Having moved into a new flat about two weeks ago, I’m broadbandless as I wait for Virgin Media to connect up our flat. Three weeks, they said, then they’ll be able to come round and connect us up. Three weeks… even though the guy who lived there before us had Virgin broadband, phone, TV and [...]
Post Feminist Feminism?
And when I went to grab a paper to have a look, they were all gone.
There’s A Storm A Comin’
I’ve never been more excited about a phone than I’ve been about the Blackberry Storm. I’m not a fan of the iPhone and I already have a Touch that was gifted to me. Vodafone have the phone exclusively in the UK and I now have to make a tough decision on whether or not I [...]
I Am and You Are Too
I walked out of my hotel this morning and saw an outdoor ad that made me stop in my tracks. Usually, I have a very immediate love / hate reaction to advertising. With this ad, I wasn’t sure. For those you who are having trouble reading it, the copy says: ‘I am Asian when I’m experiencing [...]
Seduced Into Taking Birth Control Pills?
In another one of my ‘advertising is so full-on in North America‘ posts, I need to share my gall at the seductive pharmaceutical adverts that all over TV over here. I’ve gotten really addicted to the Hills (again, don’t judge – everyone has a little bit of trash that they like), which is watched by [...]
McCain Be Old
Politics aside, here’s my personal perspective on this: I’m 28 and McCain is 4 years younger than my 78 year old grandmother. She’s feisty, clever and charming, but I wouldn’t want her as the next President of the United States. Just saying. More things younger than McCain.
I’ll Take A Teeth Cleaning and Steak Frites, Please
After some hard graft this morning, I decided to go have a quick lunch at a restaurant close to where I’m working at the moment. I was planning on ordering a quick sandwich and then heading off. That was until I was confronted with the menu. As you can see, it was not just a menu, it was [...]
Obama For iPhone
More Obama campaign digital coolness, from the candidate who not only knows how to use the Internet, but also has an iPhone. What’s exciting about this is that unlike the Facebook app, this iPhone app hasn’t been developed by the Obama campaign, but by Obama fanboys and girls. Knowing the amount of time that a good iPhone [...]
O Canada, Our Home and Branded Land
It’s amazing what you get used to when living in a foreign country. I’m back in Toronto right now for a extended visit and working in my company’s offices over here. It’s been great to get a look into the Canadian media scene and see what another market is like. Walking through the streets of [...]
Retro Google
Just in time for their 10th anniversary, Google have released a limited edition of their earliest saved index -from January 2001. What was I up to in January 2001? Still using a dial-up internet connection, in my last semester of my bachelor’s degree at McGill, using Napster, Netscape was my main Internet browser and music [...]
