I’ve been sent a couple of links to some fantastic sites over the last week. The coolness of the first one won’t be too much of a surprise considering the brand, but the second one is quite unexpectantly brilliant (if you have have the patience for relatively slow load times). Nintendo’s internal creatives have done a [...]
I’m A PC and I Like It…
I like the new Microsoft advert – it’s the perfect antidote to the very twee, stereotype endorsing Apple ads. And much better than the decidedly annoying Seinfeld / Gates adverts. What do you think?
Girl Geek Jewelry FTW!
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Obama For Facebook
Rarely have I been so excited about a US presidential election, but the Obama – McCain spar has piqued my interest for a number of reasons: Old School vs. New School – a 47 year old candidate versus a 72 year old candidate, one talking about change, the other talking about reform ‘Attack’-style political [...]
Large Hadron Rap FTW!
Loving the chorus: “LHCb sees where the antimatter’s gone ALICE looks at collisions of lead ions. CMS and ATLAS are two of a kind. They’re looking for whatever new particles they can find.”
Patience In An On-Demand World
The last month has been one big waiting game for me. Waiting for information, waiting for people to get back to me, waiting for documents and letters come through the post, waiting in telephone queues. Waiting, waiting, waiting. I’ve always been a slightly impatient person, but I’ve noticed over the past few years [...]
The School of Life
The School of Life has just opened in Bloomsbury and boy, are people getting excited. Think a UK luvvie version of New York’s Learning Annex with less angst and more politeness. I’m most excited about Meals - dinner, great chat and potentially some new friends. They’re providing everyone with an easy to follow conversation menu, which [...]
I’ll Have 400 Ratings And A Side Of Fries, Please
Considering how fragmented the media landscape has become, it amazes me when I see planners still trying to sell in schedules where the majority of media spend is concentrated in TV. Time and again, I hear the same worn arguments for this approach – “This is the only way we’ll achieve frequency and recall”, “A [...]
