The Blackberry 9900

We’ve only had three sweet days together thus far, but I’ve grown very fond of my little ‘berry. The problem with smart phones is that they start to become more important to you than anything else and the more data they store the more data we put on them, which means that if we lose or break them it feels like a family member has died so it is imperative that they do as they’re told.

The 9900 claims 40% faster browsing than any Blackberry before it. It features a possible 8GB of memory and is NFC enabled. For those of you who don’t know, this means Near Field Communication and it acts a little like the chip present within a credit card. It activates all kinds of two- way communication between you are other NFC fitted devices. You can pay bills securely, share information on social networking sites and most amazing of all, some countries are using it for buying public transport tickets and at box offices where theatre or cinema tickets can be purchased.

The ‘Liquid Graphics’ are excellent and respond well to the touch screen without freezing every ten seconds (a problem I had with the torch) a feature no doubt made smoother by the 1.2 GHz processor.

Wikitude is a great feature much akin to the ‘around me’ app featured on iPhone. You can search for restaurants, bars, supermarkets or any other public places nearby to help you find your location with greater ease. It also allows you to see where your friends are providing they are contacts. It’s really a very cool application once you get the hang of it.

I have used Blackberry for years and have to admit it isn’t known for its super-fast browsing, but this one is pretty good and it supports social media apps like Facebook and Twitter much better than it’s predecessors. It also features much simpler things which it didn’t before such as a video camera and Documents To Go, which is great if you’re on the bus or train and need to finish off a piece of work.

Overall I’m pretty impressed, but only time will tell if our relationship will remain a happy one and I’m still unsure if ‘The Fastest Blackberry yet’ is a worthy title.

Do you still rock the RIM with a Blackberry, or have you switched to Android or iPhone? Let us know why in the comment box below.

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Style.com App

Back in 2008, Condé Nast’s site Style.com released its first smartphone application for all the fashion lovers out there. The app features the latest fashion news and runaway coverage from all the major fashion weeks around the world. The collections are added almost immediately after the shows take place, so if you have a busy schedule you can always know what’s been going on at the shows you’ve missed.

If you need some wardrobe inspiration you can also check the ‘Parties’ section to see who’s wearing what, or the ‘Look of the Day’ to find about the latest trends among people in the fashion world.

Fashion GPS Radar App

Apparently everyone was talking about this during last September’s New York Fashion Week. Fashion GPS Radar is a platform for connecting the fashion industry and making the management of events easier.

The iPhone app includes a calendar for managing fashion events and allows guest list access to find out who has rsvp’d.

Made Fashion App

This app has been designed to be a tool for fashion editors, designers, buyers and consumers. If the fashion show you’re attending supports the app, then it will receive some sound waves and automatically sync your phone or iPad to the show you’re currently at. You can get live photos from each look of the runway along with the designer’s name, bio and contact information. You can also add your own notes on every individual look or just tweet or post them to Facebook.

W Magazine Front Row App

If the fashion show you’re watching is quite boring or if you have some free time between the shows don’t forget to chek the W Magazine Front Row App. It offers a list featuring the best restaurants, shopping and cultural destinations in the 4 major Fashion Week cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris).

The app also includes a calendar with updated information on all the important events and shows, and some special offers from participating locations, because you might want to save some money on your hotel and spend it on that dress you just saw on the runway!

Do you have any favourite fashion-related app? Share them with us in the comments section below!

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It has begun again; the whispers, the hearsay and the sound of Apple fanboys breathing heavily as rumours of the iPad3 begin to circulate. Will this be the iPad to save lives, cure cancer and end all wars? Probably not. But, if the rumours are anything to go by it looks like Apple will be ramping up the spec on this offering of tablet goodness.

The unveiling date of this super-tablet has yet to be confirmed but the 7th of March appears to be the date that most rumour mongers are throwing around with the device available for purchase the following week. Last year the iPad 2 was released to coincide with the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, which kicks off on the 9th of March this year, let’s see if they stick to the same plan this year.

This video shows what is believed to be the casing of the iPad3.

The majority of the rumours bouncing around are all about the spec of the new tablet. It is believed that the iPad3 will be thicker than the previous tablet, by a whole millimetre. There is a lot of buzz about the screen being the most advanced yet with the resolution being twice as good as the previous tablet.

