September 2008
64 posts
Simply, be helpful. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt to be humble
– brand-u-o: Chris Brogan’s Brand U.0 Is “Helpful”
It’s not often that graphs and numbers take center stage in a popular film, but...
– Design Observer: Gong Szeto: Interview with Brian Oakes, Designer of I.O.U.S.A.
five million adults do not have basic literacy skills in this country
– Improved adult skills to help economy compete : Directgov - Newsroom
According to the annual Biggest Brands survey compiled exclusively for Marketing...
– Scamp
Calling people consumers tricks you into thinking they spend their whole lives...
– Talent imitates, genius steals
Sure enough, psychological studies have confirmed that human groupings naturally...
– I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You - Clive Thompson - NYTimes.com
many of the people I interviewed, who are among the most avid users of these...
– I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You - Clive Thompson - NYTimes.com
So my facebook experience is broken. Don’t get me wrong. I like the idea of...
– No Man’s Blog - Asi Sharabi’s Private Selections
The Power Of Dreams, in my opinion, is such an idea that was pried...
– MisEntropy: Footnotes to : the tyranny of the big idea
My belief is that learning happens best without the drivers, performance...
– A story of leaving
Remember those awful Microsoft ads with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates? Well, now...
– Microsoft announcement tomorrow: No more Seinfeld ads!
you’ll be force fed a veritable smörgåsbord of software from the Oompah...
– Googlephone unworthy of Satan tag • The Register
When we came to recording the first series of my show, almost every sketch had...
– Joke’s on you: Catherine Tate on how to write funny stuff | Books | The Guardian
Our view, counter to what you expect, is that conspicuous consumption is not...
– Sign of the times - Design Week
A passionate amateur almost always beats a bored professional
– The Long Tail - Wired Blogs
The first app I wrote was one where you throw the phone up in the air and it...
– TechCrunch UK
….the world is not just goggling….
– www.risd.edu/president
lots of talk of ‘making our own stuff’ but no evidence of making any money from...
– welcome to optimism: Sorrell says: follow the money, not the sexy creative opportunities
Specifically, we still do the basics like continual usability testing and A/B...
– Thomas Cook’s Russell Gould on improving conversion | E-business Briefing | E-consultancy.com
Permission, privacy and preference
– How’s your mobile strategy looking? When mobile kicks off will you be ready?
people must be encouraged to follow through on their ideas, even if they fail....
– Michael Birch, Co-founder, Bebo
I believe that it’s more important than ever to deliver a great experience vs....
– IDEA 2008: An Interview with David Armano - Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design
Wallace’s wife found her husband had hanged himself when she returned home...
– David Foster Wallace Found Dead
users have now downloaded over 100 million apps
– iPhone App Downloads to Hit 1 Billion Mark Faster Than Songs Did
Let’s face it, women don’t like wimps
– What Men Want/What Women Want - Page 2
Who said it was no longer viable for brands to rely on the conventional model of...
– Owen on digital media: If you’d been thinking Google was powerful before, think again - Revolution Magazine News - Revolution Magazine
When I really want to get something innovative created according to the original...
– Production Report: The Changing Game | Creativity Online
More than six out of 10 CMOs and senior marketing professionals surveyed in the...
– How Much Marketing Is Digital? - eMarketer
quark-gluon plasma
– Large Hadron Collider: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios | Wired Science from Wired.com
Expect to see a lot of apps dedicated to controlling different household...
– Mobile Industry Discovers It’s the Software, Stupid
When deciding what buttons and features to include, the team began with the...
– Inside Chrome: The Secret Project to Crush IE and Remake the Web
What we’re all really doing is taking another step towards the grave in...
– you: Extreme Flip-Flopping
The Brand Union has developed specific tools such as Viseqs that help us define...
– United We Brand - Retail - ArabianBusiness.com
Can brands be friends? It depends how much people care about you. Some brands...
– Participation Marketing » AD at Cannes 2008
It’s all very well to demonstrate that we can land a craft on Mars,...
– BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | ‘Climate crisis’ needs brain gain
For many of the firms, the availability of good products and services may even...
– A Closer Look At Customer Experience And Loyalty by Bruce D. Temkin - Forrester Research