Archive for February, 2009

Friday mail: Every day is a journey (and the journey itself is home (Matsuo Basho))

20, Feb 2009

“Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.” Putt’s Law
 
Our life is dominated by technological change: it seems not a day goes past without some radical new innovation that makes our life easier, simpler or more comfortable in [...]

Friday mail: pink bits on a map

12, Feb 2009

I’m on holiday tomorrow, so thought to release the weekly mail one day early.
 
Ignoring Facebook’s 5th birthday and the launch of @Twestival (a charity raising event that is running on Twitter), diversity and nationalism are two big themes this week, so I’ve been trawling the web for some interesting examples. The three sites below will [...]

Friday mail: the inherent risk of using new technology

6, Feb 2009

We talked last week about Twitter and it’s been in the news a lot this week.
Firstly, the was the Stephen-Fry-stuck-in-a-lift escapade, where thousands of people followed the Tweetings of Mr Fry as he and some fellow visitors to Centre Point spent an hour stuck in a lift. Aleksander Orlov, the cute frontman (front-animal?) for [...]

Social Media examples

4, Feb 2009

In a modern day example of how Social Networking tools can be used as a powerful support mechanism in our day-to-day working lives, we recently received an enquiry from the Director of Global People Marketing and Communications at a major Blue Chip consultancy asking for help.
 
 
The person in question had been given a brief [...]

January: a time to flex those mental muscles

3, Feb 2009

January is always an interesting month. The juxtaposition of emotional ‘spring cleaning’ that always goes on, combined with the release of budgets for new projects and activities, results in a flurry of activity, which allows us to revisit to same questions or issues with a particularly positive point of view. And perhaps thanks to the [...]


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