The graphics processor will be given a boost but despite rumours about the new tablet sporting a quad-core chip – which would have allowed incredible gaming and HD movie editing – the favoured theory is that the iPad3 will be running on the dual-core chip, the same used in the iPad2. The cameras will be an improvement on the iPad2 and the front facing camera is expected to go HD as more and more people are using face time.

Will the iPad3 be 4g compatible when that network finally opens up? It’s hard to say, but we think odds are that it will. 4g has been live in the USA for a while and is known as LTE. Other countries that have already started the 4g rollout include Sweden, South Korea and Germany. In the UK the 4g spectrum won’t be free for use by carriers until 2013, meaning commercial 4g services won’t be available for sometime after that – possibly as late as 2015 when we may well be posting here about the latest rumours around the iPad SIX! Will UK users want to pay more for a 4G device they can’t fully take advantage of?

Perhaps one of the more worrying rumours is that Apple are planning to do another iPhone 4s style of launch with a slightly better iPad released in March and then a second release later in the year of an iPad4 with much better specs. I hope that this is not the case, although the iPhone 4s went on to break sales records I think that many people felt a little cheated that it was not the iPhone 5 on show.

Here is a round up of the rumours:

What ever Apple releases in March (possibly) there will be fanboys and critics shouting about how awesome/terrible it is. I really hope it is not another iPhone 4s style of release but we will have to wait and see. Either way I am sure that it will fly off the shelves and be out of stock with most networks for months.

What would you like to see on the new iPad? Do you think Apple can put a foot wrong with such a loyal fanbase? Let us know what you think in the comments.

After blogging about  the dot.com bubble a few months ago on Cashzilla , I thought that it would be good to follow up on Nerd Insider with a guide or so to speak on what it takes to carry through with a start-up and some tips on how to do it right.

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Successful start-ups

By looking at on line success and Internet start-up Drop Box, it is obvious that it’s founder Drew Houston did some things right with his successful venture which are easily applicable to your own start-up. Labnol sums up some key things that Drop Box did right perfectly:

•     Go where your early adopters hang out
•     Simple landing page: capture interest/email address
•     Focus: do a few things really well instead of a lot of things poorly
•     Hook the user first, educate over time (tours, tip emails, etc.)
•     Meet journalists in person (they’re very busy people)
•     Niche first, world later (Facebook was initially restricted to Harvard students)

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6 stages of a start up explained

There are normally 6 stages you could go through that would be complemented by the above to get your start up up and running:

1. Discovery: discovery driven planning will be based around market research, development of a realistic theory of how a start up will  perform and how in turn it could bring in a profit.
2. Validation: this will involve looking at how your start up fares and adjusting or changing it to see better results or convince investors of ROI
3. Efficiency: is your start-up performing as efficiently as possible
4. Scale: It important to do this before embarking on profit maximization, it is “the period in a start-up’s life when management and board feels like they can systematically accelerate growth with confidence that the resources they put in will yield great and measurable results.” Quora
5. Profit Maximization: the stage few start-ups get to in good time or at all if they rush the previous steps. It is defined as the “process by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit. There are several approaches to this problem. The total revenue–total cost method relies on the fact that profit equals revenue minus cost, and the marginal revenue–marginal cost method is based on the fact that total profit in a perfectly competitive market reaches its maximum point where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.” Wikipedia
6. Renewal: this involves reviewing all previous steps, success rates and looking at metrics of a site to see if the initial plan and adjustments are still working and then carrying the start up forward.

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Tips for success

Here are some additional tips for getting your start up right:

• Don’t skimp on what you need: you need a decent PC set up, paypal account to handle your transactions effectively, an email set-up for your customers to contact you via and of course business electricity to keep your start up powered through the day and night.
• Keep tracking your metrics: to see what works and what doesn’t by using a tracker such as Google Analytics
• Package it right: make your website  easy to use, simple and unique
• Keep chatting and observing: make use of social media by talking to your target audience and asking them ‘what do you want from me?’
• Customer complaints form fundamental market research: always address customer complaints, they know what they want better than you do
• Copycats: Kill your local copycats and buy your local copycats if you can’t kill them – TechnoBuck

Watch it

Watch this video featuring Shama Kabani, web company owner, on some more tips on how to be successful with your start up.

