Dave discussed potential uses of blockchain. There are 5 examples, and only 4 have potential. I will leave you to debate/ figure out 🙂 It was equally fascinating to listen to Dave and also to be dumbfounded with the initial lack of audience interest. Once we got into discussion that changed. It turns out there is interest but lack of knoweldge about the potential in separation of blockchain from bitcoin. Bitcoin is crowding out the discussion apparently. Anyhow enjoy. Continue reading Tomorrows Transactions – blockchain #TTTU2015

@dgwbirch – The original Apple Watch from 1930’s – scrolling map on wrist #TTTU2015 moving through the hub of innovation – Guildford Continue reading The original Apple Watch – @dgwbirch

Dave is telling us to complete the post it notes. He points out that the post it notes are in fact not a blockchain. Let the humour begin. Continue reading Tomorrows Transactions – Toronto Sept 8th #TTTU2015

My wife just came across this term on a recent trip back to Japan. Garakei or another version, Gara-phone. It literally means “Galapagos Cell Phone”. The backdrop actually goes back to Charles Darwin and how he made the Galapagos Islands famous for uniquely eveolving animal forms and this formed the basis of his “Origin of Species”. Garakei: Galapagos cell phone Recently I’ve been hearing about a Japanese electronic device called a “garakei ガラケイ”. Mystified by this katakana word, which I assumed to be at least partially the transcription of some foreign term, I set about trying to find out more … Continue reading Garakei: Galapagos cell phone

Maybe there are just some things that cannot be controlled. Despite massive government intervention, the Chinese stock market is collapsing in light of an overbought bubble. Fresh turmoil hits China’s stock market ft.com China’s central bank stepped up state support for sinking stocks on Wednesday, as investors rushed to sell what they still could after a fresh wave of share suspensions that have now halted trading in half the market. …. The renewed selling followed another round of share suspensions overnight, which have now halted trading in 1,476 stocks — or more than 50 per cent all listed companies on … Continue reading China stock market is unplugged

Social media meets lobbying meets activist meets Industry Powerhouse. Taylor Swift conducted what was obviously a well thought through campaign on her blog, presumably because 140 characters sometimes is just not enough. (Go blogging, but I digress). To Apple, Love Taylor. To bring everyone up to speed, the Apple Music streaming service was proposed to launch with a 3 month trial period. This is longer than the normal 1 month trial. The kicker was that Apple were not planning to pay an artist royalty during that 3 month period. Apple had dealt with that potential dissonance with a 2 – … Continue reading Social media meets lobbying meets activist meets Industry Powerhouse Taylor