American Express RED are trying to rasie £10k to fight AIDS in Africa today. All you have to do is click on a banner on the front page of Yahoo.co.uk (and it doesn’t even take you anywhere!). Each click raises 25p.
Click here to do it! (31st May only)
And the fun [...]
I reckon this will be big…
Appears incredibly simple at first but makes an interesting statement about both supply and demand and the nature of limited edition things. You might have to have a play in order to see the simplicity and beauty of it.
One thousand paintings ( 1000 numbers = 1000 paintings )
I got 879 [...]
Nice piece about Social Networks and audience/users as ‘cultural products’. GigaOM : » Social Networks are the New Media
Robert Young talks a lot of sense about how self expression is key to peoples use of these sites. And there’s a nice reality check in there for people who think it’s all about what users produce [...]
Saw this near Brick Lane on Sunday. Smoothies blended by bicycle. Thought it was really sweet.
Neil Boorman (ex-editor of ex-Sleazenation, Shorditch Twat and other titles I’m sure) is writing a book called: Bonfire Of The Brands
As part of his experience he’s burning all of his branded goods in a big bonfire as part of re-evaluating his lifestyle. If you’re thinking ‘Oh no! Another Adbuster/No-Logoist’, don’t. You can tell that Neil [...]
Seth Godin talks about the difference between trying to be better and trying to be different: Seth’s Blog: In search of better
I’ve puzzled over this one for a bit, and the trouble I have is that better is always better. Wheras different can sometimes be worse. But I guess that’s where the skill comes in.
As [...]
So this is how people are making friends nowadays. This MySpace friend recruitment drive was spotted in a tunnel in Shoreditch on my way to work.
Also spotted this in the same tunnel, it’s becoming quite a little creative hotspot…
Graffiti man in tunnel
I had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon coffee with Russell Davies on Friday. We talked about lots of really interesting things.
Strangely the thing that I came away with most was a weird kind of nostalgia for the village where I grew up.
I’ve only met a couple of people in my adult life who actually know where [...]
Wow. Nike and Apple have unleashed Nike+
By connecting sports shoes and iPods (using a tiny plug-in receiver) they’ve come up with something pretty sci-fi. Your shoes talk to your iPod, then your iPod talks to you, tells you how fast you’re going and all that jazz. Plus some nifty playlist / workout jiggery pokery.
Is it [...]
Worth reading this short interview with Chris Anderson, Lord of the Longtail.
PSFK: Interview With Chris Anderson, Longtailier
My favourite quote:
Finally, are we going to see the Longtail effect on Chris Anderson and his book? ;)
Many people have noted how ironic it would be if my book on niches becomes a hit. I can live with [...]
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