Good luck with your start-up and let us know what your tips would be for other on line entrepreneurs!

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People have been banging on about 4G and VoIP for ages, they were both meant to be the next big thing… ages ago. Ok, so VoIP is kind of popular; people do make pure voice calls with applications like Skype. However, the uptake really hasn’t been that impressive. But 4G? Where on earth is it? 3G was introduced in the UK in 2003, now it doesn’t look like we’re going to get 4G until 2013. 10 years might not sound like that long a time, but in internet years it’s like a century.

One of the most interesting developments in terms of VoIP uptake has been the introduction of mobile and tablet apps which allow VoIP calling. Getting a landline made capable of VoIP calls is frankly not even something residential customers think about, basically because it’s complex, confusing and difficult. However, downloading a little app onto their mobile is a much more straightforward and familiar experience.

Using a mobile VoIP app on a Wi-Fi network is a pleasure; it’s quick, clear, convenient and particularly good for international calling. If the person on the other end has the app too and you’re both on a decent Wi-Fi connection it’s even free, if they’re not you can just buy calling credit which tends to very reasonably priced.

While the apps work great on a Wi-Fi connection, the same can’t be said for mobile data networks in the UK. If you’re in a good 3G area you can often get a decent call quality, but not all the time. If you’re only getting a 2G data connection it’s just not going to work. Let’s face it people tend to be pretty simplistic with stuff like this; they just want it to work perfectly nearly all the time.

So what’s the big deal with 4G and what effect will it have on VoIP? 4G is going to be fast, like wooosh, like Usain Bolt, like a cheetah. 4G is in fact just a term used to describe a mobile data network that can give you speeds of 1 Gbit/s when you’re stationary and 100 Mbit/s when your moving (like in a car).  To put this into context the fastest 3G speeds in the UK are currently about 29 Mbit/s when stationary. That is a massive, massive jump and we reckon it’ll have a huge effect on VoIP.

It should mean that you can make crystal clear VoIP voice calls almost anywhere in the UK (OfCom have stipulated that the UK should have 98% 4G coverage). Now when everyone with a smartphone can download an app that lets them call (or even group call) their friends over their mobile’s data connection without noticing any drop in call quality it’s going to become a very attractive option, especially for people who have mobile plans with unlimited data.

All we’re waiting for is the service providers getting the new networks up and running and I reckon we’ll see a VoIP explosion all over the land.

What’s great about this widget is that it is made solely from user contributions – so if you know of somewhere that your sat nav always fails you – go ahead and pop it in!

Even in this day and age, the trusty Sat Nav sometimes fails us – the Dutch Quarter in Colchester is regularly jammed with lorries attempting to navigate the narrow streets after being directed there by their sat nav. Edward Randell, from Swindon, has to constantly give directions to confused drivers who are directed down his dead end street.

While some sat nav errors can be irritating, like the examples above, others can be downright dangerous. In 2009, a man nearly drove over a cliff edge after blindly following instructions from his Sat Nav.

If you have a story to match, pop it into the map over at confused.com and warn other motorists – you might be the one that prevents a serious accident!

Does your sat nav fail you on a regular basis? Tell us about it in the comments section below!

It really is much bigger than most phones! (image Via Retinafunk)

I unfortunately didn’t coin the word ‘phablet’ (watch this space, it’s going to be a new buzzword), but I find it’s the best way to describe it when people ask me what it is. It’s a cross between a phone and tablet. I’ve had it for three weeks now and I have to say, it’s amazing.

Having recently lost my iPod (I’m still mourning the loss), I started searching for a new MP3 player. But I’ve also been meaning to buy a kindle, an internet tablet and a new phone. Since money doesn’t grow on trees, I decided to see what my options were so I didn’t spend a fortune. That’s when I came across the Galaxy Note. And with its 16GB internal memory, there’s plenty of storage space for the Note to perform as an all-in-one.

With a 5.3” screen, it’s not small by any standards. Let’s put it this way; a whole iPhone 4 can fit in the Note’s screen alone. But the huge HD Super AMOLED screen makes reading books, watching videos and surfing the web a joy. I can’t go back to a small screen now as it just seems too little to view things on.

The size will put off a lot of people. If you make a lot of phone calls, you may feel a little silly and self-conscious holding is up against your ear. You can pretty much forget operating it with one hand…unless you have massive Hulk hands. Oh, and don’t even think you can squeeze this into your skinny jeans pocket either; you may never get it out again.

