So Facebook’s ‘awesome’ announcement of Skype integration and video calling for all Facebook users came and went. The mass-media promptly and lazily concluded that Facebook has successfully countered Google+’s main advantage and that Facebook will remain the social networking champion of the world forever. They are, as usual, completely missing the point and subscribing to […]
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My Thoughts on Google+
July 2, 2011 
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Google has just suspended invitations to Google+ (or Google Plus) as they’ve maxed-out in just two days. A good start, but only time will tell whether it is really a Facebook ‘killer’ or not. I am a big fan of Google, I like the way they innovate and experiment. For me, Google+ is a logical […]
Continue readingSedo is a Scam!
June 21, 2011 1 Comment
I’ve been a customer of Sedo for quite some time, buying several domain names as well as parking some with a view to selling them or making a small amount of money from the type-in traffic that hits them. I wanted to warn all potential Sedo customers about their dishonest business practices and terrible customer […]
Continue readingWhy Is Monaco So Expensive?
April 25, 2011 0 Comments
Many people wonder why the Principality of Monaco is so expensive. Property is amongst the most highly-priced in the world, but why is Monaco 7 to 8 times more costly than real estate just a few hundred meters away in nearby France? Most apartments in Monaco would cost you €35-45,000 per square meter, versus €5-6000 […]
Continue readingLibya: Union for the Mediterranean
March 20, 2011 0 Comments
It seems a lot of people have been scratching their heads about how quickly and vigorously some countries (particularly France and the UK) leapt to say Gaddafi should leave Libya and sought to support the Libyan rebels. It is only a matter of months ago that Gaddafi was being welcomed back into the fold of […]
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