Working is not Work.
I like doing what I do, that’s why I do it. I am currently focused on starting up and running web businesses, with the emphasis on product development. I can write a business plan though and realise that all good products are built on real human needs AND a real business model. I am Managing Director of tsoosayLabs in Berlin where we have recently launched ShopWindoz a new social commerce platform focused on independent design labels. Previously I worked for Yahoo!, where I was Director of Product Development for Europe. I contribute to academic institutions, industry events and publications on topics including social media, e-commerce, product development and strategy, and experience design. If you would like to see more detail regarding my work experience take a look at my CV or some selected case studies. If you have projects that you think may benefit from my experience please feel free to contact me.
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August 27th, 2008 ·
More and more I wonder why apple chose to not ship the iPhone safari with a flash player support, seems crazy to me considering the multimedia capabilities of the phone and the fact a LOT of websites depend on it (I couldn’t access the lego online shop on my iPhone recently) . One excuse I heard from Apple is that the touch interface would not work with most Flash media but I don’t buy this. Steve Jobs
has been critical of Flash for the iPhone in the past, suggesting that the mobile version of Flash isn’t powerful enough for the iPhone, and that the Mac version is too bloated for mobile gadgets - I don’t buy this either…Nokia have a version of the Flash player running on their handsets fine. From the Adobe camp we hear “We have a version that’s working on the emulation. This is still on the computer and you know, we have to continue to move it from a test environment onto the device and continue to make it work. So we are pleased with the internal progress that we’ve made to date.” This is bollocks too…mainly because this should have been sorted out a long time ago before even the 3G shipped. On top of this and to my amusement I saw on the BBC today a
story about how Apple’s latest iPhone ad is misleading because it does not offer ‘The full Internet” on the phone, the ASA has received complaints from consumers claiming that lack of support for Flash and Java means that not all parts of the internet are available on the iPhone. Well if the rumours and press statements are correct we can expect a Flash player for the iPhone soon, but I am not so confident due to Steve Jobs arrogance and bad relationship with Adobe. Shame because this would improve the iPhone browsing experience considerably for us (the people who pay handsomely for the device and app content), maybe another recent example of Apple not caring too much about their customers and product quality?
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August 7th, 2008 ·
Matt Harding, the round-the-world dancing guy, was flown out to Yahoo to provide a morale booster for the beleaguered troops — and CEO Jerry Yang put on quite the show in a video broadcast to all employees. As Monty Python put it “Always look on the bright side of life”!
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April 29th, 2008 ·
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April 29th, 2008 ·
The eagle has landed…well we have a new promotional tool for sellers actually. I think it’s great and hope to see it being adopted by our sellers real soon.
Categories: Home · ShopWindoz · Working
April 16th, 2008 ·
Sent from my iPhone - I’m probably mobile
Categories: ShopWindoz · Working
February 27th, 2008 ·
Last Monday our latest release went live with (amongst other things) English text…hooray I can read the site now.? I get a feeling we will need to include translated product descriptions to encourage buyers from outside of Germany. Still it’s a good step in terms of extending our seller reach and gaining more visibility internationally.
Categories: ShopWindoz · Web · Working
November 27th, 2007 ·
Well it’s been set out it’s cage…shopwindoz.com is the first product I have initiated in a while and one I’m that I’m quite proud of. Coming to Berlin it struck me that someone should put all the cool, unique boutiques online - and that’s exactly what me and a small team at tsoosayLabs has done. The products we feature are representative of what makes Berlin cool, quirky and unique…hoping that the concept scales and we get to enable creatives in other cities.
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