Paul Grenyer

What: NorDev Special: Mobile Commerce: Past, Present, THE future at New Patrick's Yard When: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 @ 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Where: New Patrick's Yard, 2 Recorder Rd, Norfolk, NR1 1NR RSVP:   http://www.meetup.com/Norfolk-Developers-NorDev/events/221181938/ Come along to our April special at New Patrick's Yard and hear Neil Garner of Proxama telling us about mobile. Refreshments including beer, wine, soft drinks and pizza will be available! Mobile Commerce: Past, Present, THE future. Neil Garner ( @Proxama ) Mobile Commerce has come a long way from basic automated voice and text messaging services in the late 90s, through basic WAP services on feature phones in late 00s through sophisticated shopping apps of today. Mobile Commerce is still at early stages of evolution in western economies like the UK despite many emerging countries like Kenya using services like m-Pesa instead of cash. What will the future bring? Growth of Proximity Commerc...

At the recent NorDevCon we got fewer feedback forms than we were hoping for. We have been thinking of expanding the conference to run over two days, but would like your thoughts first! Please complete the very short survey below, to let us know if you would want the 2016 conference to run over two days and if so, which two days. As a thank you, if you complete the survey you will be entered into a draw to win one of five tickets to NorDevCon 2016.   Create your own user feedback survey

For me, and I suspect many others, Hot Source is where it all started. They were the first community group in Norwich to put on free events for the digital industry. Run for many years by Nania Tate, Jake Hithersay and Tom Wood the sessions always contained cutting edge and relevant content from a whole range of areas within the digital industry. And then the worst happened (ok, so I’m exaggerating a little for effect). The triumvirate all stepped back to, understandably, concentrate on their individual businesses. I have seen many times how something withers and dies when it’s founders and driving force pass it to someone else or step back and wait for the void to be filled organically. When I was thinking of passing on one of my projects a good friend once said to me that no one will ever believe in it like I do and it’s true. Most of the time. Not so with Hot Source, but then you have to look at who stepped up to the plate and filled the void. Huw Sayer is becoming nothing l...