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Google Maps Dropping Property Listings

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

Google has decided to drop the property listings from Google Maps worldwide from February 10th.

Tagged google, Property

Infographic: Credit Card Numbers Explained

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Have you ever wondered how credit card numbers work? No? Well this infographic from Mint.com won’t be of interest to you then.

Tagged Credit Cards

What Would An Apple Bank Branch Look Like?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

When we think about innovation in financial services, we’ll often ask ourselves questions such as “if Google was a bank, what would it do?” or “If Apple designed bank branches, what would they look like?”. Well, we could already have the answer to that second question, thanks to Citibank’s prototype branches.

Tagged apple, banking, design, innovation

Estimate Fuel Costs With Google Maps

Posted on January 24, 2011February 16, 2017 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Google Maps has added a new feature which will estimate how much you’ll spend on fuel when making a journey.

Tagged google, Money Saving, travel

Money Dashboard Launches

Posted on January 19, 2011January 18, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Money Dashboard has launched, aiming to “provide a simple online solution for time-poor consumers who struggle to keep track of spending and income”.

Tagged aggregation, Tools

Debtris: Britain’s Debt Visualised

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

Here’s a nice visualisation of the scale of Britain’s debt problems, thanks to everyone’s favourite Russian puzzle video game, Tetris.

Tagged data, Debt

Collective Buying With Incahoot.com

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Incahoot is a new website which promises to use the collective buying power of its members to negotiate market beating exclusive discounts on everyday services.

Tagged Money Saving, shopping

Google Expands Financial Comparisons In The U.S.

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Google has expanded the number of financial comparison ads which are triggered on certain search terms in the US.

Tagged google

First Direct iPhone App

Posted on January 13, 2011January 13, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

First Direct has finally launched an iPhone app following hundreds of requests from customers.

Tagged banking, iphone, Tools

Go Compare “Most Irritating Ad” Of 2010

Posted on January 13, 2011August 15, 2023 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Go Compare adverts, featuring their opera-singing character Gio Compario, have been awarded the dubious accolade of being the most irritating adverts of 2010, according to Marketing magazine.

Tagged advertising, marketing

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