Quit your tantrums and just hire the one that’s better than you

173/365: Drama Queen

Being exposed to start ups from time to time is one of the most interesting things I do in my working life. I hate calling them start ups cause somehow it seems like I am talking about technology companies and I am not. I’m just talking . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

You’re gay? Who cares?

sf city hall gay marriage equality 6.16 (24)

Oh dear. I shudder to think what horrors will be sought for and unveiled from people’s private lives now that apparently being gay fails to raise the proverbial eyebrow.

The Sun may have been proud of its front-page scoop outing X . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

BP and the Greek proverb

BP SignSo there is this story doing the rounds that BP managed to photoshop some pictures – check out the blog post by Andrew Price on the GOOD blog.

I’ve spoken about the fundamentals of policy before. You can communicate all you like, but if you ain’t got . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

The orange dresses and FIFA – is it time to review the marketing rules?

Orange Dress Uploaded by betsyjean79 on 21 Oct 06, 1.22PM BST.

Innovative marketing is upon us. I admittedly need to work a bit on that phrase since it sounds like I’m talking about the plague but that might not be miles away . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

No stakeholders? Forget good policy.

put your hand up if you are having a good time Uploaded by micn2sugars on 18 Jun 07, 3.16PM BST.

As anyone working in policy will tell you it is . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks

Nicholas Christakis talks about social networks (in the good old traditional sense) and how in his medical research he found that these influcence people.

Highly recommended – viewing. If nothing else he talks about social networks off line which we tend to forget with all the on-line activity nowadays that are still extremely . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

Crisps and UK elections. No connection? Think again

This lunch time at a central London location these crisps were given out.

A promotion – I assume – for REAL crisps. Their people approached you and offered you the crisps, you had to choose according to what you intended to vote. Not that you had to, you could take all three if you . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

UK Elections today

A bit of a surreal UK election from my point of view.

Facebook reminds me to vote…

Facebook cares (?)

and then THE SUN finds hope (but no shame)

The SUN finds HOPE (and surrealism)

Let’s see. . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

May 5th, Athens

I’ve started writing something and deleted it numerous times.

It is a horrible, horrible day.

Athens Uploaded by Verani Federico on 2 May 10, 11.15PM BST

Athens Uploaded . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

Lufthansa epic win in communications, beer, life, the universe and everything

Beer O'Clock Uploaded by Ben Harris-Roxas on 24 Feb 06, 4.44PM BST

Stan Schroeder reports over on Mashable that the poor bloke who lost that iPhone has been offered a free trip by Lufthansa. (Original story on CBS news)

In . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

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