Closed Software Ecosystems, Jewellery Technology Monopolies, and Adversarial Interoperability – The Dark Side of New Technology Part 3
28 October, 2019

It’s time for another article for my Dark Side of New Technology series. Today we’ll be talking about closed software ecosystems and the proposed solution of adversarial interoperability.

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CAD Jewellery Skills Blog is now back, but it may not be for long unless we stop Article 13
26 March, 2019

I’m pleased to say regular postings to the CAD Jewellery Skills blog are now up and running again. However, if the European Copyright Directive Article 13 passes, this may not be for long. Sign the petition to stop Article 13 before it's too late.

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Amazon Handmade – Is It Worse Than Etsy?
1 June, 2018

As a follow up to my recent Dark Side of New Technology article, I discovered an article detailing experiences dealing with Amazon Handmade versus Etsy. Definitely worth a read.

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Selling on Precarious Online Retail Platforms and the Trouble with Etsy and Shapeways – The Dark Side of New Technology Part 2
20 March, 2018

For my second article in the "Dark Side of New Technology" series, I'm going to discuss the problems with online retail platforms like Etsy and Shapeways, and what can be done to improve them.

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Hungry Social Media Versus The Creative Mind – The Dark Side Of New Technology Part 1
31 January, 2018

For these next few articles, I'm going to examine the negative side-effects of many of these innovations, and what we as jewellery businesses can do about it to protect ourselves. I shall call this new series “The Dark Side of New Technology”. This first article will be about the side effects of social media marketing’s continuous growth.

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