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In between the arguing, wrapping paper and turkey (actually, we had beef) this Christmas, I stumbled across a delightful post from Andrew McDonald. In it, he shares a neat method for ensuring that should he ever lose his camera, it will probably find its way back to him safe and sound. I’d post a picture, [...]
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I’m a country girl born and bred, so Russell Davies’s article in the December issue of Wired on the future of the countryside really hit a nerve. The majority of the world’s population now live in cities, and as Davies puts it, “city-thinking is core to the aesthetic bundle of the futurist classes”. Visions of [...]
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It is no surprise that the noughties, decade of social media mania, was also the decade of the pop-up. In 2004, Comme des Garcons started the trend with their guerilla stores throughout Europe, and for a while spotting temporary ventures was the city game du jour; in 2006, foodies were climbing over each other to secure [...]
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Crowdsourcing is one of those concepts which inspires intense emotions, from idealism-fuelled evangelism through to sneering cynicism. Often trumpeted as one of the triumphs of World 2.0, a utopia of democratic crowd wisdom that foregrounds the creativity of the little guy, it has captured the imagination of brands and organisations big time, from the sublime [...]
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Few things are more frustrating than seeing untruths spread about your company online. Everyone has the right to express a negative opinion, and people often and understandably resent brands jumping in to argue with their subjective thoughts or experiences. But when the comments are factually incorrect, it’s important that brands have appropriate ways of answering [...]
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The Easter Egg. Not the chocolately ones (though rest assured we’ll crack those out when the weather warms up a bit) but the hidden messages in digital form buried deep with computer games, DVDs, websites and applications. They’re a great way to build a bit of underground interest in something otherwise not wholly exciting.
And it [...]
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Global Web Index have released their latest map of global social web involvement, and although a 32,000 sample pool is a little on the small side for such a big venture, there are certainly some interesting takeaways.
China continues to emerge as a massive force in content creation, although language and economic barriers mean it is [...]
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Well, a nice looking stab at it anyway…
[ Via Gizmodo ]
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After looking at the Middle East, Asia and Africa, our virtual Tangler discussion group returns to our home continent this month to discuss state of social media in Europe. Our small community of social media fans and professionals has been sharing some seriously insightful experiences and ideas across the past months and [...]
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I found this in my Google Reader a few days ago and it’s stunning. Originally shared my way via Rax Lakhani this video is a simple premise beautifully shot and perfectly executed.
Word of mouth in its purest form.
People, talking to people - about the things they love.
Enjoy.
