cool: June 2008 Archives

I mentioned SharedReviews last year when they were in beta.

It's run by a couple of guys I know, so I'm really delighted to see how well they've been doing.

A lot of companies send out emails telling clients and users about new features and cool stuff they're offering.

It's rare to get a plain and honest email which goes into detail about the company's development.

It's so rare, that it's like a breath of fresh air.

The guys have been doing stellar work building up the number of users AND building up their revenue streams. I'm absolutely delighted for them both (Frank and Peter):

Growth of the site has been stellar the last couple of months, resulting in increases in unique visitors and pageviews by 50% month over month. In fact we've gone from 8,000 unique visitors in February to a projected 50,000 unique visitors and 1.6 million pageviews this month. Congratulations on helping us grow this fast! What we need is to ensure the SharedReviews word is spread in as many places as possible, form your blogs to your MySpace and Facebook accounts, make sure your reviews and SR in general are being marketed everywhere you go. This will result in more traffic and revenue for the community, and more votes for your reviews!

Of course now I'm feeling guilty, as I haven't been that active on there !

I'm not ashamed to say that I am a James Bond fan (why would I?), so I was very interested in seeing how the new Bond novel would turn out. A new novel? The concept of a new James Bond novel is probably a bit bizarre considering that Ian Fleming has been dead for quite some time, but this year, to mark the centenary of his birth, Penguin commissioned Sebastian Faulks to write a new novel.

Devil May Care is classic Bond. It may only have been published last week, but it feels like it was written over 30 years ago at the height of the cold War.

The story picks up after the last "original" Bond book with our hero recovering his strength. Next thing you know we're plunged headlong into yet another exciting adventure that takes us to the four corners of the globe.

There's plenty of action, but there's also plenty of proof that while Bond maybe tough he's still only human.

Is it as good as an Ian Fleming? Possibly.
Is it worth reading? Definitely

Grab a copy!