stuff and things 04.11.07

I’m always pleased when someone demystifies and explains some new stuff in a simple way. And, more importantly, helps me to make more of it to improve my productivity. After all, we’re all becoming information overload patients (I’m thinking Keanu Reeves in Johnny Mnemonic hence the visual above. What a great word btw.). I’m foreverContinueContinue reading “stuff and things 04.11.07”

stuff and things 22.10.07

Facebook brand tie-ins that are bad get a lot of press. But here are two good examples. Herbal Essences which I found via Advergirl & O2 win a MASSIVE university big party thing. Leigh sums up why they both work very eloquently even though her comments are attributed to the shampoo stuff: Set up asContinueContinue reading “stuff and things 22.10.07”

return of flogs, this time on fakebook

Professor Emmel over at Ewarwoowar spotted something quite amusing on Facebook the other day. Nike have set up a group for their new Supersonic event (run followed by groovy tunes in secret locale). Not much activity so far and then some comments to gee up the group and spread the word. From people at AKQA.ContinueContinue reading “return of flogs, this time on fakebook”

stuff and things 29.06.07

Quite a random collection today… Lots of bookish things about on the web and room for two more. Good reads lets you keep a track of what you’ve read and recommend etc. Read it, Swap It is a swap shop for books. After all, how many do you read twice? A gift for the ladyContinueContinue reading “stuff and things 29.06.07”

stuff and things 19.06.07

Logo a-go-go! After the fiasco of that logo, comes more news that the banking institution known as Barclays is highly likely to change their logo for fear of offending the Dutch if the proposed merger with ABN Amro takes place. While the logo causes less visual intolerance than the 2012 thing, it does strike aContinueContinue reading “stuff and things 19.06.07”

fakebook – it’s only rock ‘n’ roll

  Unsigned band, The Bribes, have just mildly annoyed about 4,000 Facebook members. Trading on the tirade of abuse that 2012 logo is getting, the band set up a fake facebook group. And then in a dastardly turn akin to the butler in Scooby Doo removing his mask, revealed that it was a ploy forContinueContinue reading “fakebook – it’s only rock ‘n’ roll”