I’m Jon, a London-based product manager for video advertising technology used by UK broadcasters. I occasionally write about digital advertising technology here. My career has involved helping publishers apply rapidly changing technology to help manage advertising, but as it’s the day job, it’s not all I write about. I’ve written many words about radio, the first mass medium to interest me, but you may also want to listen to some collected audio.
This site was once a blog. Much of that writing still exists in the archive. Today, there are a few longer pieces, but the weeknotes trend inspired me to try to maintain a casual, weekly writing habit.
Latest Writing
- Weeknotes #178: Beer, bangers and Bellingham
- Festival diaries 2026, day three
- Festival diaries 2026, day two
- Festival diaries 2026, day one
- Weeknotes #177: beers, sales and barbecue
- Weeknotes #176: lock, rock and rail
- Showtown: Blackpool History
- Beverley Knight: Storytelling Soul
My professional summary is on LinkedIn, but you’ll sometimes find me on Threads (@curns), Instagram, flickr or Blipfoto.