Author Archives: Sam

Can your phone improve your taste in music? [Lady Geek]

You’re out and about, grabbing some coffee and minding your own business, when you hear the most beautiful song you have ever heard. Your new favourite song. Only problem? You have no idea who the band is, what the song is called, let alone where and how you can see this magical band live. What can you do? Read more »

A lesson in fearlessness with Blurb Books founder Eileen Gittins [Inspiring women]

The minute I meet Eileen I like her.  Eileen Gittins, CEO of Blurb Books is warm, direct and funny.  She is one of those women who you know would give you a straight answer if you asked her a direct question.  I want to know more about her story. How did she get from being ‘an artist at heart’ to one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in San Francisco generating $45m in revenue in 2009 and shipping 1.2 million books to more than 60 countries? Read more »

Lady Geek tests out the latest fashion apps

Would you love to change your look but just don’t know where to start and can’t afford a personal stylist? Do you get tired of trudging round the shops before you find the right shop for you? Do you wish there was a handy way to keep track of everything in your wardrobe? Read more »

Will Yahoo!’s new Nectar toolbar work?

Last week we saw Yahoo! announce that they are making a Nectar themed toolbar available for users to download.  Once installed to their browser, users will be able to earn one point for every two searches, capped at 50 points per month.

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Women with smartphones twice as likely as men to never have downloaded an app

Smartphones, once the domain of besuited businessmen and rock stars PAs, are now smarter, sexier, more fun and accessible than ever. We are buying them in droves (more women than men bought smart-phones in the last 6 months) and raving about how email and instant messaging is changing our lives. Read more »

Top customer tip from Dell Global Chief Marketing Officer: talk to your customers

“I listen to a customer call every day.  Every single day.”   Dell Global Chief Marketing Officer- Paul-Henri Ferrand.

I am impressed: I have met hundreds of heads of marketing and never has any of them told me they devote this much time to actual customer contact. Read more »

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The Geek: Not just your son but your gaming grandma

My mum is scared of technology. Clammy hands terrified. To the point where she gets a rash when we talk to her about getting a new computer. Anyone would think I was proposing she install a gargoyle with snakes for hair as the new centrepiece in the front room.

When all I want to do is upgrade her noisy, chunky and ugly computer with a new quiet and slim-line ASUS or Dell PC. In other words, swap her outsized, outmoded monstrosity with a sleek addition that is more of an architectural fitting than an eyesore. Read more »