My business partner Nick also runs a super cool agency called Tweetie and the Brain. Five10 partner with them to provide Twitter Strategy and Management Services for businesses and individuals who see the benefit of Twitter but either cant get their heads around it or don't have the time to dedicate to it... so its his job to get to know the market and make the best use of Twitter for that person. 

Check out one of Nick's blogs here to learn more about Twitter and its very diverse uses http://london-twitter.posterous.com/ 

London is so far ahead of Dubai when it comes to twitter. I know there has been a lot of chatter over here and the radio stations use it a lot but serious businesses here just don't see the benefits yet... and I kind of agree for the time being. However for particular things and in particular markets over here I think it would be excellent. Art Dubai is one of those markets. I think with a diverse and cool following and appropriate use, Twitter could create a real stirr around some of the more 'underground' things that will take place around ArtDubai. Lets see if we can get something going before ArtDubai in March.
 
 

WhatTheFont is a service I use all the time on the web. It's free and such a useful tool. Upload a jpeg of a piece of text you've seen and it will tell you which font is being used. But now it's available for the iPhone so it's even more instant... take a photo of a logo or text when your out and about and find out the name of the font.

The phone service in Dubai is just not the same as in London, as far as I understand there is no such deal as with O2 in the UK whereby £45 will pay for the whole lot, internet on the go, calls, everything. So the main point of the iPhone - the internet - is lost here becasue it's just too expensive for the 3G. Sure its cool to use as a PDA but because everyone is on pay-as-you go over here there's hardly much point having a god phone- and they're so expensive! I've seen people pay 500AED for an old Nokia you could pick up in tesco for £15 with £5credit!

OK that's my rant for the day- but I do miss the 3G, the immediacy of taking a snap and putting it on twitter, checking my mail on the go and killing a few minutes surfing the web - and the google maps style GPS was my saviour!! It's how the web should be used.

 
 

It's nearly finished - my online design bookshop!  I had the idea only a few weeks ago and now it's almost ready to go. Obviously the first design agency I ask to contribute has to be five10 - others will follow. Next is a shopping cart so I can sell the books too! progress!
Check it out at www.designbooksdubai.com