it might offer a more programmer-friendly version of the results. Any…
URL: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2011-01-19a.9…Excellent speech from Sir Alan Haselhurst pointing out the many deficiencies in the rail transport infrastructure between London and Cambridge (and stations in between) – including Sta…
One could ask “what’s the connection between Facebook and the Iranian Nuclear Programme?” – Answer – both under attack from cybercrime. Details in this clipping. The quote from the author also worth noting: “The scale of malicious activity on Face…
