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  • Google doesn't always get it right

    28 Sept 2010

    Here's an interesting example where Google really isn't returning the most relevant information. Search for "real-time web" and realtime3w.com gets returned in 9th position. All they have is a slightly relevant URL. Maybe this is actually ...

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  • Google Adsense could easily be better

    24 Sept 2010

    I was just looking at my web stats and was presented with a Chrome advertisement at the top of the page. But I m already using Chrome so what s the point in showing me an advert for it. That s just a wasted advert impression.Goo...

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  • Thoughts on an SEO question raised in the Social Media White Noise podcast

    18 Sept 2010

    First, it's worth having a listen to the Social Media White Noise Podcast episode.You can also view my comment on that page but since I wrote quite a bit I thought I'd copy it here: I've an opinion about the SEO point. Part of that is base...

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  • XMPP PubSub or PubSubHubbub for real-time server push?

    17 Sept 2010

    In case you hadn't noticed, when I'm not getting hit by flying trout , I like to think of myself as a bit of a real-time web guy . However, there's one thing I'd like clarification on, and I'm confident somebody will be able to shed some light on this: What are the differences between XMPP PubSub and PubSubHubbub and in what situations should each be used?

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  • Client Push Services Open Up Real-Time to Everyone

    14 Sept 2010

    The number of services offering real-time APIs is slowly but surely expanding and it looks like we're going to have to add quite a few more. Since the start of the year a new type of service has started to appear--client push services, which help developers include real-time updates in their web apps.

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  • Hit roond (around) the heed (head) by a faash (fish)

    12 Sept 2010

    I was out with my friend. We d had a couple of pints at the Taychreggan and decided to head into Broughty Ferry, near Dundee. On the way along Dundee Road I got hit, around the head, with a fish. It hurt. It wasn t a small fish. It ...

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  • Twitter Badges and Awards - What badges can you think of?

    10 Sept 2010

    One of the reasons FourSquare is popular is because you can get awards or badges for your check-ins. Would it be of interest to anybody if you could get badges for your tweets? Some ideas for badges: The stalker badge - following more than X...

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  • Bookmarking sections of podcasts

    31 Aug 2010

    Just listening to the Social Media White Noise podcast and really enjoying it. I got distracted by something else and then tuned back into the podcast. They were talking about taking digital media consumption away from the co...

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  • Google realtime search isn't real-time

    27 Aug 2010

    Google have released a real-time search site aimed at showing search results as it happens. The disappointing thing is that although I m sure that the results are instantly updated on the server they are not instantly updated in the web...

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  • Real-time News Reader Shows Off Push-to-Browser

    26 Aug 2010

    With the real-time web being claimed by some to be one of the core components of Web 3.0 it's unsurprising that we are seeing more real-time APIs and real-time mashups being developed. One mashup has just been created using Kwwika and Superfeedr to demonstrate how two real-time platforms can be integrated to create a real-time news reader application .

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Phil Leggetter

My name is Phil Leggetter. I'm Head of Developer Experience & Relations at Hookdeck, an Event Gateway for event-driven applications.

I'm a hands-on Developer Experience, Developer Relations, Developer Marketing, and PLG (Product-Led Growth) Leader and Advisor.

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