About Crackunit
Crackunit is Iain Tait's blog. It mainly bothers with the space between web and advertising, but it sometimes strays off into other self-indulgent nonsense too.
Twitterings- iaintait: I <3 Twitter, but would life have been awesomer 10/20/30 years ago? (this tweet via drinks with cool old guy) 03/09/2010
- iaintait: Faces iMake - http://facesimake.com/ - is a wonderful app http://post.ly/v6pT 03/09/2010
- iaintait: @thenausner oh man, children having children I know it must have happened before, but that's just totally freaked my tiny mind... 03/09/2010
- iaintait: @mikelaurie I haven't admitted to my self that I'm an adult yet, maybe that should be my first step... 03/09/2010
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More Virgin Media Moaning
I thought it’d had all been sorted out after my last set of ranting. But it would seem not. I’ve now been cut off. Or at least TV and phone have, broadband (oddly) still seems to be working. As before … Continue reading
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Tagged bank account, blog, Broadband, conversation, United Kingdom
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Food and Music
Is this a new food show format? Or perhaps M&S could quit the food-porn ads and do this instead ;-) And while we’re on the topic of music and food, in case you’ve not seen it:
10 Reasons Why Digital is Better Than Advertising – Number 5
As conventional advertising revenues decline, programme makers have less and less cash to spend. So TV gets more shit, so fewer people watch it so ad revenue goes down again. Conversely the web’s audience is steadily increasing in volume, sophistication … Continue reading
Everybody Loves a Secret
Secrets are cool. Every single party in London now seems to be held in a secret venue (even though you can buy tickets at Ticketmaster).
10 Reasons Why Digital is Better Than Advertising – Number 4
Success in network media isn’t about ego. No one cares who you are, or what you’ve done before – unless you’re Jonathan Harris or Joshua Davis ;-) Audiences care about whether they like your thing or not. More honest and … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Web Stuff
Tagged Advertising, Jonathan Harris, Joshua Davis, mix, network media
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Feedburner’s ‘Headline Animator’
This is cool – Feedburner have got a neat thing where you can create a dynamic RSS fed banner for your site. Mine is rubbish because I made it very quickly (and I’m not very good at that kind of … Continue reading
I Have Moved
Last night I moved server. A very stressful and delicate opperation. Hopefully you won’t have noticed too much disruption. I’ve gone back to a simpler layout and removed some of the widgets that were on the site – they were … Continue reading
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10 Reasons Why Digital is Better Than Advertising – Number 3
Maybe this won’t last forever. And of course lots of people got their fingers (and worse) burnt in the last .com fiasco. But because the cost of entry for digital stuff is low, and the technology is cheap (or rentable) … Continue reading
Websites and Company Culture
I liked this article: Ryanair vs JetBlue – reflecting company culture – Articles – iQ Content. It sums up how a bunch of factors, some quite subtle, help to reinforce your views of a company on their website.
Haters Extreme
One of the best and most inspirational bloggers around, Kathy Sierra, has been rightly scared and upset by a bunch of vile stuff that’s been written about her online. She has an amazing blog and a network of incredibly strong … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Web Stuff
Tagged blog, blogging, Kathy Sierra, mainstream media, Paris Hilton
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