You might think I am exaggerating when I say “I yawn every time someone mentions the word University to me” but in all honesty, I’m not.  At the end of my secondary school life, I decided that I wasn’t ready for the full time working world yet and chose to take my career plan to Sixth Form, or College for those outside of the UK and studied Information Technology, Business Studies and Media Studies all for 2 years. During these 2 years, life was very busy. I had to take everyday as it was and everyday of the 5 day school week, the word “University” was mentioned to me practically in every subject I took. You can probably tell I got to the point where I yawned and became bored of the 10 letter long word.

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During the last few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Leydon, Lewis King and Andrew Brackin about a new type meetup taking place next month. Tomorrow’s Web primarily focuses on bringing those interested in technology (Geeks and Techies) as well as those who are interested in building anything online.

The Meetup will take place in London’s GH Space on February 4th starting at around 1pm. Leydon, King and Brackin want to create a space for those who don’t want to go to long and expensive conferences that are out of proportion and don’t focus on a particular subject area in Technology where ideas can be exchanged and shared whilst professionals are there to share their experiences and infuse the attendees inspiration.

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Danny Loschiavo & Erik Nelson of Lead Magnit

by Jonny Rowntree

Welcome Danny. Could you introduce yourself and tell us about Lead Magnit and your position within the company? Hey Jonny. I’m Danny Loschiavo, co-founder of LeadMagnit. We help real estate agents generate tons of leads and connect with home buyers. 
 Why did you start Lead Magnit? 

Because there is a disconnect. Realtors have a [...]

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Creating Apple (1) : Apple Bandai Pippin.

by Jonny Rowntree

  This is a guest post by Marc Evans. He blogs regularly and is on Twitter as @marcaevans In the weeks before new year I hosted a live stream on vokle and one of the questions asked was what have I got planned for after new year. At first I had to admit that I [...]

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Fact: There are still Jobs, Even in the Recession

by Jonny Rowntree

As a student going through college life, unemployed and looking for possible ways to make a living, a job is a practical solution. Well, it would be an easier practical solution if we weren’t in a recession and onwards of 100 plus people were applying for that same recruitment opportunity. Since starting college all I’ve heard from students is [...]

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What’s next for tech blogs?

by Jonny Rowntree

A few days ago, Jeremiah Owyang of Web Strategist posted “End of an Era: The Golden Age of Tech Blogging is Over“, highlighting several points of why tech blogs are dying and successful writers, like Robert Scoble find social networking sites, such as Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus seem to be more active then ever. [...]

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