Month: May 2009
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The Economics Of Ideals
I've long been a fan of Umair Haque's writing. He's never been afraid to ask the big questions, challenge the big assumptions, propose the radical. This 6 minute interview conducted by Dennis Howlett sums up Umair's approach to the 'economics of ideals': "What ideals force us to do is to confront the issue of outcomes.…
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Tumble Fish
The ebb and flow of the various social platforms available now is quite something. Some seem to work from the off, some take a little longer, others disappear with out trace. Usability and value seems to be the key – how easy it is to use and the function it performs for us in our…
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1998
Sometimes, one year in our lives stands out from all the others. I don't mean just an exceptional year. I mean a truly exceptional year. The kind that changes your life, sets it on a new direction. The kind that has repurcussions for the rest of your life. 1998 was just such a year for…
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Post Of The Month – April ’09 – The Winner
Delighted to announce that the winner of this month's Post of the Month is Tim Malbon's post on How To Be Better At Digital . Well done Tim. As usual you get the glory of props from your blogging peers and to join Valeria, Dino, Jonathan, Charles, Eaon, Sam and Jon in the Think Tank…
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Tweeting From The Top Of The World
I still can't quite believe this. Late last week I blogged about Gavin Bate, mountaineer and founder of the charity Moving Mountains, that helps street children in Kenya and Nepal. Gavin is currently in Everest base camp, about to mount a summit attempt in aid of his charity, and he's tweeting via a satellite phone…
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Auto Tuning
Some Tuesday morning fun. Hilarious http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3718294&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Auto Tuning from Casey Donahue on Vimeo.
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Think Tank – April ’09 – The Vote
A strong line up for this month's vote for Post of the Month and some good reading. Thanks to Anjali, James, LeNise, Eaon and Ian for the nominations. Please help spread the word that voting is underway, and of-course don't forget to vote yourself below. Our shortlist this month is: Are You A Capitalist Or…
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Think Tank – Nominations – April ’09
Time to nominate your favourite posts for Post of the Month – any good posts you've read that were published in April, please leave a link in the comments to this post. As a starter, I've listed five of my own favourites below – lots of good stuff this month. The remainder of the shortlist…