Monthly Archives: April 2007

I take back what I said…

The MySpace community is alive and well.
Under this clip (which really is the ultimate in nerdism)

I spotted this comment:
wow
some one shuld have checked some numbers before making something like this, (un less its was made just for kicks and giggles) beccause from what i know a star destroyer can take on practily the entire fedration [...]

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My Favourite Company

Specialbike is a company in Brighton that takes old bikes and turns them into new bikes. Kind of like ‘Pimp My Cycle’ (the bike above used to be a knackered old Peugeot racer).

You can tell them exactly what you want your dream bike to be like and give them a budget. Then you can [...]

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For Sure

Well it’s had 4831 Diggs. So it definitely shows the value of a very simple single-minded idea: http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/

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Is YouTube Really a Community?

I’ve often argued that one of the things that ‘makes’ YouTube is its community. But I’ve just been looking at the comments around one particular clip and wondering just what kind of community it is.
It’s less like a close-knit rural community with a sense of pride and an annual entry into the ‘Best Kept Village’ [...]

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I don’t hate advertising. I just like digital better.

Well I finally did it. I finished my list of “10 Reasons that Digital is Better than Advertising“. Which is a personal triumph. It’s the longest sustained thought of my blog so far. Even longer than my ranting about Virgin Media!
Even thought it’s a bit of a personal victory to finish this, I feel a [...]

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10 Reasons Why Digital is Better Than Advertising – Number 10

Of course there are brilliant people in advertising who ‘get it’ too. And blatantly you don’t have to be a web-obsessed geek to come up with interesting interactive ideas. But naturally it becomes easier to consider this world if you spend some time in it. So, at the very least, you understand a few of [...]

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10 Reasons Why Digital is Better Than Advertising – Number 9

[Sorry I've been very rubbish at putting up these last 2 reasons - they were written, but I've been suffering from a semi-crippling case of uncertainty...]
If you’re ‘a creative’ you either want to write a novel or make films. If you’re a planner you want to be a writer. At least that’s what a lot [...]

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MP3s Out of Stock?

I love Boomkat – it’s a great niche online electronic music store. The content is great. It gives you a real sense that the guys running it are totally in love with the music. Plus the previews of tracks are long enough and they load quickly. And their service is great too.
I was browsing the [...]

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Webby Awards Vote

This is a shameless attempt to sway voting in this year’s Webby Awards. But being as it’s a People’s Voice vote I guess that’s the name of the game. Everyone else seems to be doing the same.
You can vote here.
This year Poke have got 2 things in there. Zopa and American Express RED.
Anyway if [...]

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Waitrose Cycle Trailers

When I saw this poster I thought. Wow that’s cool, Waitrose are doing something good.
But then my inner cynic kicked in. I started thinking: “I’m sure not many people ever take them up on the offer”. “I bet they’ve only got one”. “I bet you have to leave a massive deposit”. “It’s just a PR [...]

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