About ten years ago I could have an unbroken, intelligible conversation with someone on a phone line. Now, I simply cannot. I find I get dropouts and latency all over the place, and it irritates me. Four cases in point: This morning I tried to have a conversation with someone on my mobile phone. The signal [...]
Archive | November, 2007
Imooty: the first navigator for European news
… it says here. Imooty is more than that though: it’s the embodiment of a non-intimidating layout that might just persuade some people to embrace feeds and aggregators without realising they’re doing so. Imooty is a Europe-wide news aggregator. Just click the country you want to see, and the news appears. I lived in Spain for a [...]
A life in pieces: the ultimate Twitter
In a recent edition of Have I Got News For You came the item about Robert Shields, the (I infer) slightly potty man who has documented his life in short segments, every five minutes, in his underwear. The entire tome, from 3,000 to 6,000 words a day, currently amounts to 37.5 million words and includes details of [...]
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it
Today I took a look at some more ‘techy’ posts and came across this on Google Blogoscoped: If the user interface ain’t broken, don’t fix it… but fixing, Google did, and recently released a new YouTube player that is breaking some of the “learned” interface. Absolutely Goddamned right. I spent about six years owning the [...]
The PowerPR Index for November
Apologies for missing out September and October. I’ve been on a blog sabbatical (a bloggatical?), but decided to start it all up again. 1 Micro Persuasion 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 15 100 2 Online Marketing Blog 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 15 100 3 a [...]
Not so much a relocation as a redirect
Since ‘coming out’ as Brendan Cooper (after having been Friendly Ghost for quite some time), I decided to look into getting my own domain. After getting lost in the myriad combination of WordPress hosting and domain name providers, it turned out to be really, really easy through WordPress. Simply buy the domain and WordPress will [...]
Never, ever depend on technology
Here’s why: “So when indignant officials at the Dutch foreign ministry received an email from a group of Israeli journalists that began, “Helloh bud, enclosed five of the questions in honor of the foreign minister: The mother your visit in Israel is a sleep to the favor or to the bed your mind on the [...]
Come over here and say that
Everyone’s talking about it. No, not that. Chris Anderson’s recent pre-emptive nuclear strike against the flacks on behalf of the hacks. Now comes the fallout. Two PR companies are argufying after one bragged that it didn’t appear in the list, triggering the other to have a bit of a dicky-fit and retort that it was [...]
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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