Carsonified

Came across this site which offers protective skins for your iPhone in some fabulous designs. Go on, treat your phone!

Dopplr is one of the social networks to watch. You can do it literally, by heading over to Vitamin for an excerpt from CEO Matt Biddulph on how they added widgets and plug-ins.

Spotted a review of new liveblogging app Coveritlive.com - sounds like a useful app.

We’ve been working hard with program chair Paul Boag to put the finish touches to the FOWD London line-up on April 17-18 2008. Registration and full details will be revealed a week today (Jan 16)!

We feel like there’s a real lack of good advice for web start-ups in the UK, so we’ve launched a 2-day workshop called Start-up Clinic. It’s Feb 15-16 at the new Carsonified office in beautiful Bath.

We’ll be covering: testing the viability of your idea, creating a kick-ass brand for your start-up, marketing on a shoestring, accounting basics and registering your company, creating your launch plan, getting a merchant account and taking payments online and much more. The teachers are Ryan Carson, Elliot Jay Stocks, Nick Callen (Carsonified Accountant) and Lisa Price (plus an appearance by a leading London Venture Capitalist).

It’s going to be very hands-on and there are only 12 10 seats left.

Playing around with Google Trends

My article The Neverending (Background Image) Story was published today on 24 Ways, the web design industry’s ‘advent calendar’ of tips and tricks. Check it out!