While the processor is a massive 1.4GHz Dual Core, it does tend to get bogged down sometimes when you have too many tasks open. Both the video recorder and the camera are good quality; recording in 1080p full HD and capturing in 8 MP. The speaker is loud enough to use it as a small speaker, but it will distort a bit. The battery is pretty decent considering the amount of time the screen spends switched on. Moderate use lasts a full working day if not a whole 24 hours.

Essentially, if you are looking for a multimedia gadget with phone capabilities, look no further.

What do you think of the Samsung Galaxy Note? Would the size put you discourage you from buying it?Tell us in the comments section below.

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When the Apple iPhone 4S came out recently it was met with more than a few moans that it wasn’t quite the new model that many had hoped for. While it’s got plenty of great features, the iPhone 4S isn’t for everybody, but the good news is that over on the Android side of things, there are still rich pickings to be had if you’re in the market for a funky new smartphone.

What to buy?

With the Android operating system appearing on countless handsets now, not to mention a good few tablet devices too, it can be a little bit bewildering knowing which one to plump for. After all, smartphones can now pretty much do it all, with powerful specifications and endless functionality. However, if you’re attempting to hone down your choices, then our three suggestions might help you make that all-important decision.

First up is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus that looks like it will be massively popular with folks who like their specification at the top-end of the scale. This is the first phone to come running the latest Google OS update of Android – Ice Cream Sandwich, or Android 4.0 if you don’t like silly names. It’s got a power-packed 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM and a whopping 4.65-ich Super AMOLED screen.

A standout feature has to be the camera, which is only 5-megapixels so there are other higher specification cameraphones out there, but few that are as zippy as this one. Really great shots and some cool on-board tools make that side of things a hit. Meanwhile, lookout for the amazing features of the revised OS, including a face-detection feature that will allow users to unlock their phones simply by staring at the screen. Now if that doesn’t do something to rival the iPhone then we don’t know what does.

HTC is another manufacturer that dishes out new smartphone models on an almost conveyor belt-like basis, with updates, revisions and fresh designs appearing all the time. One of the pick of the crop from this range is the Sensation, even though it emerged a few months ago. Design and build quality is well up to the usual HTC standard, and of course, exploring the Sense user interface with Android driving it is a very rewarding experience.

Not to be left out of the equation, Sony has been improving its Android offerings of late with some really cool new handsets that feature eye-catching designs. One of the standout models is the Xperia Arc, which again makes full use of Android to compliment the stunning looks and top-drawer build quality. Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread means that you get all of the functionality that this OS delivers on a handset that really puts it up there with the best of them.

While this represents just three of the current Android smartphone range, it’s obvious to see that there is so much more out there than simply plumping for the pricey Apple iPhone. Sure, these handsets aren’t exactly bargain basement either, but they do offer great value for money and, if you’re prepared to shop around, they’ll probably be available on some killer contract deals too.

Rob Clymo writes on behalf of Broadband Genie and Mobile Phone Genie, the online price comparison websites for broadband, mobile broadband and smartphones, such as the iPhone 4

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A couple of days ago I was a broken man, I’d seen the light at the end of the tunnel… and it did in fact turn out to be a train. A cruel publicity stunt by a viral marketing company had given me hope of victory in our war against those darned evil robots out there, but I quickly found out that my hope was misplaced.

It started with some twitter buzz about figures flying around the New York skyline. My heart leapt with joy at this news there were people flying over New York, had the valiant heroes of the comic book pages really arrived to save us from the robot menace? Were we about to be delivered from those monstrous metallic jaws by spandex clad superheroes? No my friends, it was nothing more than a publicity stunt for the upcoming movie Chronicle.

To my absolute dismay I found out that these soaring figures were actually (sob) flying robots. The marketing company had commissioned the construction of 3 unmanned air vehicles (UAV) in the shape of humans. These viral marketers, as they like to call themselves, must actually be minions of the machines (probably infected by a computer virus or something, hence the ‘viral’). I mean, why else would they attempt to crush our spirits by giving us a glimmer of hope… then revealing that our new hope was actually the enemy in disguise.

