Rhodri Marsden

Rhodri Marsden is the Technology Columnist for The Independent; he has also written about crumpets, Captain Beefheart, rude place names and string. He's also a musician who plays in the band Scritti Politti, and won the under-10 piano category at the 1980 Watford Music Festival by playing a piece called "Silver Trumpets" with verve and aplomb.

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Transforming London for Olympics inspires a way to unite British business

Inside Cisco House there's a technological revolution going on – taking theway the Games has taken shape to highlight what can be achieved when we pull together, says Rhodri Marsden
Brand: QualitySolicitors
Song: Hard Road To
Travel by Jimmy Cliff
Artist: Rachel K Collier

Singing with the brand

Cutesy covers of classic songs are marketing gold, says Rhodri Marsden

Rhodri Marsden says that code services such as Scrambls give 'a phenomenally effective two fingers to data scrapers at Facebook, Google et al'

Cyber culture: Don't want your data to be mined by the web giants? Time to talk like an Egyptian

One of my earliest internet memories is of geeks enthusiastically using PGP keys, an almost military-grade encryption tool that ensured messages could only be read by the person who sent them and the person who received them.

The crucial question is 'are you happy?'

Trending: Want to be alone? You’re in luck

In the age of self-serve and online, many of us spend days without speaking to anyone. Does it matter? Rhodri Marsden argues that with conversation, it's all about quality, not quantity

Rhodri Marsden: She likes me, she likes me not. Time for some mind-reading

Anyone who finds themselves experiencing a spot of romantic yearning, however slight, will inevitably begin a series of attempts at mind-reading.

A new generation of STEM skilled youngsters can use the games as a platform for new careers

On your marks: London 2012 gears up to launch new technical careers

It’s all about the sport, but behind the scenes, the Olympic and Paralympic games are powered by people with technology, science, engineering and maths skills, says Rhodri Marsden

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