Previously on the Digital Chief newsletter there had been a quick survey to gauge what content our esteemed readers would like to see in future editions. A (surprisingly?) large number of you did exactly that. Responses were varied but all were taken on-board. That is, of course, all the responses…

I hope that you have been having a great summer and have had enjoyed some holidays. I just wanted to drop you a quick mail as there have been some big changes at Digital Chief and a few things that might be of interest to you.   1. A Brand…

Is it time to start taking Bitcoin seriously as a new global currency? A few years ago I remember chatting to a friend who was threatening to throw a few quid into bitcoin as a fun speculation. That was early 2014 when there was a lot of news coverage about…

I was at the Dublin Tech Summit a little while back. Two days in the convention centre, 4 or 5 themed stages and a hundred or so start-ups pitching their ideas. At this point I should say that it was similar but “different” than the Web Summit, but actually, for…

Australia keeps beating the USA More specifically Melbourne keeps beating NYC. What am I talking about? For every new project I get in the door I always like to do a bit of research before we start the heavy lifting. Some web industry R&D if you will. Yes, of course I…

Using TripAdvisor to plan my holidays I was thinking about keeping it local for my holiers this year so I decided to check out some reviews about Ireland to help me decide where to go. Here are the first few suggestions I came across. A long journey from London! It’s a long…

Everybody loves a good listicle at this time of year so I have decided to put together one of my own. Trends to watch out for in 2017: 1. 3D printing is finally going to become affordable. This also means that it is going to open a whole new debate regarding file sharing,…

I’m convinced that the “freemium” concept was first invented by canny drug dealers who started giving teenagers their first few hits for free, knowing that a certain percentage would return and be willing to pay for bigger and better highs (yeah I used to skiped lectures so I could learn…

Mark here and it is indeed my very first time to post to Medium. Like many others here on this medium i am going to introduce to you a casual 4 minute read, the idea of it is to distract you from doing your actual work. As I am working…