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Force Over Mass Hosts “Ask Me Anything” At Huckletree HQ With The “Grumpy Entrepreneur” & Director, Wired Consulting

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Huckletree’s co-working space in the Alphabeta building, Finsbury Square – the perfect place to talk futuristic tech On stage at Huckletree HQ The lights shone bright on a panel who’s combined brainpower represents as good a reason as any as to why we do not yet need to fear a dystopian future where we are …

The Google Bashing Continues In Earnest In Europe – But Will EU Regulators Take Action?

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Which way to the Lobby? Try the European Commission Troubles always come in 3’s. After its new parent company, Alphabet briefly became the most valuable listed company in the world at the beginning of February, the problems for Google, in Europe at least, have mounted. The company is now looking at 3 charge sheets from …

Is It Time For Ad Blocking Services To Get Real, Or Advertisers?

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Advertisers, publishers and readers form a complex love triangle – they can’t live with each other, or without. Or can they? Something has to give. If I keep visiting my favourite sites with my ad blocker software turned up full blast one day my favourite site won’t be there anymore because it will have gone …

Dreamstake FinHack Funding Forum & Startup Showcase: startups are leading London’s FinTech charge!

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FinTech has been variously described as the saviour of London’s startup scene, the industry that will finally put paid to the hegemony of the traditional high street and investment banking industries, and a bubble that is in serious danger of falling under the wheels of its own overhyped bandwagon. The facts are that after London …

Silicon round-up: It’s just a ride! The old social media double whammy

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Recently there has been a lot of discussion in Tech and investment circles over the use of personal data. The more sinister side of the big data debate revolves around the reasons why entrepreneurs and developers are building so many charming, sexy and colourful new lifestyle apps. Is it because these mini-algorithms help us to …

London Tech Week feature: Masters at work, Suzanne Noble on how to promote your app on a shoestring?

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Given Suzanne’s work history, I am pretty surprised that she has not tried this kind of thing before. Perhaps it’s down to the near immediate success of her latest project, Frugl, the London Events app for people on a budget, taking up too much of her time. Frugl has to be one of the best …