Posts by Gilberthill

Microsoft tempts Kinect developers with bacon

If they are going to be running high-calorie stunts like this regularly, yes I think it is very likely that the size of the developers will double!

Got a website? Pay attention, Cookie Law will come

The Cookie Crunch

Yes, it applies to all websites, irrespective of whether commercial or not. Basically, anyone using Google Analytics is captured, there are even cookies used in code such as .NET. It's clear that the legislators didn't think through the potential impact of this enough before pushing it through; now you have a range of responses across Europe, from German sites switching off analytics, through to French sites ignoring it and saying it doesn't apply to them, to UK site owners being unaware or burying their heads int he sand.