About Me
I’m a London-based web developer
This is my personal site; mainly my blog. You can also find me on Linkedin, and Twitter.
I’ve been building websites since 1996, and working at agencies since 1999. More about my skills and experience below
Here’s what I’ve been up to more recently …
Brandfeed; Connecting brands and the media
Brandfeed is my primary occupation right now – It’s a new startup, of which I am 50%. The other half is brand communication strategist Dan Leach who came to me with his idea in late 2010.
The site is designed to connect journalists and brands together more effectively. For brands and PR agencies it provides an online newsroom for brands to post news releases and other press resources such as media contacts and documents. For journalists, Brandfeed provides a feed-like interface for following the brands that interest you as well as receiving suggestions. All of this under one roof, in a standardised format, so you always know where to go to get what you need.
We’re currently in beta. If you’re a journalist, blogger, brand representative or PR, you can register here.
Freelance Friday; a meetup group for freelancers.
I started Freelance Friday in Sept 2010. I’ve been freelance for the majority of my career, and have often found that freelancers from different disciplines don’t network together as much as they could. Our members find the most unlikely collaborators and often refer work opportunities to one another.
The event itself is a bi-monthly meetup for freelancers working in digital, creative and media. Our last event was a Christmas special on Dec 16 2001 We ran a fun campaign to raise micro-sponsorship.
TwitBlock; Ridding the Twitterverse of spam.
I built this Twitter app in 2009. It scans your Twitter followers and tells you which ones are the most likely to be junk accounts.
Despite it not being a commercial venture, Twitblock has been pretty successful; people seem to like it. It received quite a bit of press coverage including Mashable and the Washington Post.
I’ve developed extensively on the Twitter API and even landed myself in Wired magazine on account of it. I am a regular attendee (and occasional speaker) at the London Devnest event, an independent meetup for Twitter developers.
A Brief History of Tim
I started coding HTML in 1996 while I was doing my degree course in – believe it or not – Fine Art. I spent the first nine years of my career freelancing in London, mostly at digital creative agencies. I then spent two years as a full-time Technical Director, but left in late 2010 to persue Brandfeed.
I specialise in PHP, JavaScript and Linux server tech. I am experienced with API integration, particularly social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
I’m available for short term freelance work. Get in touch via Linkedin or Twitter