A Saul Devine Blog
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on 10 March 2011What does the sale of BeatThatQuote to Google really mean?
The following blog is an edited version of an internal communication that went out to the lovemoney team after the acquisition of Beat That Quote... -
on 10 March 2011How we managed to sell BeatThatQuote to Google this week.
Google purchased BeatThatQuote for 37.7 million pounds this week, but did you realise what an insignificant role we played in that transaction? -
on 09 February 2011Why tenancy fees are bad news for customers
Increasingly, big media companies expect financial comparison sites like lovemoney.com to pay them a fee in exchange for large volumes of traffic. What does this mean for customers? -
on 21 September 2010When blogs go dark.
This blog has been quiet for too long, here is the reason why... -
on 17 February 2010
How on earth have oxfam been dragged in to this?
Oxfam launch a price comparison website called Compare For Good. However, it all seems a little sinister. -
on 16 February 2010
First mover advantage? Ask Kublax…
Kublax today announced that it was moving in to administration, and so disappeared the first PFM (personal finance management) site the UK had. So what exactly did go wrong? -
on 29 January 2010
The adverse Apple ipad effect
What has got everyone so grumpy about the new ipad? -
on 22 January 2010
Jason Priestly is my nemesis
Do we have a nemesis? -
on 11 January 2010
Being "functional" with online banking
Why "online banking" is a functional product release, and the rationale behind doing it. -
on 24 December 2009
Twas the night before Christmas...
A Christmas message from the lovemoney.com team. -
on 18 December 2009
Curator Vs Crowd
Emma Davies talks about Daisy Whitney's hot tip for the next big thing in new media, "curator content sites", and whether this is a trend away from crowd sourced content. -
on 10 December 2009
The challenge of Google
Google are on the attack, and it seems that aggregators/intermediates are the target. Will this change the landscape in the UK over the next couple of years? Why are they doing it, and what are the likely results? -
on 15 September 2009
Day one - the start of lovemoney.com
OK, so the first post of a new "corporate blog" detailing the adventures of lovemoney.com from launch. Can lovemoney.com really be different in a crowded marketplace?
About this blog
I am Saul Devine, the Managing Director and co-founder of lovemoney.com. This blog is a view from the world inside lovemoney.com.