Wishlist Alerts

Why is there no auto-notification service for Amazon's Wishlist?

Having found one third-party "Wishlist Buddy" taken out of action by changes to Amazon's API, it is clear to me why it's unlikely that such an app will return. The wishlist function by itself encourages people to (a) return to the Amazon site and (b) direct them to the products they want to buy. If you are on their site, Amazon makes money: you're more likely to buy similar products, buy on impulse, share links or click through ads. If you're not on their site, Amazon would be losing money on informing you that individual products you have opted to track are being discounted.

Central Media Point

Twitter-led, data-led, maximise information, minimise speculation, translate the local news source, anything else is (a) speculation (b) out-of-date (c) noise (d) inefficient (e) creates hysteria that perpuates fear and cross-border suspicion.

Crowd Control

So we're really privileged to protest in the UK, given the lack of such a right prevalent in other parts of the world. What about the right for protection against violence and shameless destruction witnessed on 26/3/11? Protesting has been around as long as mankind, but its origin stems from a social infrastructure vastly underdeveloped to what we have now, the Internet...

Blogger Buzz: What’s New With Blogger

Blogger Buzz: What’s New With Blogger: "Posted by Chang Kim, Product Manager 2010 was a big year for Blogger. We cemented ourselves as one of the largest blogging platforms and t..."

Let's Go "Wiko"

Arranging trips is left too much to chance. I've a list of places I want to go to, and a bunch of friends who like travelling. I don't want to ask everyone if and where they wanna go, or worry about differing ideas, budgets or habits. Why can't planning a trip amongst friends be as easy as a family trip or with a loved one? Now it can be - announcing Wiko ©, a social network plugin that lists the places you want to go, finds matches and streamlines the logistics allowing you to spend more time enjoying your travels.