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A Run On RBS Bank? No, Just A Game Of American Football

Posted on August 20, 2015August 20, 2015 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

The Bank of England’s social media team charged with keeping an eye out for evidence of a run on a UK bank were alerted to a suspect spike in the run up to the Scottish Independence referendum.

Tagged banking, data, twitter

Trust Me With Your Data, I’m A Banker

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Brits trust their banks and partners more than their parents, colleagues and charities, according to new research.

Tagged banking, data

Barclays To Sell On Customer Data

Posted on June 25, 2013June 25, 2013 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Telegraph has reported that Barclays Bank is set to start selling its customers’ data to 3rd parties, following a change in their terms and conditions.

Tagged Barclays, data, PFM

How To Secure Sensitive Data & Documents On Your Computer

Posted on February 11, 2011February 10, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

US personal finance blogger Nickel has written a couple of useful posts recently on how you can secure your sensitive financial data and documents on your computer.

Tagged data, security, Tips, 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

Mint Data: Spending Data Aggregated

Posted on October 28, 2010October 30, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Mint has launched a new tool which aggregates the spending data of its 4 million users, allowing you to get a breakdown of spending by city, category and retailer.

Tagged data, spending

Online Searches For Second Hand Items Increasing

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Web searches for second hand items are up 22% in twelve months. What sort of things are people searching for?

Tagged data, frugality, Money Saving, search, secondhand, statistics, web

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