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Horse book egg
Three things for the home I’ve found on the web recently: a horse head squirrel feeder for the garden, a table book lamp for the living room and a knight boiled egg holder for the kitchen Found from www.swiss-miss.com and www.coolshityoucanbuy.com Read more
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Present the story of data, not just data
Managing Partner and Vice President of Services at The Henderson Group, Terry Gault has posted a list of the 10 most common rookie presentation mistakes on the Prezi blog. Number five is “Data centric presentations: If your talk is focused on data rather than the vivid human story the data tells, you are in trouble.” When working… Read more
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What wearable tech should look like
The concept of wearable tech is starting to hit the mainstream with Samsung having a smartwatch available for some time and rumours of what Apple might bring constantly circling. A freelance designer from Hungry has imagined a blending of traditional and tech in a “watch-like watch that just happens to be smart” From The Verge:… Read more
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Scoop the poop up
Monmouthshire County Council have a nice little twitter campaign launching for the weekend asking why don’t people scoop the poop up? #stpu It’s lead by some meme styled photos of dogs looking bewildered and laughing at their owners behaviour and is a good twist on dog mess from the pet’s perspective. Read more
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*Santa* is a concept, not an idea
Communications agency (or “brand language consultants” the URL of their about page reads) Quietroom have released a set of brand guidelines for *santa* just in time for Christmas: www.quietroom.co.uk/santa_brandbook/. As well as Santas values, promise and brand journey, you can also find out how to live the brand, who is occupying *Santa*’s space and the curve of… Read more
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John Lewis and John Lewis
The John Lewis Partnership hasn’t been fortunate enough to claim the @johnlewis twitter account, it was snapped up by another John Lewis from Blacksburg, Virginia. The co-operative had to settle for @johnlewisretail, but they didn’t cause a fuss, and @johnlewis has recently been given the title of “The most patient and polite man on twitter“. His… Read more
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Real retro iphone gaming
One of the biggest uses of smartphones is gaming, (60% of owners play games, 67% of time spent is playing games and 80% of app revenue comes from games) and now you can play on your phone without draining the battery. PureGear have created a range of phone cases with old school ball and maze… Read more
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Dear John (Lewis)
The John Lewis Partnership hasn’t been fortunate enough to claim the @johnlewis twitter account, it was snapped up in 2007 by another John Lewis from Blacksburg, Virginia.They had to settle for @johnlewisretail. But they didn’t cause a fuss, and @johnlewis has embraced his fellow John Lewis and has been given the title of The most patient… Read more
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Don’t just ‘do’ customer services on twitter, do it quickly.
Customers expect to be served by social media, and they expect that service to come quickly, according to research by Lithium Technologies. Fifty-three percent of consumers who expect a brand to respond to their Tweet want that response in less than an hour. When those consumers are tweeting complaints, that figure skyrockets to a whopping 72 percent.… Read more