Paul Bonhomme WINS Red Bull 09!!!

@sendmeasearch @rankmysite

I was in a conference recently listening to a great speaker. He rattled of insight after insight, fact after fact, juicy nugget of wisdom after...well, you get the idea - he was good.

I was rapt.

I wanted to follow up on what he was talking about but to avert my attention to Google for subjects would be a) rude and b) I would miss something.

I needed to search but it was inconvenient.

I needed to get my research going but in a way that I would follow it up.

So, @sendmeasearch was born. @sendmeasearch is a twitter app that will search Yahoo, Google and Bing, pull the results of the searches together and mail you the results. It is really an app for the mobile user in a rush but as paid adverts are stripped from the search results, it's also a handy search engine marketeers tool. More on that in a moment.

How does it work?

Simples!

You need to be using Twitter first.

Tweet 'help' to @sendmeasearch:



You'll get 7 tweets back:



So, as it says, follow @sendmeasearch:



And it'll follow you right back...well in about 10 mins or less anyway:



So, now you need to Direct Message your email address to @sendmeasearch. Direct Messages are private between you and the recipient - safe!



Of course, if your email address is longer than 140 chars it won't work...perhaps a sensible alias is required?

So, you're now friends. W00t1! Now you can get searching when and where you want and you're searches will be ready in your inbox when you get back to your desk.





What coud possibly go wrong?

Even though the process is simple I guess things could still happen in the wrong order.

Either of these messages could get tweeted backatcha if things don't go according to plan. you could always comment on this post if things go really silly....

Sorry, we havn't been properly introduced. ;-( Why not tweet 'help' to me so we can get to know each other?

Sorry, couldn't understand your request. ;-( Why not tweet 'help' to me?

BTW, if you want to change your registered email address, just DM @sendmeasearch again with a new email address...

@rankmysite

Finally, having done a successful mashup of Twitter and search I thought, well, why not interrogate the search results to see where certain sites rank for a given search phrase?

No registration required
Just tweet like this:



And you'll get results tweeted backatcha:



there are limits on the size of search results that are parsed but beyond a sensible limit the information is less interesting anyway....

Industrial furniture

A couple of years go I owned a share in a Piper PA-28 (G-BEMW). If you take a look at the photo, the grey propeller actually is now sitting on the wall of my dining room in a fully polished format looking utterly super.

The guys at www.motoart.com have done the same thing but times a thousand. The furniture there is incredible. Given access to some aviation scrap, I'd love to have a crack at doing something even a fraction as good.

Sorry but this is life changing stuff....

The way we *all* use the internet will change our lives drastically in the next 5 years. No shit Sherlock!

How much do you think our lives have changed already though? Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn, Blogs......you may not use them all....some of these things might make you question their worth in your current lifestyle but they cannot be ignored for the potential they have to disrupt life is unprecedented. Embrace them for a positive experience is my advice. You won't be able to ignore them forever:



NOW do you think our lives have changed already? Can you even begin to imagine what the next five years of change will bring? I can't but I'm bloody excited about it!

A day of rest or a dose of reality

I just read a perculiar headline on the BBC website regarding "Sunday Ferry makes first sailing".

Huh? Is it not the case that public transport has offered services across the UK on Sundays for some time and why shouldn't it? Apparently the Hebredian Island of Stornaway has only just got a Sunday ferry service and there are some staunch supporters of 'the sabbath as a day of rest' who are a bit upset about it. A small group of supporters prayed 'for the nation to turn its back from sin and wickedness'. Now, the last time I used ferry service I wouldn't have described it as 'sinful' or 'wicked'. Much as I respect the right of individuals to voice their opinions peacfully I think the protestors objection lacks logic.

If a ferry service serves those who want and need it and is happily provided, I would suggest a 'live and let live' stance rather than whining and bleating curries more favour. If folks thought me an idiot, I would remain silent rather than opening my trap and confirming their suspicions...

First post from Android!

Is there anything it can't do?

That's that one over folks - THANKS!

Flora London Marathon Total funds raised - £1,914.34

As near as damn it hitting my £2k target.

Stoked.

Anyway, I did 5k on the weekend and my legs still hurt! 2 months off running is quite telling....back on it now though.

While I'm having a random warble...

Next time I apply for a job I'm going to ask to be paid 'chicken feed' like BoJo abd then chuck a hissy when it isn't £250k. Pillock.

Also - Android phones rule. I searched for a screen protector and white silicone case and found a crumby 'mobile accessories.co.uk' site that wanted to charge me £15 AND sign in/create an account...probably would have saved my credit card details 'for later use' too. No thanks. Amazon search yielded the same products with a headphone adapter for a tenner. WIN!