Category: Blog

  • Some of my favourite puns (for wordplay junkies only)

    For an explanation of why you should never use puns in sales or advertising please click here. These are strictly for pun junkies – enjoy: Have you got any you’d like to add?

  • What we can learn from Groupon’s ‘fired’ CEO

    What we can learn from Groupon’s ‘fired’ CEO

    Ok hands up who’s had a bad experience with Groupon? I stopped subscribing to their emails about 18 months ago. At first the whole idea (of getting cut price deals) seemed great, magical even, but after a while I got sick of having my inbox bombarded 4,000 times a day with half price offers for…

  • 13 extremely awkward advert placements…

    13 extremely awkward advert placements…

    When advertising goes wrong! 13 real examples of shocking, embarrassing and funny ad blunders from newspapers, magazines, websites and billboards… Adverts in magazines, newspapers and websites all interact (whether they like it or not) with the space they’re in… So a travel agent will try and get their pitch for 5 star holidays in the…

  • Have you seen Google’s new ‘blackmail’ goggles?

    Have you seen Google’s new ‘blackmail’ goggles?

    I’m not sure how this story managed to pass me by… I mean normally I’m like a slavering magpie when it comes to gadget gossip. In case, like me, you hadn’t heard the news, Google are launching ‘augmented reality’ glasses. This is seriously clever stuff. They’ve made specs that let you see information from apps,…

  • Calling all Beta Testers!

    Calling all Beta Testers!

    I’ve been working hard behind the scenes trying to improve the quality of reviews on Insider’s Edge. As a result you should start to see more business opportunity, trading and gambling reviews appearing on the website and in the eletter over the coming weeks. We’ve already got a small but dedicated team in place busting…

  • London Calling: How to get Internet access on the tube

    London Calling: How to get Internet access on the tube

    Here’s a tip for anyone who lives in London or is thinking of visiting London and using the tube (or ‘subway’ for our American readers). Installing WiFi on the tube has been in the pipeline for a while now and finally, after months of flapping and pushed back deadlines, you can get Internet access in…

  • Banners Broker Update

    Banners Broker Update

    I wanted to follow up on this briefly because it’s inspired a great deal of debate among Insider’s Edge readers. As you’ll know from my last article on this I do not recommend investing in this programme – you can see why here. I received a flurry of comments and emails soon after posting this.…

  • Beta testers wanted for secret mission…

    Beta testers wanted for secret mission…

    I’ve just had a very interesting chat with Nick Laight from Canonbury Publishing. He was calling to give me a heads up about a brand new betting service that he’s currently putting through its paces. I’m pretty excited about this… It’s run by a big name in the horse-racing world who can’t, for obvious reasons,…

  • Freebie Alert: Price Action Trading Equation – Julie Hatch

    Freebie Alert: Price Action Trading Equation – Julie Hatch

    If you have any interest in trading I highly recommend taking a look at this. It’s getting some tremendous feedback from users and is available for the princely sum of zilch (which makes for a nice change). A couple of readers have mentioned Price Action Trading Equation to me now so I thought it was…

  • What’s your favourite rip off?

    What’s your favourite rip off?

    Ever got to a checkout, seen the numbers ping on the screen and thought “whhhhaaaaaaaaaat?!” Maybe you were buying a pint of milk from a petrol station or buying a single train ticket. When was the last time you were ripped-off and where? This post is dedicated to the everyday rip-offs which come out of…