Podcasts by Internet DNA - UX, Design and Tech musings
A friendly and informative weekly chat on all things web - discussing latest technology, digital morality, user experience and decoding the encoded. Interesting, educating and only a little bit apocalyptic. Take the long route from a to b with us - visiting the future with only an old-fashioned map to hand.
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Should I sell on Amazon or other platforms as an Artist from 2021-09-20T06:16:36
The new season, we discuss the pro's and con's of selling on the different marketing platforms, Amazon, Etsy, Ebay, Facebook market place. Not to be too much of a spoiler, but as an artist it's ...
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Everything you wanted to know about the dark web but were too afraid to ask from 2021-03-07T15:49:14
There may be monsters in the dark web but one man's monsters is another mans salvation and who are we to police freedom of speech Putting aside for a moment all the totally illegal stuff that I ...
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Wearable tech, smart clothes, or just the wrong pants... from 2021-01-08T07:35:27
Why can't computers tell good jokes? Do you know what the first wearable tech was? Not some cheating cowboys in a casino but a watch, you did know that one. Well how about virus zapping jumpers,...
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Do we like working from home? from 2020-11-10T12:15:38
The pros and cons of working from your bedroom; from someone used to getting the train every day to someone used to freelancing at home. Can our mental health, creativity and new business ...
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Story Telling as a Marketing Tool from 2020-09-12T08:45:38
What? Why? How? Exactly, that is the reason for our discussion today. Filling you in on all you need to know about creating a story for your business and how this helps growth, loyalty and ultim...
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What is Chaos Engineering? from 2020-08-19T05:20:22
The Simian army is coming to a server near you. With chaos monkeys, doctor monkeys, chaos apes janitor monkeys and the perfect Facebook storm. Is chaos engineering the best way to test a system'...
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New Digital Banking from 2020-07-29T06:09:46
Neo banks, digital banks, online only banks you name it, they are probably called it. Why haven't we swapped? Is it really loyalty or love of our bank or we are just too lazy to change? We...
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The Covid-19 Track & Trace App from 2020-07-19T11:25:38
Dear Santa, why can’t Google and Apple let governments use Bluetooth in a way enables their track and trace apps to work when they seem to be able to do it for their track and trace apps? For Ch...
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Can apps change our life for the better? from 2020-07-13T06:47:06
We take a look at the apps out there, to see if there is anything that we really couldn't or shouldn't live without. But do we need a cake delivery app, family list maker, app to stop you ...
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Is technology making us richer or poorer? from 2020-06-06T11:18:50
Bill Gates created corona virus - you heard it here first, or second, or third - so that he can then fine the vaccine, uh? yes well, moving on Abi gets carried away with a long list of 'cant liv...
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The New Google Recaptcha from 2020-05-16T14:42:55
Beating spam is a never ending story, but google, liking to be helpful in all walks of life have brought out google recaptcha, we discuss here what this is, what it means and how it compares to mud...
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Were people really hording loo roll? from 2020-05-01T13:58:13
In this episode we discuss Just In Time management, and how a minor change in habit, can make a major disruption to supply and inventory. Sounds dry... not with us. Dan knows more than is really he...
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Gamification leading on where the porn industry left off from 2020-04-24T09:15:57
Did you know that the porn industry was the pioneer of pushing boundaries and making the web what it is today. The games industry has now taken on this touch and we discuss in what ways and how gam...
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What if the Coronavirus hit in the 1980's? from 2020-04-10T11:09:05
Is technology a help or a hindrance during this unprecedented Covid-19 lock down. What would it have been like without zoom and social media. What will change when we emerge from this stasis? Would...
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The best laptop for kids, now that we are all homeschooling from 2020-04-05T09:21:19
It is different times we find ourselves, and different times mean.... new laptops! Well that is where we have found ourselves thrown into homeschooling. In this episode we discuss the right and wro...
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Do we all need a 3D Printer.. yet? from 2020-03-31T17:20:35
The rise and… pan of 3d printing, but will it be the future? Will printing with organic material allow us to live a green life; it doesn’t matter if it wears out, or isn’t strong forever, as you ju...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) from 2020-03-20T06:50:16
Good, bad or over hyped? We can see the future but right now a connected toaster isn't quite doing it for us. Today we explore the possible uses of IoT and their benefits to humanity. Big data has ...
