Monthly Archives: March 2012
Osborne’s online gambling tax
Currently listening to the budget, and some major stuff. The one that caught my attention is the introduction of a gambling tax by George Osborne, based on where the customer resides in order to deal with the foreign location of … Continue reading
UK is the ‘most internet-based major economy’
Currently reading a really interesting article on the BBC News site about how the internet contributes to 8.3% of the UK economy, a bigger share than for any of the other G20 major countries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17405016
Facebook games and statistics
I have been researching for a client Facebook statistics around games on Facebook, and interestingly enough their adoption and usage. One of the key elements to Facebook games is the recruitment of players when considering just how busy Facebook is … Continue reading
Where’s All This Interest Come From?
One of the wonderful things about social media is that you never really know what will take off? Who would have thought that when MySpace was the behemoth of the embryonic social sphere that Facebook would, over the course of … Continue reading
Tonight’s entertainment
Well it is getting close to 10pm on Thursday evening of the 15th March, and I mull over whether to head to the pub for a quick one/last orders. Probably will as I have the day off work tomorrow. Looking … Continue reading
The delights of old films
Well, I binned my old £4.99 subscription to LOVEFiLM that I obtained before Amazon snapped them up, which involved 3 DVDs of any choice a month. Instead I have chosen LOVEFiLM Instant where they stream the films to either the … Continue reading
Social Media Works for Online Games
Everyone quotes Zynga, and yes they are doing well, but that is no surprise when you think of the medium and the time involved when judged against traditional methods for bringing a game to market and more importantly getting the … Continue reading
The Life and Times of Russell Illsley
Hmmm. Can I draw your attention to a piece of current news, namely the interaction between gambling, recession, and economic stimulus. In this case it is interesting to see what is happening in Spain; and it looks like things are hoting up. … Continue reading
Can You Cook for Your Idols?
I saw a blog post on the BBC food section a couple of weeks ago about cooking for Hollywood stars and it got me thinking of the age old dinner party question – if you could invite anyone to a … Continue reading
Russell Illsley comments via a tablet
Well it is that time of the year to consider the nature of what comes next! At the end of the day I am typing on a tablet and that says volumes. In the sense that this is how the … Continue reading
