Add to New PR • Save to del.icio.us • Digg This! Sometimes the poor standard of so-called ‘professional body websites’ astonishes me. I have, in the past, referred back to the FEBCA and CiB websites as prime examples of communication gone bad, in these cases, the communication inherent in the design. They are truly awful, [...]
Archive | May, 2007
At worst she feels bad for a while.
Add to New PR • Save to del.icio.us • Digg This! What to make of our oh-so-screwed up celebrities then? Lily Allen recently posts on a blog about feeling fat and ugly. This is very conveniently just before she makes her debut on American TV. She gets headlines in the UK and raises her profile. She [...]
This is not an ex-blog. It’s just resting.
Just a quick update for the terribly small number of people who read this blog: I’ve been working extremely hard over the past week or so and simply haven’t had time to update it. Also, I was assaulted last night and have a bust lip, a black eye and a suspected broken nose (put it this [...]
It’s not just a website
Add to New PR • Save to del.icio.us • Digg This! Can you just ‘relaunch’ a website? FG thinks not. There has to be a reason for doing it. I’m in the middle (I hope) of a website relaunch. Where I once was a copywriter, I am now also a web producer and project manager. [...]
The screen syndrome
Add to New PR • Save to del.icio.us • Digg This! FG has just returned from a business trip to Germany. I know, it sounds very glamorous but on arrival in a small village in the Black Forest (about an hour out from Stuttgart where the meetings were to take place), it turned out no [...]
The proof’s in the proof
Proof-reading is another element of the copywriter’s daily life, particularly when working in an agency. At any point you might be called on to proof someone’s work before it goes to a client and you need to be able to stop, switch and concentrate on the new ‘mindset’ of that account. The problem is that agencies [...]
The Friendly Ghost BlogBoost: review of ‘a shel of my former self’, Shel Holtz
Add to New PR • Save to del.icio.us • Digg This! Recently I reported on the Case of the Disappearing Widgets in which, because my blog reverted to its default layout, I realised how useful the blogroll could be and started displaying it again. Now I’m starting to think that it’s about time I really [...]
DVD crack proves intelligent babies do exist
Add to New PR • Save to del.icio.us • Digg This! The digg attempt to prevent publicisation of the DVD crack tells us that the Internet is a massively intelligent baby. If we take a step back, let’s consider why companies want to protect copyright. It’s because they make money from the content they issue. [...]
Web-as-personalisation is The Next Big Thing
Add to New PR • Save to del.icio.us • Digg This! Some food for thought: Videocasting - you can already do this to an extent with YouTube. Person-as-broadcast-brand – the ultimate expression of videocasting could be Justin.TV and it’s here, now. Vertical searches - have been creating a buzz but I don’t think they’re there yet. Niche social networks [...]
Feedback foam
- Ian Green: PR still doesn't get social media Ian Green
- Spinning Around: THE UK'S TOP MARKETING WEBLOGS James Gordon-macintosh
- Spinning Around: THE UK'S TOP MARKETING WEBLOGS James Gordon-macintosh
- Spinning Around: THE UK'S TOP MARKETING WEBLOGS James Gordon-macintosh
- Visible Banking: Visible Banking Twitter Watch #2 - 25443 followers ... Christophe
Social spume
- Connected Consumer Series Spotlights The Five Most Pressing Topics In RetailThe continued evolution of the cross-channel shopper has compelled retailers to rethink their engagement strategies, as well as front- and back-end processes. Retail industry analysts continually report developing trends in mobile, social media, store operations, CRM and BI, among other topics. With this influx of new strategies and information, merchants ar […]alicia@gthreecom.com (Alicia Fiorletta)
- Pinterest Raising $120 Million to Fund International Expansion [REPORT]Pinterest is raising $120 million in a funding round expected to be announced Thursday or Friday morning, according to multiple sources. The investment, Pinterest’s third, places the two-year-old social bookmarking site’s valuation in the range of $1 billion to $1.5 billion. AllThingsD reports that Japanese commerce giant Raukten is leading the round with a […]Lauren Indvik
- Fab.com Shares What Facebook Friends Are BuyingEcommerce shop Fab.com is an industry game changer, deeply integrating social media into its unique way of selling tech gadgets, tailored dresses, innovative kitchenware and extraordinary home decor. Fab.com rolled out a website redesign, called Fab 3.0, introducing new social shopping features on Wednesday. Updates include a Facebook integration that create […]Joann Pan
- Create a Designer Room With New Site ‘Project Decor’The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Project Decor Quick Pitch: A home decorating platform where users can browse and buy items. Genius Idea: Interactive design boards let users upload p […]Kate Freeman
- Couple Dead After Bad Cellphone Connection Foils Chance of Rescue [VIDEO]A couple whose car fell down an embankment in the Catskill Mountains tried to make rescue calls on their cellphone but shoddy reception prevented help from reaching them in time. Arthur and Madeleine Morris’ car was stuck when it fell down an embankment near their driveway of their vacation home. Five times they tried to call 911, their son and a neighbor, b […]Kate Freeman
- Is Total Gadget Immersion Good or Bad for Kids? [INFOGRAPHIC]Gadgets such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more and more embedded in kids’ lives. From middle schoolers with smartphones to babies who are comfortable with an iPad but can’t work a magazine, many children today grow up as true digital natives. And parents are catching on that gadgets can help control and distract their little rugrats. According to […]Sam Laird
- NFL Prospect Ignites Controversy With Concussion TweetFormer Ohio State linebacker Andrew Sweat has a real shot at the NFL, if he wants it. But Sweat won’t risk head trauma by living out the dream of millions of kids across America — and he used Twitter to confirm his decision not to chase an NFL contract. The Columbus Dispatch originally reported that Sweat told the paper his choice on Friday in a text message […]Sam Laird
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