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Internet Safety for Children from 2020-03-14T06:23:39
Online safety for kids, the potholes of being a parent with these digital natives. This podcast touches on family sharing, screen time, good and bad apps and games such as Whatsapp, SnapChat, Fortn...
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Should we be using a different search engine? from 2020-02-15T12:02:33
Google, Duck Duck Go, Ecosia, Tor, Dog pile, Swiss Cows, I'm not making these up they are all search engines, and which one should we use? Not to forget social searching, video searching academic a...
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January App Purge from 2020-01-28T16:10:44
New Year, too many iphone apps. What are useful, which are annoying, some are life saving, but still we can't seem to rid ourselves of the sweetie style icons.
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Amniots and the transition through augmented to immersive virtual reality from 2019-12-29T06:38:57
A brief exploration into the how, why and when of stepping into immersive virtual reality and at what point that virtual reality becomes actual reality and vice versa.... children will accept any r...
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Ludicrous Predictions for 2020 and beyond from 2019-12-14T12:37:31
With all those earnest 2020 predictions and 2019 'best of's, we thought we would do something a little different, ludicrous predictions; no plugs, no wires, no plugs just magic. Immortality, the Si...
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5G and buckets of bandwidth from 2019-12-12T12:24:33
Why do we need faster than superfast broadband? Is 5G going to change our lives? Will the countryside ever really catch up? Possibly not but throw in some charging rhinos and candy floss trees and ...
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Decision making Paralysis from 2019-11-30T12:02:32
Or Analysis paralysis as it is called... mainly because it has a more catchy name! Why are we struggling to make decisions in the work place, how have meetings impacted this, and what should we do ...
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Is the internet making us stupid? from 2019-11-16T12:24:48
A world of knowledge at our fingertips and we're watching cats fall off sofas. The internet and the way we consume data is actually rewiring our brain. This can’t be good. Or can it. Does memory gi...
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The difference between UI & UX from 2019-11-08T17:54:09
A discussion about the difference between UI & UX, is there such a thing as Dark UI, or is it just bad UX and does User Experience Design really work for small businesses. How can we take UX into t...
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Is another Tech Bubble about to burst? from 2019-10-30T07:12:48
WeWork's fall from grace, Airbnb rushing to IPO, nobody actually making any money. Who remembers the original crash of 2000 or the mobile phone crash or the bitcoin crash, electric bike crash anyon...
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Technology and its role in climate change from 2019-10-13T13:37:39
Smart buildings, electric cars, renewable energy, it's all there so is it technology or the messaging and our habits that need to change? Technology in theory can help us clean up the mess we have ...
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Ethics in the Digital Age from 2019-09-25T07:19:22
Who should regulate the tech industry? Ethics is not black and white, silicon valley should ‘do no evil’ but who defines evil? It is a minefield and a polarising topic, why are a vast majority of p...
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Genetic Engineering from 2019-09-13T17:09:43
How will genetic engineering effect us and will the perfect person really be that perfect? Is the ethics about improving ourselves as a human being or penalising those that have not been enhanced a...
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Cloud Architecture (is the future) from 2019-08-31T11:28:38
Dan and Abi continue to look at the technology that will shape our future and where you can invest time to stay afloat in that brave new world. From lego to data science taking in generative art an...
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Working with AI (Artificial Intelligence) from 2019-08-24T11:30:18
How does technology - AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) - effect the way we work not just today but in the future (sorry farmers you get a bit of a bad wrap here). What if coll...
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Should I Quit Instagram? from 2019-08-14T06:25:30
Should I give up instagram? Would you? How does it really make you feel, we discuss FOMO, the idea of hiding metrics, rage quitting, how a feed about how rubbish your life was may actually make pe...
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If God Created Robots from 2019-08-08T06:23:35
First of all lets deduce what a soul is, is consciousness, is it being able to reflect, or being aware that we are aware? or something much more godly altogether, Are slugs the most intelligent cre...
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Is Polarisation a Good Thing? from 2019-08-06T05:39:40
Should we start a crypto-currency - we think we have the perfect plan? Gold, the upside of the black death, social media, free speech and how about uni-culturalism? Uniting cultures to create some...
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Lessons in UI from 2019-07-31T05:57:24
Ever tried to learn design as a non designer? How do designers get it right? A dissection of what it is that comes naturally to designers that makes that difference to the UI of a website from patt...
