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“ooh look, someone in Islington has just ordered a Barry White CD”

Posted on May 1, 2000 by bob hitching

We were experimenting with SMS messaging. An SMS was being sent to my phone each time someone placed an order. It was great in meetings with investors and clients, “ooh look, someone in Islington has just ordered a Barry White … Continue reading →

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Flashback: webchat with Tony Blair

Posted on November 1, 1999 by bob hitching

i met tony blair when he turned up at News Network to do the first ever online webchat by a prime minister. he said he was a technophobe and didn’t understand all this world wide interweb thingy. i remember my … Continue reading →

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Bun Blunder!

Posted on September 1, 1999 by bob hitching

In the height of the ‘Free ISP’ boom in the UK (started by some chap who worked at Dixons), we launched an ISP called The Currant Bun (slang for The Sun), and later re-branded it to ‘Bun’ so that the … Continue reading →

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