The Magic Penny Of Giving Content Away
This weekend it occurred to me that I hadn’t written a blog post for quite some time so I thought that it was time to do something about that. With the papers full of the news that Bebo had been named as the ‘best social network’ I decided to write a response, explaining why I […]
London’s Wi-Fi Mile
Anybody who’s spent an afternoon walking around Upper Street, iBook in hand, trying to log on to Islington council’s “Technology Mile” service may smirk, but a new report says Londoners are the most wifi-happy people on the planet.
According to the Wi-Fi Hotspot Index, networks set up by the likes of BT and The Cloud in […]
Get Lost
Not the TV show. But join this game: LOST
You’re invited to play this real contact game. Try it. It’s a student project that aims to show how 7 million people connect and become the game with the most number of players ever. Alternate Reality Gaming and creativity join forces!
Go to www.lost.eu/62968 to find out more
Facebook On The iPhone
Those lucky enough to have an iPhone can now use a specially designed version of Facebook, the ubiquitous social networking site. Simply point your iPhone browser at iphone.facebook.com. If, like us in the UK you’re still waiting for the iPhone, visiting the page in Firefox and resizing your browser to mimic the iPhone’s screen will […]
Middleman
ReviewMe is a service that positions itself as a middleman between bloggers and advertisers. Brand owners can pay bloggers to review their sites, products etc.
I appreciate that a lot of blogs are major going concerns with a commercial angle. I’m also aware of the way we might try and influence blogs, albeit subtly through simply […]
Fastfood fantasy
It may only be a collection of fast food pictures but I love this (thank you Phil C!). It just sums up for me how people are using online and how brands are affected.
It completely reinforces the idea that honesty has become increasingly important when presenting your products and subsequently your brand. If you tell […]
Reggie Watts impro
Reggie Watts: Out Of Control on Vimeo
Metaverse by Google
Those rumours won’t go away. The latest, as seen on GigaOM, suggest that Google are already busy with the development of their own metaverse while a company in China develops avatars for them.
Second Life by Google seems like exactly the kind of thing they would do. They have the financial and computing clout to create […]
YouTube to share revenue
Fresh from Davos, YouTube is planning to share ad revenues with users. On the surface it makes so much sense; drive participation and content creation even further by making sure the contributors benefit financially.
Mind you, Revver (‘who?’ I hear you ask) already share revenue with users and they don’t seem to be setting the world […]