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The Art of Persuasion from 2019-07-27T16:25:13
Advertising is nothing new and has honed it's skills in persuasion over many years, but with the introduction of data and the ability to minutely target and perhaps know you better than you know yo...
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What's good about the internet? from 2019-07-04T13:05:59
With all this 'bad' news and fake news the aliens would think the internet only brings trouble, but is that true? ... or just more fake news. There is so much about technology that has continuously...
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The Breakpoint Fiasco from 2019-07-02T14:55:08
A swiss army penknife is the perfect way not to create a mobile app, letters to Google and screens are wider, so how wide should websites be? The usual long route from A to B (without an old-school...
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Are Sci-fi authors influencing technology? from 2019-06-23T13:50:47
Science fiction - our favourite topic... not the spaceships stuff but future-fi or cyber-fi - the integration of human's and technology basically. Lots of great books and films, and some really qui...
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Market Research v UX Research - the similarities and differences from 2019-06-14T16:36:51
As a slight diversion from the norm Abi wanted to discuss the differences between user experience research and market research. Inviting Jem Fawcus CEO and Founder of Firefish Market Research to jo...
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Tech Top Trumps - which job in tech? from 2019-06-06T05:28:33
Abi talks in schools about the different jobs available in tech. As tech touches every industry the variety is huge and kids need to know that whatever their subject, secret power or cool rating, t...
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Discover a social media platform working hard to do right by its users from 2019-05-26T17:16:08
Dan and Abi meet Bill Ottman CEO and Co-Founder of minds.com to discuss censorship v freedom of speech; unveiling what social media algorithms really do and how you are not in control of your own d...
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Educating Kids with Technology from 2019-05-21T08:23:30
What if technology could educate our children better than we can? What if it was a force for good? Kids use technology so how do we help them get the best from it; what can it do better than humans...
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Email Marketing - Week 2 from 2019-04-17T05:57:38
… and on to GDPR, but only briefly before we brainstorm ways to increase your mail list both on and off line, how to keep it tidy and wishing Dan’s mum happy birthday.
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Email Marketing - Week 1 from 2019-04-16T06:10:30
It is good, it is the best actually, but is it enough to stop Abi from falling asleep. Lots you need to know about email marketing… in fact so much that we will have to carry it on next week as well.
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What type of Website? from 2019-04-08T05:05:02
As a small business should I be using Facebook or Instagram, should I be using a market place like Etsy, Ebay or Not on the High Street or should I have my own website? And if I have my own website...
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Which Programming Language? from 2019-04-08T04:56:19
Thinking of studying computer science at Uni? Want to change careers? Programming languages have moved on and here is a little run down, peppered with a little bit of 'evil fb' for good measure.
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Understanding Branding from 2019-04-02T06:37:35
Making sense of the myriad of related words to do with branding; logo, identity, brand, branded and a bit about hash keys too... but hopefully not making a complete hash of everything.
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Digital Nomads from 2019-03-16T14:57:54
Or as Dan likes to put it - Digital Nomads... Riding on the coattails of poverty. Hippies? Capitalists? Homeless? Economy wreckers? or just living the dream... oh and a bit about why the internet i...
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The Environmental Issue from 2019-03-09T17:40:21
How green is the internet or are we all looking at it through rose tinted spectacles. The dark side of digital profiling and how it can wipe out entire demographics, plus nuclear elephants and othe...
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What is Blockchain Exactly? from 2019-02-22T08:19:18
Could blockchain really be used to revolutionise organic soil certification, hopefully you will have less of a blonde moment of understanding it all than Abi did and what does it all have to do wit...
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Voice Interface - Sci-fi or Reality from 2019-02-18T18:02:47
Voice UI, haptics and even brain chips. Are we creating the perfect world - and even if we did create the perfect world would we still find something to fight about?
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The animated world of CSS Animation from 2019-01-30T06:35:29
Dan just added another new year resolution to Abi's already full year.... learning CSS animation. Exciting, but I wouldn't let your mum lose on it.
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Living in the Cloud from 2019-01-28T11:59:17
We've looked at clouds from both sides now.. and established that Abi can't sing, but there are pro's and cons of cloud computing in the world according to Dan 'n' Abi.
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New Year Tech Prophecies from 2019-01-28T11:57:20
Are there really any good apps for Dry January, what does the future of Tech hold and is Dan a git?
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What Storage? from 2019-01-28T11:53:18
Abi wants to discover how she should be backing up her digital files for maximum safety and comfort.
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