http://www.teamrubber.com/blog Team Rubber talks on the Internet in a blog Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:26:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Friday afternoon I headed down to Bristol eOffice to the first Bristol Knowledge Unconference. I'd never been to an "unconference" before, and found the format quite unusual, essentially a fifteen minute talk, followed by small group discussions at your tables before asking the speaker questions. “The Fragmentation of Knowledge in the ... http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/bristol-knowledge-unconference/ Go on, give it a good beating with our latest seeding campaign for SEGA (Samba De Amigo comes out on the Nintendo Wii in the next few weeks) http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/monkey-business/ MG MGB GT (Chris) versus Bajaj Hidec (Andy) 0-60: MG Wins (Bajaj tops out at 37mph) Fitting people in the back: Bajaj wins (back seat of the MG best suited to small parcels and lapdogs). Fitting people in the back legally: MG wins Having doors: MG wins Doing 80 miles on £4.44 of diesel: Bajaj ... http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/team-rubber-vehicle-contest-1/ Crucial sell memory chips for computers. So far, so mundane. But I've been buying the stuff for seven years. It started because getting memory for Macs used to be an expensive business laden with worries about compatibility. Crucial were far cheaper than other suppliers, guaranteed their ... http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/measure-dont-measure/ The Bristol region is ranked in the top five in Europe for high tech and research businesses. (Wikipedia) http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/silicon-gorge/ Nice piece about Bristol on TechCrunch UK: Silicon Avon - startups doing it ‘Bristol fashion’ http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/techcrunch-uk-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-silicon-avon-startups-doing-it-%e2%80%98bristol-fashion%e2%80%99/ Bristol Open Coffee ran again this week, with a nice number of people for free-ranging conversation. Things we kicked around included: eBay -> will it be there in ten years? What about vertical auction sites? Is everyone just using Amazon? Mobile applications -> how to get the ... http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/open-coffee-26th-august/ As we all count the days until the ribbon is cut on Cabot Circus, Harvey Nicols have unveiled an adorable series of print ads featuring the Aardman creations dressed in designer attire from the department store. Though it won't convince me to splash out on an Alexander McQueen dress or Christian ... http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/wallace-and-gromit-are-more-fashionable-than-you/ Ofcom is reporting that UK online ad spend (£2.8bn) is now ahead of mainstream TV ad spend (£2.4bn). Online spend is also six times larger than radio, and more than outdoor and magazine spend combined. More Ofcom analysis at paidContent:UK http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/online-advertising-outpaces-uk-tv-spend/ I've always been a big fan of human powered transport but I've recently switched my allegiances from my trusty skateboard to a shiny bike. I always used to think the skateboard ruled all as I carved down hills and smugly strolled up steep hills saving embarrassing sweaty arrivals at ... http://www.teamrubber.com/blog/ways-to-make-somethings-better-issue-2-bikes/