Fake My Life

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There has been, and will continue to be calls for things that ‘make life easier’ for people to do ’stuff’. Yet it really does beggar belief […]

Is it going to work

Starting a web business is so easy today that there really isn’t anything to stop you. But, once started the real business of getting going starts. Alarm:Clock was kind enough to mention me today in an article about this very subject - after the launch let down.
The article follows up one by Blognation Track your […]

Mobile Web, I don’t seem to be able to find it

We are getting close to beta testing the SMS plugin on the demo site.
It’s looking fantastic, you will be able to enable/disable whether users can

Post by SMS
Subscribe to users posts by SMS
Send private messages by SMS

You will also be able to choose whether SMS usage is

Free for users
Credit based on their community activity
Credit based where […]

4 Free Folkstr Plugins

We have just released 4 free plugins for http://folkstr.com
MP3 Player Plugin:
Adds a Flash MP3 player to each profile, users can enable/disable it and add up to 10 songs - Install Details Here
http://wiki.folkstr.com/index.php/MP3_Player_Plugin
Pulse Plugin:
This is a user profile plugin that shows latest comments made by their friends - Install Details Here
http://wiki.folkstr.com/index.php/Pulse_Plugin
Latest Photos Plugin:
This plugin is designed […]

The Salesforce Force

Last year I was having a conversation with a guy who’s team were putting together a salesforce.com killer - I’m not sure if they have launched yet, but it will have to go some to even pull a thread on saleforce’s jumper.
While jumping through some blogs today, in the long tail, I came across a […]

Folkstr first steps to friend portability

We have taken the first steps to introduce friend portability into Folkstr by creating a simple way for you to add hCard Microformats to every user profile.
Full details here on the Folkstr Wiki.
The next release of Folkstr will introduce XFN.
The future will include auto-sync of friends and the release of the export/import feature for friends.

Web entrepreneur capsule workshop

About 3 years ago I was talking with some local entrepreneurs about the start up environment here in the UK and of course the ‘incubator’ was mentioned.
At the time I proposed a web entrepreneur capsule workshop, where potential web entrepreneurs could pay a small monthly fee and get access to equipment, talent, help, advice to […]

How RSS can get you noticed

Even when you are starting small competitive advantage is just as important as it is for the big guys. Especially when it’s easy and free to do.
Just like SEO, RSS is a little used technology amongst web entrepreneurs and this means it’s something you can use to gain an instant advantage over your competitors.
To find […]

Yahoo Grids cross browser CSS creator

Creating a W3C valid site is must today and Yahoo have a nice online tool to help.
You can try it here.
The foundational YUI Grids CSS offers four preset page widths, six preset templates, and the ability to stack and nest subdivided regions of two, three, or four columns. The 4kb file provides over 1000 page […]