Monthly Archives: May 2007

BusyPost

I’m really rather busy right now, so finding time to post is tricky. Plus they’ve taken away the wi-fi on my morning train which is a right old bugger. But I did see 2 things on lamp posts that pricked my interest today:
I’ve got no idea why this interested me. Perhaps because it’s something that [...]

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Last FM Bought by CBS

Someone had to buy them at some point: BBC NEWS | Technology | Music site Last.fm bought by CBS

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Flying Elephant Spam

Perhaps the most creative spam I’ve received. It’s very surreal.

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My Thought for the Day

I saw this yesterday morning on a lamppost. And it’s stuck with me for nearly 2 days. I can’t decide if it’s true or not. It’s eating me up inside…

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Designer Web Site’s

Cool. A £100. But I’ll write the copy, OK?

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Spot the Bull

This is one of my favourite projects of recent times. It ticks all of the boxes that get me excited about the work Poke do.
It’s a simple idea, that hasn’t been done before (as far as I can tell). We were basically tasked by Orange to come up with an interesting way to give away [...]

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Noise Map – A Great Idea Terribly Done

If I told you there’s a site where you can find out where to get a bit of peace and quiet in London, you might think “What a nice idea”. And it is.
I was dead excited when I read about Noisemapping.org. A government department, DEFRA, have put together the site (granted it’s a few years [...]

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Miami Nice 2

Here’s a couple more things I liked in Miami.

I’m guessing it’s the only place in the world the police could have a logo like that on a dual pastel coloured wall.

They have beach volleyball nets up the whole time. And they don’t get nicked or vandalised. I was impressed by that. I shouldn’t have to [...]

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Digital Lepers

If you read my rubbish regularly you know that I have a funny relationship with advertising. But as I’ve tried to stress before I don’t have anything against the advertising industry.
I just think that the digital world has perhaps an uneasy relationship with the advertising establishment. I’ve tried not to get emotional about this or [...]

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Miami Nice

Sorry for lack of blogging. I’m in Miami.

I’m at the Clios Advertising Festival thingy. I’ll write some stuff about my impresions of what people have talked about and generally what’s going on when I’ve had a chance to digest and ponder. But in the meantime here’s some things that I’ve found interesting about Miami.
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