January 2010
2 posts
Dateline Haiti: 8 World-Shattering Natural... →
The earthquake that occurred in Haiti, although terrifying, is not the only natural disaster in modern history that has killed thousands of people. Have a look at some interesting facts regarding…
Lost: In Translation. Top Facts About This Weird... →
Lost, the hit television series is nearing its end. After 5 fascinating seasons, lovers of this TV drama can once again plunge into the mysterious island in the Pacific Ocean along with the survivors…
September 2009
5 posts
Social Media Marketing a.k.a Free Advertising…is... →
At Amuso we have a fantastic group of interns who work tirelessly on a variety of tasks. Here, Jenna Marie Madden reflects on her time conducting outreach for us on a variety of social media…
A very interesting article on sleeping patterns
Heard of Polyphasic sleeping? The idea is that you compress your sleep into around 3 hours worth of power naps during a 24 hour cycle, thus freeing up 5 hours a day during which you will feel more productive, creative and energetic. This article concludes that this concept is total rubbish, however it does mention some other interesting sleeping patterns to experiment with if you are able to....
Mac Users: Did you know...?
If like me you were wondering why there is an ever-so-slight pause between the moment you click a folder in OSX and the folder showing its contents, then I have an answer. It’s because in OSX (well,at least in Leopard), there is a setting called “Spring-loaded folders and windows”, which actually lets you define the length of this delay. It seems slightly odd to me that anyone...
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A message regarding our contests →
Hello there,
You may have noticed some changes to Amuso recently and we’d like to take a few minutes to explain some of them to you.
We have taken the decision to remove all photo and video…
August 2009
10 posts
Ask HN: What's a Non-Programmer to do? →
A very interesting discussion on what a non-technical co-founder is to do in the early days of a fledgling startup
Bouvet Island - The most remote island in the... →
Sometimes I feel like I’d love to spend a week or two here. The ultimate work detox.
50 Most Influential & Important Individuals on the... →
Augmented Reality Twitter is the Coolest Thing... →
This overlaps nicely with a project I am working on (can’t say much more, hush hush)
Business Idea: Pocket CEO
An iPhone app for CEOs, which provides a custom, real-time dashboard showing the health of your business.
Live twitter search of your brand name real-time sales figures/daily revenue Custom ‘red alert’ notifications, for when servers go down, an important client is unsatisfied Live traffic stats for your website Live calculation of the value of CEO’s stock Follow up: Pocket...
100 Free Courses & Tutorials for Aspiring iPhone... →
iPhone App Development – Where to Start →
Amuso’s “Cuisine”: Twitter as the bite-size snack,... →
This is a guest post from one of our interns, Marika Nīmante. She is working with us over the Summer and has written an interesting insight into the role Twitter is playing in Online Marketing. …
Your ‘Big Idea’ Sucks — TechDrawl →
July 2009
10 posts
The TechCrunch Europe Guide to Bootstrapping -... →
Rock Band Network Doesn't Hold a Candle to... →
Jam Legend: my next 2 weeks, sorted
The TechCrunch Europe Guide to Bootstrapping -... →
Rock Band Network Doesn't Hold a Candle to... →
Jam Legend: my next 2 weeks, sorted
Business Guys on Business Trips →
I love this, even though I’m ashamed to admit I’m guilty of a non-insignificant portion of these offences
OMG Pop is rocking my world
If you havent’t heard of OMG Pop then you should have. Formerly ‘Iminlikewithyou’, it’s almost certianly the slickest Flash gaming portal on the web. All their games are made in-house and I’ve been keeping a close eye on them ever since they swithced from being predominantly a dating site, to a multiplayer gaming hub.
Seriously, I must waste a good 2 hours a day on...
New London Office →
Amuso.com has moved into it’s new London HQ, a lovely office at 41 Great Pulteney Street in Soho (Pics to follow!). The bulk of the team is still based in Central Barcelona (well, when we’re not…
Greetings Tumblr
Will be using tumblr over the next few days to see if it is worth transferring my blog over… let’s see……