While Anna’s away in Amsterdam, Andy talks with designer Laura Kalbag about Star Trek Into Darkness, how they name wifi networks and whether location really affects their businesses. They discuss about how to find good sub-contractors and the differences between working for clients direct or via third-parties.
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Would you like a little more Star Trek with your lens flare?
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This is the year of Ashley Baxter
While Andy is in Japan, Anna is joined by the amazing Ashley Baxter, who took over her dad’s insurance business at 18. They talk about starting out young, learning new skills, determination, vision and overcoming fear.
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RSA - Tomorrow’s Work. Why Yesterday’s Expectations Are Ruining Today’s Future
RSA Keynote 7th Feb 2013; 18:00 (full recording including audience Q&A)
Technologist and writer Ben Hammersley explores the role of the internet and digital technologies in today’s workplace.
As social media, mobile devices, constant communication, online sharing, and open collaboration become the norms in the rest of our lives, the traditional workplace is failing to adapt.
How do our traditional workplace models conflict with our new internet-driven expectations of how we might live and work to our full potential, and how might companies and organisations learn to adapt in the 21st century?
Speaker: Ben Hammersley, Prime Minister’s Ambassador to TechCity, contributing editor, Wired UK, innovator in residence, Goldsmiths, University of London and author of ‘64 Things You Need to Know Now for Then’.
Chair: Matthew Taylor, chief executive, RSA.
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Unfinished Business: Because you’re worth it
In this episode, the often taboo subject of how to decide what to charge for what you do. Getting the balance between too cheap and too pricey can be tricky, so Andy and Anna share their experiences — including Andy’s infamous ‘double your rate Fridays — and how to handle uncomfortable conversations about money.
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Andy Clarke and Anna Debenham have Unfinished Business
Andy Clarke and Anna Debenham discuss why a show about business is important and why one needn’t be boring. They talk about this week’s CES and whether designers and developers might need to buy these new devices. And of course, Andy talks about Planet Of The Apes while Anna nods politely.
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Spark with Nora Young: Terms of Service Activism
Blogging pioneer, and former Spark guest, Anil Dash argues when companies push for intrusive Terms of Service, users need to push back. He speaks with Nora Young about why we should become Terms of Service activists and whether governments need to get involved to help companies stay in line.
http://www.cbc.ca/spark/full-interviews/2012/09/12/terms-of-service-activism/
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When A Kickstarter Campaign Fails, Does Anyone Get The Money Back? : All Tech Considered : NPR
On Kickstarter, the largest crowd-funding site, a handful of entrepreneurs have raised millions of dollars more than they expected. But if they fail to deliver their promised product, questions arise over whether the supporters are donating money or making a purchase.
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Twitter Lets Customers Skip Recordings, And Make Choices : All Tech Considered : NPR
Once relegated to one-time promos and marketing campaigns, Twitter is now a tool businesses use to provide customer service. And for some customers, Twitter can be a deciding factor in what companies they do business with.
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Pizza Delicious Bought An Ad On Facebook. How’d They Do? : Planet Money : NPR
What happened when two guys who sell pizza out of a window in New Orleans decided to buy a Facebook ad — and what it says about the state of social-media advertising.
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Public Or Private: Keeping Google From Being ‘Evil’ : NPR
Google announced plans to adjust its privacy policy in order to allow the company to merge user data across email, social networking and other services. This has raised eyebrows in the tech community and even in Congress. So what exactly are the problems, and potential benefits, for this change in the policy of one of the world’s largest tech companies?
http://www.npr.org/2012/01/29/146062607/public-or-private-keeping-google-from-being-evil
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