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Computer fail
Why do computers have the longevity of a hamster? My Sony VAIO was two years old this week, and just died. It had been limping along for months. Slowing down, running out of memory, crashing. I switched to Macs in the office meanwhile, which are lovely and reliable and not virus-crashy. Today I picked up the [...]
Cobblers to the Credit Crunch
I just saw an item on BBC News about how certain businesses are thriving in the credit crunch - such as cobblers, as people economise by getting their Manolos mended rather than junking their Jimmy Choos. So what other businesses are recession-proof?
Don’t say loan sharks and reposession companies, you cynics at the back. Pizza delivery [...]
Trojan war
Something very scary happened to me this week. OK, not to me - to my computer - which I unhealthily consider an extension of myself. My first clue was when the Internet blocked my IP address and therefore my outgoing email. Specifically, the Composite Blocking List. No, I didn’t know what it was either [...]
Digital gulag
Despite the proliferation of outdoorsy images on this blog lately, I’ve been rather confined to quarters in recent weeks, doing hard labour in the digital gulag in which I seem to have incarcerated myself. Yes, dear reader, I am currently trapped inside your screen like General Zod in the Phantom Zone. And it’s going to [...]
Publishing Talk re-launch
Yes, Publishing Talk re-launched this week, with a new look, new branding, and a new domain name. You can catch up on the latest posts here:
Seth Godin action figure (29 Feb)
a community of readers (27 Feb)
new publishing talk (25 Feb)
last post (24 Feb)
Second Life in real life… (31 Jan)
Gogartygate
This is one that falls into the category of “when social media goes awry”. Is it a hoax? Is it a Bridget Jones style spoof verging on the Giles Wemmbley- Hogg? Is it a bad attempt at viral marketing for Skins? Is it a car crash blog? Has the son of a Guardian columnist been [...]
More flashmobbing
Have you seen this one? There’s a move afoot to re-create it in London’s Waterloo station. More details on the Facebook Group. Stand by with your Hiro Nakamura outfits.
Thriller on the Tube
Really. Ever since inmates at that Philippino prison topped YouTube with their re-creation of Michael Jackson’s Thriller video last year, every flashmobber is at it. The Thriller dance is now a cultural product that you can produce anytime, anywhere - so long as you’re captured on film.
I do like this one on the London [...]
social media press release 2.0
From publishing talk:
I mentioned the social media press release in an earlier post - a topic that has attracted much attention in the PR community lately. The template in circulation at the time, while a useful checklist of things to include, had one major drawback: it was a PDF. Hardly in keeping with the current [...]
2008: the year of social media
From publishing talk:
Hello publishing talkers, and a belated happy New Year!
I suppose it is that time of year to look back over the last 12 months, divide it into arbitrary categories, and award each a prize. Maybe we’ll do awards next year. For now, I just want to highlight some of my key moments of [...]