It seems that the machines have a better understanding of psychological warfare than I thought. Building up our hopes then dashing them is only the start. Imagine the damage to morale when they turn our favourite heroes on us. You see, I know what’s coming next; they’ll create a flying Superman robot that looks human, and then send him out on bloody star-spangled rampage. Thus mocking us and smashing our fantasies of deliverance whilst wailing on us mercilessly. The fiends.

Now, those of you out there who are of the eagled-eyed persuasion may have spotted that I stared this post by saying that I was a broken man ‘A couple of days ago’ (insert knowing grin here). You see, that was until I realised their fatal mistakes.

1: They’re just taking the p*** now and that’s just not going to go down well. Planning to eradicate or enslave us is bad enough, but mocking us while they do it? That’s just going to rally the troops and motivate us to kick some shiny steel butt.

2: They may just have inspired us to devise the perfect route to victory: creating genetically modified superheroes (GMSH).

Ok, now I understand that creating some GMSHs is going to be a difficult project fraught with danger and requiring some rather extreme sacrifices: there’s the possibility of us inadvertently creating supervillains and there’s bound to be some collateral damage involved in the necessary experiments. However, these are risks and sacrifices I’m willing to take on for the greater good. In fact I’ve already started… by experimenting on the hamsters. I’m delighted to report that I am now in possession of a flying hamster (named Steve) who can chew through solid steel.

Steve has proved to be such a good little soldier that I’m considering sending him out on a combat mission. The plan is for him to chew through Titanoboa’s undercarriage then shred the beasts inner-working before triumphantly crawling out through one of the mechanical monstrosity’s dead eyes. Mwoohoohahaha. How’s about that for psychological warfare! You build a 50ft long killer robot snake… and I send my hamster to waste it. BOOM!

Could you live without Google for a week?

by Luisa Mateus

Could you go for a whole week without using ANY Google services? Nerd Insider challenged Google-addict Luisa to do just that…over Christmas and New Year.

First, a little backstory…

When I first met Google, I was about eighteen. I’d been using Lycos for ages – mainly because I liked the idea of an internet dog to play fetch with. Only problem was, Lycos was awkward at best, returning options that, even to idealised eyes, seemed too heavily focused on partner content.

Google and I met one effervescent day, after I was advised by a university lecturer to use Google to research media articles online.

My knowledge-hungry, eat as much as you like brain, became completely obsessed with devouring information as if it were food. To me, Google was an internet search engine that actually delivered results. Google, where had you been all my life?

In the years that followed, I became increasingly reliant on the internet. The thought of living in a house without internet terrifies me; one month I lived without broadband I tripled my mobile data usage!

In 2011, I moved to London. I realised when I was sat on my sofa one day that I missed my old yoga class. I opened my laptop and I began to search: “Yoga in West London”. Google yielded me no helpful results.

I was aghast. In ten years, Google had never let me down. Never a search returned blank. I asked the world of Twitter and from the dialogue that ensued around my obvious reliance, the following conclusion was reached: I must live without Google for a week.

As well as the search engine, there’s Gmail, GoogleMaps, YouTube, GoogleDocs, GoogleScholar – and that’s just the tip of a very large internet iceberg. All of which, I now have to live without. Thanks!

Day 1 – Christmas Eve

I’m eating breakfast with my dad. Strangely enough, breakfast at my parents’ house consists of flapjacks and chocolate cornflake cakes. Dad and I begin to talk about flapjacks. “What an odd name,” we say, “Wonder where that name came from!” Dad says, “Why don’t you Google it?” And I have to explain! Dad thinks the name is from America. I think it’s Austrian. Is there a way to settle this argument? No, because I’m not allowed to use Google!

Score: Luisa 0 Google 1

I want to see if Captain America is out to rent on DVD. Normally, I’d type “Captain America, Blockbuster” into Google and find the page direct. Instead I diligently type in blockbuster.co.uk and then search for Captain America. This has cost me an extra 2 minutes of my life. In a world, where I am used to having knowledge at one return click, this irritates me. Yes, I know there’s a word for that. It’s called ‘impatience’!

Score: Luisa 0 Google 2 – I’m not off to a good start…

Day 2 – Christmas Day

Christmas Day is meant to be a day of togetherness, a day me and my iPhone are but a hand span apart. It’s 9am, I’m drinking coffee with my dad and my sister is scouring the house for aspirin (despite the fact she fell asleep at 10pm). We’re discussing the turkey and I say, “I wonder how many turkeys are killed in the UK for Christmas dinner each year?” My dad says, “Why don’t you Google it?”

