Martina @ Adverblog has taken user generated content to heart and asked a number of her network to collaborate on the Adverblog Advent calendar asking everyone the same 5 questions. I would recommend reading through them as they give an insight into different campaigns and thoughts on the year ahead from a wide variety ofContinueContinue reading “blogging thoughts advent calendar: i’m behind the window today”
Category Archives: web 2.0
santa tracking
As it’s December 1, it’s now officially Christmas season in the Gill household. And you can track Santa this Christmas! Download Google Earth to follow the fat man with beard. And because it’s Christmas, we’ve been getting sprouts in our veg box delivery. Euurggghh!!!!! Evil, vile things. Smash the buggers here.
stuff and things 21.11.07
I really like this illustration which I happened upon. 20 blogging tips from MSN Keep track of all your lists with Flexlists Yahoo’s innovation recipe which created Pipes A new kind of web publishing platform via Verdino Interesting post about college students attitude to advertising And this just made me laugh. Found it here.
stuff and things 20.11.07
Ad week article: Is social media killing the microsite? ( Found following armano on twitter who now also has a product page on Facebook where you can get all the nice graphics) And talking of Facebook, here’s some interesting stats from the UK market. Good examples of social media in this post. And being aContinueContinue reading “stuff and things 20.11.07”
duran duran 2.0 2.0
Re-mix Duran Duran’s latest tune. Tie in with Apple Garage Band. Not got an apple? Er, never mind. You can still watch Simon Le Bon’s ever so creepy 12 second promo video on the site. Quite similar to some very good remixes that fans of David Bowie did last year or the year before. InterestinglyContinueContinue reading “duran duran 2.0 2.0”
inspiration? theft? who cares
Glass and a half Vs two cups. c. 2 and a bit million views Vs c. 250,000 and the gorilla wins. Shame… Thanks to Alex Blonde Man for sending this to me on his filth list.
mmm, sweet, sweet beer
This is great. Track who you owe beer to. It works using the Twitter platform (which is where I found out about it). There’s also a non-beer version in the pipeline too so you can owe orange mocha frappucino’s too should you wish. Here’s the people who made it. This might trigger me toContinueContinue reading “mmm, sweet, sweet beer”
stuff and things 03.11.07
We all know that word of mouth is hugely important in today’s world. But here’s some great facts and charts that back this up to add credibility to any persuasion you may need to do. Good advertising doesn’t necessarily require a great product or a USP. Message + location = impact. I learned something newContinueContinue reading “stuff and things 03.11.07”
stuff and things 02.11.07
Informative post on Twitter & super users with lots of off-shoots to other conversations. Some great sound bites on Twitter and synergies between it and mobile for teen audience. Any question answered text service. It costs £1 a pop. Although having your URL as the SMS short code is a nice idea, it’s hardly memorableContinueContinue reading “stuff and things 02.11.07”
4.0
Die Hard 4.0 came out on DVD yesterday so I finally got to watch it after missing out on it in the cinema. And here’s Spam with a tremendous vest courtesy of Total Film (it’s actually a beer bottle sleeve but don’t tell him). And an interview with Bruce Willis in Second Life foundContinueContinue reading “4.0”
