February 2008
12 posts
Welcome to the week of user-generated bashing →
Full disclosure: I am part of a team currently working on a user-generated content campaign for P&G. While I will not comment directly on the campaign, you should know that it is part of the inspiration of this post.
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User-generated content contests have come under a lot of questioning this week after Subway brought a lawsuit against Quiznos for a sponsoring a contest that encouraged...
January 2008
10 posts
Michael Jackson on the Tube →
Spotted this on Sixty Second View: a spot-on version of the zombie dance from the Thriller video. I have quite the affinity for the Philippino prison version (minus the creepy cross-dancing inmate), but this one has better technique.
Oh, and for you female fashion aficionados, check out the girl in the back’s FANTASTIC scrunchy boots.
About that whole London thing… →
A lot of people have been asking me when I’m moving to London. So much so that I think it’s about time I give a proper update.
The sad truth is I really don’t know. After many months of back and forth, I’m at a bit of a stalemate. It’s not anyone’s fault, really, it’s just that these sorts of things happen in the business world. I will still be doing my best to preach digital love all through...
Notes from my Bloglines →
As usual Mondays are hellishly busy and I’m hellishly exhausted, so here are just a couple tidbits of fun that popped up in my reader over the weekend.
1. An interesting little diagram of the life of a blog post from inception to fruition to obscurity, courtesy of Wired:
Now when my grandmother asks what a blog actually does, I’ll be able to show her. Ah, visual representation! You make life...
Delete! Delete! →
Bad Dr Who references aside, are any of you planning on participating in International Delete Your MySpace Account Day? Next Wednesday, the 30th, is one of the first large-scale movements (probably of many) to start pounding those nails into the MySpace coffin.
The idea comes from fed-up Bloggasm blogger Simon Owens. Owens feels that there is no real purpose to visit the site anymore with...
“So, have you ever been to San Franciso?” asks... →
Londonist reported today an apparent effort by the US company Taxi Promotions UK to have Brit cabbies preach to Brit riders the benefits of an American holiday. By holding people captive for 10+ minutes, a taxi driver is able to act as a word-of-mouth ambassador on behalf of the States. This is, of course, in addition to the adverts splashed along the side of and sometimes in the formerly-black...
Airport gripes →
Sadly, I don’t travel as much as I would like to, but every time I do I’m reminded of all the reasons I think airports suck, especially for business.
Boing Boing had a little blurb on Heathrow’s Terminal 5 over the weekend. I’ve only flown into 3 and 4 and luckily haven’t had to wait too long in either, but apparently Terminal 5 has not one power outlet for electronics in the waiting areas. ...
Heath Ledger died an hour and a half ago… →
Beside being absolutely shocking news, it’s interesting to note that (once again) a la Anna Nicole Smith, the blogosphere leaked the story before everyone else.
Thanks Don :-)
