Distraction and the Internet

65% of us get distracted by the Internet. Distracted form doing stuff by doing more stuff like emails, general web surfing and of course, social media. 53% also admitted that the reduction in productivity caused them dissatisfaction and unhappiness. I can empathise. I’m far too easily distracted at present. I need to switch off. And now youContinueContinue reading “Distraction and the Internet”

i like live guy

This is Vodafone Live Guy. Live Guy is visiting 11 cities (well, he’s visited a few last week but I was just OOO for too long to write this) until the end of this week. Each day he’s giving away a Dell pooter. How do you get your paws on one? Find him using allContinueContinue reading “i like live guy”

[daily dobbie] 12 seconds

12seconds.tv is a bit like the love-child of Twitter and You Tube. What are you doing now style updates using 12 seconds of video only. I like it, but not so much as to port my love to it from Twitter. I am a creature of habit. Found following @akispicer Reach out and touch me:ContinueContinue reading “[daily dobbie] 12 seconds”

myfaveshop.com – a fusion of social networking and online shopping

I was recently approached by the people behind myfaveshop.com – a new online shopping site. But rather than clone what’s out there already, myfaveshop taps into the insight that online shopping is a functional, solitary pursuit and are trying to make it a much more social pursuit: think Facebook social networking, commenting and all thatContinueContinue reading “myfaveshop.com – a fusion of social networking and online shopping”

inspiration anyone?

Just over a year ago, Microsoft released “Bring the Love Back” and received great acclaim. A year later, here’s the follow up. Microsoft are looking to move beyond just the film and: …we want to try and create an online marketing community and bring as much inspiration as possible to marketers and everybody in theContinueContinue reading “inspiration anyone?”

dark or pure or just plain rubbish?

I’m pure. Suspiciously so. Or at least so say the folks at ghd on their new dark or pure site. What sounded like an interesting ploy turned out to be a tiresome exercise that took forever to load as the site was so flash heavy although as the content didn’t actually do much I haveContinueContinue reading “dark or pure or just plain rubbish?”

stuff and things 18.03.08

Diesel & Adidas bring you 83 ways to waste your time (via Damiano on Twitter) International web design and flash showcase Times article on how to make the most of a corporate blog with lots of links for examples and reports. Quaker Oats join the digital conversation Cyberpsychology and Behaviour research paper entitled “Distress, Coping,ContinueContinue reading “stuff and things 18.03.08”