Speaking

Occasionally I speak at events, conferences and un-conferences, this is a collection of notable talks and slides. If you're interested in me speaking at an event, please get in touch.

2010

DIBI - Last.fm vs Xbox.

Design It, Build It, a two track front-end/back-end conference in Newcastle where I presented Last.fm Vs Xbox. A look how we launched a Last.fm radio application to millions of Xbox Live users. Covering estimations, panic, profiling, optimisation and preparing for the worst. A 30 minute presentation followed by 10 minutes of Q&A

2009

Scale Camp

The first Scale Camp, organised by and hosted by The Guardian. An invite only un-conference focusing on high-scale problems and technology, with representatives from The Guardian, BBC, Yahoo, etc speaking. I gave a short and frank presentation on launching a Last.fm radio app on Xbox Live, focusing on more on technology.

Music Hackday Boston - Last.fm APIs

I gave an overview of the Last.fm API. What data we offer, how to use it, limitations and some usage examples. The 4rd music hackday, see also my review of the event (and of the weekends food and music)