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Communication Breakdown

Mobile Megabyte Mega-Misconception

21 May 2010

There’s a lot of chat at the moment about mobile tariffs – specifically how much data someone’s able to download without incurring other charges. To say I was ‘concerned’ about it would be an understatement! Why? Well I consider myself to be a pretty heavy user – and before you start I’m not talking about [...]

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General Election: How many people feel like her?

5 May 2010

So here I am on the train into Paddington for tonights #140conf. I sat in the first available seat and the lady in front of me is talking to a friend on the phone. Not one to normally listen in, but as part of tonights #140conf London meetup is regarding the General Election – her [...]

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Why people don’t vote? – guest blog by @RobJCameron

26 April 2010

One of Lee’s most recent posts (Have you decided) suggested that there was a substantial body of online conversations that indicated that nearly 46% of eligible voters would not vote. I ‘re-tweeted’ this post and added a question as to why so many people may not take up their democratic right, when in other countries [...]

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Not exclusively from O2! Oversight or subtle marketing attempt? – over to you O2

25 February 2010

Searching this morning for things related to iPhone’s – which is a bit of a routine with me because I love mine, I couldn’t help noticing the description from O2: Errr, that’s not right…! The iPhone hasn’t been exclusive to O2 since last November when Orange started selling it, followed by Vodafone in January! Now, [...]

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Exit stage left: the cost to Google if they leave China

14 January 2010

Before I start, I have to say that I’m a little confused over Google’s reason for threatening to pull out of China now, I know they’ve stated that the decision, was a direct consequence of a sophisticated attack and censorship, but the question running around my little brain is why did they agree to the [...]

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Have you been green too long?

8 January 2010

Have you ever been asked to take a look at a ‘possible idea’ that could really benefit X, Y or Z but felt implementing it would mean changing the status quo or proposed an idea that meets with a lot of resistance due to internal culture transition issues – i.e. departments “always do their own [...]

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The evolution of ‘As seen on TV’?

23 December 2009

Something has been ‘niggling’ me over the last few weeks – the situation regarding celebrity endorsements. Especially as there’s been a lot of publicity regarding high profile brands dropping Tiger Woods from their product endorsements. When the sniff of success is in the air for someone ‘Brands’ are very quick to ‘jump on boarrd’. But [...]

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Social Media Lessons Learned: a retrospective guide

1 December 2009

I’ ve been reading Ian Green’s blog post: Razor Sharp Twitter Wars (if you haven’t read it yet read it now…) An apology was made by Porter Novelli London and accepted by Will King, founder of King of Shaves. But something contained within the Porter Novelli London apology “This act is in violation of our [...]

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The value of a word is the idea it represents

9 November 2009

Words are everywhere but we barely notice them. How many times do you see the word ‘if‘ in a day? Do you ever ponder on what it means? So, as you’re reading this sentence, your eyes are jumping ahead to the next word trying to digest all its meaning. Your brain’s carefully separating the spaces [...]

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