Comments for Tech News, Affiliate Marketing and SEO Blog by Paul Mears http://www.mearo.co.uk Paul Mears (@mearo) has been working in digital marketing for 5 years advising some of the worlds biggest brands on their digital marketing. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:39:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on 1 Week with the iPad – Does exactly what it says on the tin! by mearo http://www.mearo.co.uk/2010/06/1-week-with-the-ipad-does-exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin/comment-page-1/#comment-24965 mearo Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:39:10 +0000 http://www.mearo.co.uk/?p=191#comment-24965 In all honesty I wouldn't buy it. I have a Mac and an iPhone which is perfectly adequate. However I probably would buy one in a year or two's time once they are either a) more affordable or b) have additional features. Future generations of the iPad will I'm sure address the issues I described above and make this not just a luxury gadget but a serious alternative to a laptop or netbook. In all honesty I wouldn’t buy it. I have a Mac and an iPhone which is perfectly adequate. However I probably would buy one in a year or two’s time once they are either a) more affordable or b) have additional features. Future generations of the iPad will I’m sure address the issues I described above and make this not just a luxury gadget but a serious alternative to a laptop or netbook.

]]> Comment on 1 Week with the iPad – Does exactly what it says on the tin! by Leon Wharton http://www.mearo.co.uk/2010/06/1-week-with-the-ipad-does-exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin/comment-page-1/#comment-24874 Leon Wharton Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:00:19 +0000 http://www.mearo.co.uk/?p=191#comment-24874 This is certainly an interesting article and I think you have raised some very interesting points. My question to you is however, being a tech blogger you more than likely got this ipad for free so the true question I ask you is.... Would you part with your own hard earned cash for this device? If its simply a note pad surely £0.50 for a pencil and the back of a bank statement envelope would be much cheaper and save you on room in your bag? Or alternatively you could use your iphone notes instead like the rest of us!! This is certainly an interesting article and I think you have raised some very interesting points.

My question to you is however, being a tech blogger you more than likely got this ipad for free so the true question I ask you is…. Would you part with your own hard earned cash for this device?

If its simply a note pad surely £0.50 for a pencil and the back of a bank statement envelope would be much cheaper and save you on room in your bag? Or alternatively you could use your iphone notes instead like the rest of us!!

]]> Comment on Micropayments – A New Revenue Model? by Matt B http://www.mearo.co.uk/2009/05/micropayments-a-new-revenue-model/comment-page-1/#comment-3249 Matt B Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:48:41 +0000 http://www.mearo.co.uk/?p=105#comment-3249 Another interesting point here is how businesses will actually track site usage and arrive at their billing totals. Who will be given the task of tracking usage? Would users trust a company's internal system? I don't think I would! And if not, which 3rd party business is going to pick this up instead? Given the discrepancies different platforms - decisions like this are pretty huge, especially for the user! Another interesting point here is how businesses will actually track site usage and arrive at their billing totals. Who will be given the task of tracking usage? Would users trust a company’s internal system? I don’t think I would! And if not, which 3rd party business is going to pick this up instead? Given the discrepancies different platforms – decisions like this are pretty huge, especially for the user!

]]> Comment on The Battle For The Single Web Identity by The Boak http://www.mearo.co.uk/2009/03/the-battle-for-the-single-web-identity/comment-page-1/#comment-210 The Boak Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:24:53 +0000 http://www.mearo.co.uk/?p=83#comment-210 Interesting points - I agree in the main. However, one key issue that you've missed out is security. Tying multiple access points in one solution means that if the login details become compromised for that one central login, there's an awful lot of data available to the would-be hacker. IT Pros are the early adopters in these areas, and tend to lead a lot of web behaviours. Security is a key concern for them, and until multi-layered protection can be built in, they're unlikely to go for it en masse. Unfortunately, multi-layered protection means re-submission of details for different areas, which means we're back to square one. Perhaps the answer is security where users can tailor their own settings i.e. access to certain logins with one password, then others with another...? Interesting points – I agree in the main. However, one key issue that you’ve missed out is security. Tying multiple access points in one solution means that if the login details become compromised for that one central login, there’s an awful lot of data available to the would-be hacker. IT Pros are the early adopters in these areas, and tend to lead a lot of web behaviours. Security is a key concern for them, and until multi-layered protection can be built in, they’re unlikely to go for it en masse. Unfortunately, multi-layered protection means re-submission of details for different areas, which means we’re back to square one. Perhaps the answer is security where users can tailor their own settings i.e. access to certain logins with one password, then others with another…?

]]> Comment on The Real-Time Web by Show Me The Money! How To Monetise Twitter http://www.mearo.co.uk/2009/02/the-real-time-web/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Show Me The Money! How To Monetise Twitter Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:17:42 +0000 http://mearo.co.uk/?p=10#comment-4 [...] and analytics on what people are saying about them, on Twitter, in realtime. Check out my post on the real time web.  This is along the lines of the TechCrunch article, mining the thought stream. Likelihood = 2 [...] [...] and analytics on what people are saying about them, on Twitter, in realtime. Check out my post on the real time web.  This is along the lines of the TechCrunch article, mining the thought stream. Likelihood = 2 [...]

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