Results tagged “internet”
By Andrew Williams
Like many Wharfers, I am fond of the odd skive. Even if you're running your own business, the thrill of sneaking off an hour early can sometimes be too great to resist. After all, what's the point of being your own boss if you can't make your own rules?
BOOK
The Cosmopolitan Guide To Online Dating,
Georgia Barlow, JR Books, £8.99
2/5
IN A NUTSHELL
Georgia Barlow waves the banner for internet dating with common sense advice and shameless coercion.
This year's Docklands Business Club Businessperson of the Year was Mike Tobin, who has helped transform Telecity into one of Europe's top providers of data centres.
The Wharf visited one centre in Marsh Wall, which serves as a hub for as much as 90 per cent of the country's internet traffic.
Social networking has revolutionised the way we keep in touch with our friends and it is now changing the way businesses work.
PR consultant Ross Furlong is adapting the way his company operates to embrace the growth of social networking sites like Twitter.
You may not have heard of QR codes yet but they are set to be the future of the internet and a Limehouse based company is the first to make them widely available in this country.
Quikqr is pioneering the use of the codes in the UK and the companies founders believe everyone will be using them sooner rather than later.
Canary Wharf has escaped the gaze of Google's roving Street View cameras.
Browsers planning to tour the estate using the internet giant's new feature will be disappointed, as the cameras stop on the fringes of the East London financial centre.
BT is still trying to restore full phone and internet service around East London after a contractor damaged cables in a tunnel.
The incident affected 75,000 customers in the region at around 2pm on Saturday, and 25,000 are still waiting for their lines to be restored.
VINT Cerf has been dubbed "the father of the internet".
In helping to build the net back in the 1970s, he created a phenomenon which has revolutionised the way the world talks, shops and learns.
So what does Google's vice president believe the future holds for technology and communication in the 21st Century?
The web evangelist looks into his crystal ball during a trip to Canary Wharf.
