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Simon Madine (thingsinjars)

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Hi, I’m Simon Madine and I make digital toys and write guides on web development.

I'm a senior web dev on Nokia Maps in Berlin.

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  • Open Source Ideas

    Written 30 Oct 2009

    Ideas

    All too often, I have ideas which might make a cool website or iPhone app or whatever and I know I just don't have the time to build them. I'm going to post them here in the hope that someone else might find a use for them. These ideas might already be in existence, of course. I'm not claiming they are unique in any way (although some might be).

    You are free to take these ideas and do whatever you like with them. Of course, if they become amazingly successful, I could do with a bigger TV...

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  • SpreadShop

    Written 9 Apr 2008

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    SpreadShop

    If you wake up every morning and think, "My t-shirts are so dull, I wish I had interesting clothes...", you need to have a look at my online shop.


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  • The Lab

    Written 20 Sep 2008

    Ideas

    A site where people can post ideas for applications/websites/games. Other visitors can help refine them, suggest ideas for them, etc. If an idea proves to have potential, it moves from 'The Bath' (where people have ideas) to 'The Lab' (where people start developing it, proving concepts, looking around for other interested people to help with the final build. If something goes into production, it moves to 'The Factory' where a dedicated build team create whatever it is and keep a blog of development progress before finishing up in 'The Shop' where people can buy/play/download whatever has been created.

    It's a way of getting the people with ideas in touch with the people who make things. It will have plenty of collaborative social aspects and encourage community feedback all the way through the process. People should be free to take any of the ideas and develop them however they like (opensourceideas) but if the community builds up around The Lab, keeping it associated would be a good idea.

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