Andrew J Scott
About: Andrew is currently CEO of Rummble, an award winning mobile technology company which operates the consumer “Rummble” service, a location based discovery tool and social search platform which learns; enabling users to find people and places nearby which they will like.
A serial entrepreneur, Andrew ran a successful web development company serving blue chip clients through the dot com years, which sold to CMG plc in 2001; later co-developed the world’s first online digital video news archive (BritishPathe); founded a ground breaking interactive personal fitness website (InTraining) with Olympian Dave Morgan, built the UK’s first interactive SMS dating service and pioneered Europe’s first location based social software (playtxt).
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Linux Penguins
--Its rare I post silly stuff .. but couldnt resist this one ;-)
Mobile Internet tipping point yet to arrive … but it’s close
--So for the last 2 years I've been saying that the end of 2009 will be the Mobile Internet's real growth spurt; that is when we will see a growth an...
London Events I’m Speaking At This Week
--Busy week for me coming up on the events front, speaking at 3 conferences in the smoke; if you're at any of these events, please drop me a line by...
Termsheet Shenanigans for Beginners
--Rummble is once again engaged in discussions with new investors; the meetings can be fun, interesting, engaging ... or they can be stressful, frust...
GeoLocation finds its place in the ecosystem
--This is an expanded comment which I posted at here originally, but disappeared. So, for the uninitiated the location based services field - and sp...
Mobile Operators need to wake up and smell the Content Coffee
--I had a conversation about Mobile Operators approach to dealing with bad content, after EDM08 last week, which I spoke at along with Steve Ives (CE...
The Mobile Web existed without the iphone …and still does
--This is an extended article, to an original shorter response I made to Roberts post here. The iphone is without question, a game changer for mobil...
Seesmic design changes coming (or been!)?
--Am I being REALLY dumb but why are there two site designs? (I sense when I'm given the answer I'm going feel very stupid) Regular, Flash homepage ...
Vodafone 3G Mobile Broadband: Painful. Poor software, poor support.
--I was fedup with chasing Wifi points in Europe; and although I have a Blackberry on O2 with roaming inclusive, I wanted a data card for 3G access b...
How not to manage Fairford Air Tattoo cancellation
--Air Tattoo Director Tim Prince should resign his position or be fired. The Fairford Air Tattoo has never been cancelled in its 38 years history, ye...
Pangea Day Cambridge is GO! Now we need help!
--So, only 3 hours before I'm due to leave for Heathrow airport for www.webmission08.com I've managed to get the bones of the Pangea Day Cambridge ev...
Virgins go to Mars with Google
--Thee Page/Brin and Branson empires have announced a joint initiative to go and colonize Mars. Were it true it would be truly incredible; it would ...
Piclens makes Flash slideshows look like something from the last decade
--Every so often you bump into something on the web and you just think "wow, thats really cool" shortly in my case followed by "damn I'd really like ...
The Innovation and Growth Awards 2008
--Our neighbors in Cambridge, Library House have taken over the running of the Price Waterhouse Coopers sponsored and lengthily named Innovation and ...
Why are mobile social networks not as popular as their online cousins?
--I recently rote a post to the MomoLondon in reply to Paul Walsh from Segala's post about Mobile Social Networks; and thought I'd share my reply her...
Viral Marketing & SEO: Blogging your company or startup
--There are probably many better resources out there than my blog to give you the low down on the 101 best ways to blog about your company; but some ...
The big fat UK investment “equity-gap-elephant-in-the-living-room” that nobody wants to mention
--In reply to a post that someone replied to on Robert Scobles blog, saying that there was no issue with VC tech funding in Europe and that there was...
VC Funding the Loic LeMeur way
--Full marks to Loic LeMeur for his detailed and open post on his Seesmic funding round. Admittedly he's got plenty to be happy and shout about - but...
My best in show for Plugg: Viewdle
--Plugg has been a nice little event; as noted at the Rummble official blog, we also hosted the unofficial after party (OK, so a bunch of people in a...
Mobile Phone Etiquette
--I'm seriously behind on my blog posting. I've been to 5 conferences in the last 2 weeks and am exhausted and not surprisingly behind with a stack ...
Yahoo Open Search Platform brings us a step closer to Web 3.0
--I'm surprised the announcement of Yahoo's Open search API isnt bigger news. I cant help feel it would be were it Google. It's great news for us as...
Mobile Phone Etiquette
--I'm seriously behind on my blog posting. I've been to 5 conferences in the last 2 weeks and am exhausted and not surprisingly behind with a stack ...
Thoughts on Fire Eagle from Yahoo
--In Fire Eagles inaugural TechCrunch review, the line that jumped out was the terribly misguided leader "Fire Eagle launches with near zero function...
Development Tips according to Flickr (FOWA Miami 2008)
--After a disastrous trip I finally got here (albeit tired after a 4am NYC connection to Fort L followed by drive to Miami). Thus far some OK stuff ...
Fire Eagle open location API Launches (E-Tech 2008)
--E-Tech, San Diego - The first major development in a while that may help the Location Based Services out there realize their true potential. Sorry ...
Thoughts on Fire Eagle from Yahoo
--In Fire Eagles inaugural TechCrunch review, the line that jumped out was the terribly misguided leader "Fire Eagle launches with near zero function...
Fire Eagle open location API Launches (E-Tech 2008)
--E-Tech, San Diego - The first major development in a while that may help the Location Based Services out there realize their true potential. Sorry ...
SocialNetwork Apps and Widgets - Notes from the Social Graphing Patterns West 2008
--These are my snippets from the sessions about developing Social Networking apps and widgets. Rock You – Jia Shen, CTO FB Young, and women Newsfe...
Facebook statistics stumble … is it a blip or is the madness cooling?
--OK so its been a while since I posted. In truth, there is a ton of stuff I want to write about, but things are crazy here. There is so much to do -...
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