Monthly Archives: March 2008

What a Wonk

Posted on 31/03/2008 by Iain

Following on from the post about URLs out, searches in. According to Ad Week: W+K in NY have hired a search dude (By the way I’m not suggesting a causal relation between my blog post and the hiring before anyone … Continue reading →

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Adobe Downloads Cost More Than Boxes – WTF?

Posted on 28/03/2008 by Iain

I feel bad posting bad stuff about Adobe being as they’ve just launched 2 really cool things: Buzzword.com is an amazing online word processor (the export functions are dead tight and you could almost survive without MS Word), and Photoshop … Continue reading →

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My Balearic Muxtape

Posted on 27/03/2008 by Iain

Everyone seems to be Muxtaping today. They’re calling it the easy way to create and share mixtapes. And it is. You just upload your tracks and it puts them together in a nice webpage where people can just click to … Continue reading →

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Art of Noise: Moments in Love

Posted on 27/03/2008 by Iain

A classic bit of 80s Balearic tunage. What’s not to love. A proper classic. Not 100% sold on the video though…

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URLs Out – Searches In

Posted on 26/03/2008 by Iain

I was watching TV last night and an ad came on for continuing education. It’s one with fingers walking around the place. The ad was OK. I didn’t really pay much attention. But at the end of the ad the … Continue reading →

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Packshots vs Reality

Posted on 26/03/2008 by Iain

This German site has photos of 100 product packs and shows them alongside photos of ‘the real thing’. Surprise surprise, the packs look better. Via: metafilter

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Make Mine a Builders – Superb Blogger Relations

Posted on 25/03/2008 by Iain

In the post the other day I got a package of brilliant stuff. You can see it above. It contained a pack of “Make Mine a Builders” tea and a stylish silver mug with one of those climbing clippy things … Continue reading →

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Oh My Good Lord

Posted on 24/03/2008 by Iain

Sophie’s brother introduced me to the work of Larry Carlson yesterday. Half of me wishes he hadn’t. It’s like a portal into a strange dimension that makes you feel kind of odd. But you can’t help sticking around to see … Continue reading →

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Is It Broken?

Posted on 20/03/2008 by Iain

Brilliantly simple. We’ve all had those moments when a site’s not working. And you wonder, is it down for everyone or just me? http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ answers the question for you. You enter a URL and it tells you. Smashing. I did … Continue reading →

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A Dream Come True (and it’s Only Monday)

Posted on 17/03/2008 by Iain

I’ve always wanted to see a safe fall out of a window (like in the cartoons). This morning as I was walking down Commercial Street I saw a safe lying on the pavement! I don’t think it can have fallen … Continue reading →

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