Score: Luisa 0 Google 3

It’s present time and my sister is given a DVD of 80s kids TV shows. Mum and I start talking about Jamie and the Magic Torch, “Isn’t the soundtrack for that by a punk band?” I say. My mum says, “Why don’t you Google it?” Grrrr!

Score: Luisa 0 Google 4

I want to check out sales online but I’m so internet lazy, I normally just type the word of the shop I am looking for into my Google taskbar. Only today, I can’t. I’m surprised at how ingrained my favourite online stores are in my consciousness: ASOS, H&M, Miss Selfridge, Agent Provocateur, etc, all stored in my pretty little head. Who knew? Ha! Take that Google!

Score: Luisa 1 Google 4 - only 2 days in and I’m taking a trouncing; this isn’t good.

Day 3 – Boxing Day

When I get up, various members of my Family are sat around the table, showing my eighty year old Grandad Google Earth and Maps. They take him on a virtual “road trip” of their workplaces. My parents take one look at me, and decide I’m not yet conscious enough to join in. Oh hai there comfy sofa, you’re much more comforting than Google Maps today! My hangover is very grateful for this abstinence.

Score: Luisa 2 Google 4

I’m in the local pub with some school friends, showing them pictures of my new home. I’m trying to explain where I live, and am seriously considering the aid of Google Street View. Thankfully, villages in the arse-end of nowhere don’t boast 3G connections, so any relapses into Google-dom would be futile and met with, “Safari cannot connect to the internet”. Thank goodness for rubbish internet connections; I’m still in the game!

Score: Luisa 3 Google 4 – I’m clawing it back, things are looking up!

Day 4 – December 27th

Day 4 is a day of win. I’m participating in my regular morning routine and (ahem) checking my Twitter timeline, and I come across a link to a local news site, which holds adverts for three local yoga teachers, including phone numbers. Take that Google!

Score: Luisa 4 Google 4 – past the half-way mark and I’ve equalised! Take that Mountain View!

Day 5 – December 28th

I head back to London, after spending the last five days in the countryside with my family. Most of my day is taken up with domestic banality: washing, cleaning, food shopping. As my TV has no connection with Google whatsoever, I pass the day quite happily with no Google shaped hole in my heart.

Score: Luisa 5 Google 4 -Haha! Winning!

Day 6 – December 29th

It’s my first full day back in London and I do not leave the flat all day. My auntie comes over and we embark on a The Big Bang Theory marathon, which is going without a Google-shaped hitch, until we see an advert for that new Zooey Deschanel TV show. My auntie asks me what other films she’s been in. I would normally ask Google, but I can’t. My smarter-than-the-average-bear brain, has previously installed the IMDB app. I can reel off her filmography with very little effort on my part. iPhone win!

Score: Luisa 6 Google 4 – two in front! Unless tomorrow goes very badly this challenge is mine!

Day 7 – December 30th

Friends are asking me about New Year plans. Someone has sent me a map to a house party I’ve been invited to in Islington. Only it’s a Google map link! It’s my last damn day of the experiment, so I’ve banned myself from looking at it. Only one more day to go!

Score: Luisa 6 Google 5 - a valiant effort, Google, but it’s too little, too late…

Day 8 – New Year’s Eve

I’m gobsmacked. I actually lasted a whole week without Google. Thankfully, it’s in good time because I really need to find out how to get to that party tonight!

Whether we like it or not, those of us curious enough to have the internet on ‘open invite’ in our lives, need something like Google to get us through the day. Google makes my life easier. Their platforms save me time, money and often a lot of patience. I can find my way to places I have never been to before, answer questions, check email on the go and even find out who D list celebrities are. Ah, scratch that last one. I couldn’t care less. But I do love GoogleMaps, like CAPSLOCK LOVE GoogleMaps!

If I can’t be an omniscient informant or a superhero of information, then I’m glad Google is the Batman to my very internet-lazy Robin.

Luisa Mateus is Social Media Executive for Northcliffe Digital’s This Is and Local People networks, part of Northcliffe Media and DMGT. She is also a writer of words, baker of cakes and lover of punk-rock. Connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn