The Vancouver connection

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:24:10 +0100

Euan gave me a call a few days ago to say that the Grand Wirearch was back in town and would I like to meet them for a drink and a natter?

I met with Jon and Euan in a StarBucks at the bottom of the Kingsway along with Lloyd Davis (who I'd not seen since Our Social World), Andy Borrows, and a lady who I mistakenly took for Jon's partner which had me wrong-footed. I am ashamed to confess that I have also forgotten her name. (If you read this please accept my apologies and leave me a comment to say hello!)

Jon, Andy, and I ended up going for lunch together. It was a very pleasant affair. We strolled down into Covent Garden, found a quiet table on a side-street and pulled up a couple of beers. It was lovely to be out in the bright sun and having a good conversation with nice folk. That I talked too much is just a testament to how much I enjoyed it and how I don't do it often enough. (p.s. It's alright Andy, I won't tell anyone about the Spanish Euro's!)

Jon filled me in on Qumana which I looked at some time ago but seems to have come along again at an interesting time. I especially like the way that the author can embed direct advertising into a post and the integration with Lektora is exactly the kind of reading & posting environment I have been looking for since I stopped using Radio's aggregator. I've been building towards it in Squib but when Lektora goes cross-platform like Quamana I will certainly consider integrating them instead of building.

Over the course of the day I gave my PAOGA travelator pitch a few times. The major theme is about giving individuals convenience with control. This theme seems to resonate with people. Last year when we were trying to be very B2B we talked about "management" but I like control better. Individuals want control over their lives and that, in a digital sense, is what PAOGA is all about.

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