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Comment on GBP almost par with Euro by Dan

Dan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:35:28 +0000

1.5 Euros to the Pound is how I still think of it. The rise of the Euro (/fall of the Pound) has been quite good for me over the past year or so though, as I’m still paid in Euros from when I was working out in Germany

Do you think we’ll adopt the Euro soon after the currencies become level?

Comment on The Secrets of Marketing in a Web 2.0 World by Bruce Weinberg

Bruce Weinberg — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:08:33 +0000

Hi Owen,

Thanks for your kind words about our article.

Comment on Personalised Marketing Material by Derek

Derek — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:08:53 +0000

Hi Owen, I got the same thing and I have to say it caught my eye. We are bombarded with so much information that isn’t relevant.. I think Banks need to refocus their ideas about customer service as we often feel we are just an account number. Hats off to the concerned….

Comment on Woolworths on it’s final legs by Owen

Owen — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:46:53 +0000

Nah .. they’re a pretty big retailer here with a presence on every High Street.

Or maybe I should say .. they were …

Comment on Woolworths on it’s final legs by Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:27:14 +0000

Woolworths is a small retailish store, right? They used to have a few here where I grew up, but by the time I was in my teens they had all closed up shop.

Comment on Graduation next week by Off to Edinburgh next week | A bit of this and a bit of that

Off to Edinburgh next week | A bit of this and a bit of that — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:03:46 +0000

[...] off to Edinburgh next week for my graduation, pretty excited. Looking forward to seeing the castle and all sorts of other sights and [...]

Comment on Graduation next week by nickop

nickop — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:47:00 +0000

Obviously the castle. Others include Aurthurs seat, volcanic rock formation and also there is a very good camera obscura along the Royal Mile. The parks are nice with plenty of squirells.

Comment on Can it go faster? by Tony Clavering

Tony Clavering — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:24:55 +0000

Unified Software (http://www.unifiedsoftware.co.uk) has a web service which allows Faster Payments checks to be easily built into your own applications.

Comment on Can it go faster? by » Can it go faster?

» Can it go faster? — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:41:53 +0000

[...] Slicknhip.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt If you live in the UK you might have heard of Faster Payments, an initiative the banks are putting in place to speed up inter-bank transfers. Previously bank transfers used to take 3-4 days and using Faster Payments a transfer can be done in a couple of hours. Not all banks are taking part in this yet, so a useful resource to know about is one where you can check if a bank is participating in the scheme. Just type in the Sort Code into the Faster Payments Sort Code Checker and you can fi [...]

Comment on How to succeed in business by » How to succeed in business | MBA Geek

» How to succeed in business | MBA Geek — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:32:10 +0000

[...] Owen has a background grounded in application development and technology consultancy but today focuses on helping organisations make best use of technology, processes and people to provide maximum satisfaction to clients, employees and … How to succeed in business | MBA Geek [...]