Posts Tagged “United States”
Facebook and ‘The Man’
by Iain on January 15, 2008
This article from the Guardian seemed to be the most visible thing on the Internet round these parts yesterday: With friends like these… by Tom Hodgkinson Facebook has 59 million users – and 2 million new ones join each week. (…)
The Frat Boys Are Back
by Iain on November 14, 2007
For me Frat Houses were always a thing of great glamour and mystery. I guess it’s the teenage viewings of films like Animal House and Porky’s that make it all seem so exciting. But this film really changed my mind (…)
Investing in Content
by Iain on October 25, 2007
Jib Jab – US peddlers of funny animations and stuff (my description not theirs) have just raised another $3m in funding from VCs – in total they’re reported to have raised $6m. Read/Write Web have more on the story. I (…)
Why I Love Abel and Cole
by Iain on October 23, 2007
We’ve been getting organic boxes from Abel and Cole. Apparently it’s the done thing when you’re greenish and in your mid-30s. But in the couple of months we’ve been using them we’ve not ever really managed to finish a box. (…)
How Much For An Ad On A Bus in Google Street View?
by Iain on October 9, 2007
If you’ve not seen it yet Street View in Google Maps is amazing. Lifehacker reports that it’s now in 15 US cities (and it’s coming soon to the UK judging by the fact that we saw a Google cam car (…)
I Consume Therefore I Care
by Iain on June 21, 2007
Those ‘I am not a plastic bag’ bags really make me sad. When they launched in the UK and created a consumer frenzy I was a bit upset. Now I read about their launch in the US I’m getting even (…)
Miami Nice
by Iain on May 11, 2007
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 (…)
A Couple of Cool Things
by Iain on February 8, 2007
Burton have designed this (as yet unreleased) sleeping hoody. I’ve always struggled to find the perfect item of clothing for long journeys. This looks like the designers have nailed it (or at least had a damn good go). The Complex (…)
Another Apple Post
by Iain on January 9, 2007
This will just be one blog post about probably the most blogged about thing ever. The new Apple iPhone. Here’s a couple of thoughts… It is the ultimate in gadget porn Features some proper interface wizardry Looks like another genre-defining (…)