Month: May 2008
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Lest We Forget
Think I might get me one of these badges. Courtesy
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Being Good
Paul Graham wrote an excellent piece on the value of altruism in business, most notably for start-ups. You can see him deliver it as a presentation here. Benevolance has all kinds of direct business benefits. It powers and supports company morale. It makes you an attractive company to work for. It makes people warm to…
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Restlessness
Sir Bob Geldof was truly impressive when I saw him speak at Innovation Edge last week. Something he said really struck a chord with me. About how innovation and great ideas often come from those who feel, or those that are, restless. He used a George Bernard Shaw quote to illustrate the point: "The reasonable…
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Shut Up And Let Me Go
Maybe it helps that I love the track (from The Ting Tings), but I saw this for the first time yesterday and I think it’s just brilliant. Part of one of the best long-running campaigns there is (are there still many of those left?). Simplicity, exuberance. Brilliance.
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Same As It Ever Was
I saw Sir Tim Berners-Lee interviewed at Innovation Edge on Wednesday. He made an important distinction in defining what the web (his invention) is now all about, describing it as like a teenager – expanding its horizons, flexing its muscles, beginning to understand what it was really capable of. And in that context "the web…
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Balance
Rob@Cynic left an insightful comment on my post below (thanks Rob): "…the marketing and communication industry is so obsessed with 'future' that they forget the emotional power of the past…given we're in a generation brought up on technological communication, the good ol' "snail mail" might have more impact and engagement with youth than their current…
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Cassette From My Ex
Much chatter around muxtape lately. It has a unique appeal to the generation that earnestly made compilations on C90s. I remember giving one to a girlfriend once. I think it was pretty rubbish from memory (I've had some dodgy taste in music in my time) but I'd even gone as far as decorating the cassette…
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Unexpected Performance
Short film for Lastminute by Farm. Just over 3 minutes – stick with it, it’s worth it…
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Being 40
Cripes. Today I turned 40. I don't know what being 40 should feel like but I'm pretty sure I don't feel it. Maybe I should be mid mid-life-crisis or something (or maybe I've already had it). Anyway, I still get as excited and enthused as ever about the possibilities of what is around me so…