Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

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Microsoft Windows Live to build Flickr competitor?

Got the heads up today in an email from Marc Liron a Microsoft MVP about a new Microsoft Job Posting for a Windows Live Program Manager position. In which it is clear that Microsoft are planning to build a Flickr competitor “This feature team is building a next-generation photo and video sharing service that will compete with flickr, smugmug and

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Microsoft Live Labs Listas Technology Preview

Microsoft Live Labs have recently released their latest technology preview, Microsoft Live Labs Listas, a web-based application tool for the creation, management and sharing of lists, notes, favorites, and other such stuff. Listas provides you with a WYSIWYG which allows you to quickly and easily create/edit lists and share them with others for read or write – in sense a bit like a wiki. Listas reminds a

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Review of The First Great Facebook Debate

Yesterday evening I attended The Great Facebook Debate at the BT Centre in London. That of which was being filmed live – you can watch the webcast here. The Schedule was as follows:  17:00 – 17:15 – Registration 17:15 – 18:00 – Networking 18:00 – 18:15 – Welcome from the Host, Paul Walsh. 18:15 – 18:35 – Panel Presentations (setting the scene)

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Girly Geekdom Student Competition

Sarah Blow has been offered two free conference tickets to the Web 2.0 Expo in Germany. However due to other commitments she is unable to use them and as such is offering the opportunity to two female university students in the UK via a very short competition. And just in case you’re wondering why a short competicion… it’s because the event is on from the

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Microsoft Releases New Search Services for Internet and Mobile Customers

Microsoft has today announced the final updates to the fall release of its Live Search service, introducing a broad array of new services and features to its local and mobile search offerings. The new features and enhancements are designed to make it easier for people to find what they need at home or on the go through significant innovations in

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The Future of Web Apps London October 2007

Well it’s been a busy and crazy week but I’ve finally got some time to tell you all about my 3 Days in London attending The mashup* demo event and of course the awesome Future of Web Apps Conference and Expo which included the Live Filming of Episode 118 of Diggnation and the Carsonified Relaunch Party! 😀 Unfortunately I didn’t

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Here at The Future of Web Apps Conference and Expo

Well it’s lunch time and so far The Future of Web Apps Conference and Expo here in London has been pretty cool. Yesterdays mashup* demo event was also quite interesting, though I do have some things that I would like to see next time… I shall be posting a full review along with photos of both todays Future of Web

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mashup* Demo Event Tomorrow!

Hey peeps – just a reminder that I’ll be staying in London for three days starting tomorrow. Tomorrow I’ll be at the mashup* Demo Event and Blognation UK Launch Party and then on Wednesday and Thursday I’ll be at the Future of Web Apps Conference and Expo, which will also include the Future of Web Apps Party and the Live

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Microsoft Launches Startup Fund in UK

Microsoft has launched a UK startup fund called the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Programme. It’s designed to work with startups in the UK that are interested in using some of Microsoft’s products, like Silverlight and Live Services, which is of course Microsoft’s suite of web-based applications. Five companies have joined the program so far, including Ether Digital’s platform for Internet video

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The 100 Year Website – online time capsules

Imagine having your own online time capsule in which you could store treasured photographs, audio, video footage, copies of web pages and text, then have them saved for 100 years! You could virtually bury your capsule until your child’s eighteenth birthday as the most thoughtful of birthday gifts, or keep your capsule open for a century so that generations after