Tim Blair

Tim Blair

Tim is the original architect of the WLD application and has helped to develop and scale the software from the very beginning - helping the system to grow from handling just a few members in the UK to millions of members worldwide. He continues to enhance the application and work on the next generation of services to be launch in 2011 and beyond.

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Hack Attack

Next Friday, the developers at globaldev will be downing their usual day-to-day tools as we run the first hack day at Global Personals.

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Open-Source Software at Global Personals

Open-source software has always been at the heart of web development. We feel that as we’ve gained so much from the ope-source and technology communities, it’s only fair that we give a little back…

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BarCamp London 8 Review

Over the weekend of the 13th–14th November, Global Personals sponsored BarCamp London 8. The event was held at London’s City University and hosted more than 250 delegates over the two days. This event was one of the biggest of its kind anywhere in the world, and we were glad to be a part of it.

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Today is the 1st of Movember…

Some companies raise money for charities through sponsoring employees to do long bike rides, or run a marathon…lots of active things. At Global Personals, we’re spending November growing hair on our upper lips.

Movember started life (as many crazy ideas do) down under in Australia in 1999. Since then, it’s spread to become a worldwide…

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