
This is the personal home of technology entrepreneur and social networking expert Calum Brannan, who lives and plays in Coventry (sometimes London). Dig deep to discover my projects and follow my thoughts. Read more »
It’s been a beautiful few days, and a busy few months for me. I’ve just moved full-time to sunny Camberwell, London where soon I will be announcing my exciting new ventures (they really are great!). I’ve been working very hard with my super team (yes even on a Saturday) to deliver the goods. Whilst ‘The Proclaimers – I’m [...]
Fifty People One Question is an ongoing social experiment and film series exploring human connections through people and place. The project began in New Orleans in 2008 and has since traveled across the globe, touching millions of viewers. Along the way, the films have captured a small slice of humanity; to discover dreams, losses, reflections, [...]
Early next week I turn 21, in turn this week has been one of reflection for me, a chance to look back over my short years in business and what i’ve achieved and what I wish I had knew before. Business is all about having the drive to take those chances, looking the ‘what ifs’ [...]
So it’s been over a month since I last posted here, as you might be able to tell things have been *very* busy for me. I’ve moved from being pretty much full-time in the midlands (Coventry) to now living in London for the majority of the week and visiting our offices in Coventry twice a [...]
Forget the typically awkward name: this is an all new Windows smartphone experience. Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series is a complete re-build of Windows Mobile, with a spartan interface replacing the clutter that had become synonymous with the platform. Key features of the new OS are a series of “hubs” dedicated to specific activities, including [...]
Facebook will hit $1 Billion in revenue later this year if it continues growing and keep it’s users engaged. As Facebook pages becomes a more popular offering to companies, Facebook has decided to give brands a gentle push to making the most out of it’s super platform. Social networking site Facebook will launch a directory [...]
Happy new year everybody, and here’s an unexpected treat: Previously I blogged about the rumored Apple tablet and how it may look. A friend of mine (@thomasdavies) has just tweeted that Apple will announce new products on January 27th 2010 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. This could be where [...]
Social Networking Expert Social networking is in my blood, it’s what makes me tick. There are over 15,000 ‘social networking experts’ displaying their selves on Twitter alone. This itself shows social media is a huge growth area, but I’m fascinated by the disparity in knowledge and principles that are being displayed by the ‘experts’ and [...]
Rumours have been flying around the blogosphere about Google’s new android device. Breaking new almost confirm it’s existence: “It’s just about confirmed now: Google will sell its own phone, built by HTC and named the Nexus One” reported by social media blog Mashable. Twitter user GreatWhiteSnark has described Google’s new elusive venture into manufacturing their [...]
Earlier this week Facebook announced it has 60 million people using Facebook connect across 80,000 sites. Facebook is already beating off competition from Google’s connect service, who has teamed up with Twitter OAuth to try and make more headway. In an earlier post ‘Why you need Facebook connect‘ I spoke about how if Facebook wanted [...]