Peter Tanham

Over the past few years we have been getting very frustrated with the debt that has been loaded onto us in Ireland. Vast sums of taxpayer money – from both Irish and European families and individuals – have been put on the line to “bail out” failed Irish banks, which in turn have been bailing [...]

Gerard O’Neill recently pointed us to the ‘reading level’ feature in Google’s advanced search. You can now use Google’s Advanced Search option to determine whether the content of a given blog or site has a reading level that is basic, intermediate or advanced. In the Reading Level menu select ‘annotate results with reading level’ and [...]

We all know that the music and movie industries have been crippled by the digital revolution of the last 10 years. Some blame piracy and filesharing, others (including me) blame the economics. Regardless of the cause, we can all still agree that these are two giant industries brought to their knees by the internet… right? [...]

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a fan of Google. This isn’t a post to describe my personal affection for a corporate entity, but it is an attempt to describe one element that I find particularly appealing. Don’t Be Evil This phrase is Google’s infamous, informal corporate motto. I love it. Not only does [...]

In my professional life I often spend time thinking about how much people value a product or service in an effort to estimate the prices they might be willing to pay. One of the biggest mistakes I always make in these evaluations is that I put too much emphasis on money. Lately I’ve been seeing [...]