Speaking to be understood
I had a discussion with a colleague today about plain English, and by coincidence, saw this blog post from Ben Terrett titled “Please, speak as you might to […]
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News International’s “single biggest strategic mistake”
Last year Katie Vanneck-Smith talked about what she’s learnt at News International as chief marketing officer, following their “single biggest strategic mistake”. Here’s a a selection of headline […]
Read moreThe antidote to apathy
Some interesting thoughts from Dave Meslin about engagement apathy “Local politics — schools, zoning, council elections — hit us where we live. So why don’t more of us […]
Read moreShorter films
“How come films are getting longer? YouTube seems to have allowed creatives to indulge their long form ambitions and make commercials that are 2 minutes long rather than […]
Read moreThe Innovation of Loneliness
A short video about the antisocial nature of social networks.
Read moreStewart Lee “on not writing”
“Stewart discusses the fantasy that stand-up comedy is spontaneous rather than written, and describes the evolution of stand-up over the last few decades. His talk takes in a […]
Read moreYou wanted a beer, but is it Lionel Richie you’re looking for?
“It’s a fantastic use of one of the most recognizable songs in history… … and Lord only knows what it cost to install that chandelier and tune the […]
Read moreWhen two Spocks go to war…
“Mr. Spocks past and present face off in this ad for Audi. Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock in the latest Star Trek films, and Leonard Nimoy, who originated […]
Read moreSun spectacular
From NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, these stills are from a video created from three years of work.
Read moreApple, patents and ideas
There’s been a lot of commentary about Samsung’s $1b bill for infringing Apple’s patents, and I’ve found the whole case rather depressing – the patent system seems to […]
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