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KPCB Internet 2012

Thu, 31 May 2012 14:04:28 +0100

KPCB Internet 2012:

Excellent presentation on where we are.

Affordance

Wed, 30 May 2012 16:22:22 +0100

Affordance:

a knob affords twisting, while a cord affords pulling

The Psychologist’s View of UX Design

Wed, 30 May 2012 16:01:12 +0100

The Psychologist’s View of UX Design:

Eminently sensible advice in here

The start of the sorry affair

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:27:45 +0100

I’m a mid-life crisiser with two Hondas.

Actually make that three. There’s a new Honda in my life, well, garage.

Oh, and one in the shed. Anyway.

This new one is cheap and dirty. She’s been around the block more than a few times.

She’s a seedy 250.

But I can make her shine. She will be My Fair Lady. Posh on top with a dirty underside.

And to make it interesting I have set myself a budget.

£500 to MOT

Under a grand to “finished”.

That’s the plan. And we know how well plans go.

How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:58:05 +0100

How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet

Good strategy cribsheet - 8 ways to try and get people to talk

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:40:03 +0100

Good strategy cribsheet - 8 ways to try and get people to talk

Why Starbucks Embarrasses You If You Don't Use Its Vocabulary

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:24:31 +0100

Why Starbucks Embarrasses You If You Don't Use Its Vocabulary:

It’s a cunning ruse to speed the queue up

How Companies Like Amazon Use Big Data To Make You Love Them

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:42:03 +0100

How Companies Like Amazon Use Big Data To Make You Love Them :

Make things right first time and don’t sell me stuff

All the Ted talks handily compiled on one Google doc

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:15:43 +0100

All the Ted talks handily compiled on one Google doc

Pepsi's brand strategy vs Coke's

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:16:06 +0100

Pepsi's brand strategy vs Coke's:

(Spoiler alert: Coke is timeless. Pepsi is timely)

Let’s Put An End to Brand Babble

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:56:42 +0100

Let’s Put An End to Brand Babble:

A noble attempt to define brand babble

The five books you need to read to know about anything

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:41:51 +0100

The five books you need to read to know about anything:

Amazon should promote this, my basket is heaving

Five interview questions for a small business

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:12:35 +0100

Five interview questions for a small business:

I’m a bit hopeless at interviewing and these are pretty good.

Nice reaction time game for a brake line company

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:59:49 +0100

Nice reaction time game for a brake line company:

Clunky interface but gets the point across. More relevant than a lot of “games” I’ve seen online.

How many of China's 20 biggest brands do you know?

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:23:47 +0100

How many of China's 20 biggest brands do you know?:

Er, not many.

Restaurant Was Saved By Its Loyal Customers After A Brutally Honest Plea For Help

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:24:47 +0000

Restaurant Was Saved By Its Loyal Customers After A Brutally Honest Plea For Help:

A bit American but a bold move

LinkedIn InMaps

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:46:28 +0000

LinkedIn InMaps :

Show your Linkedin contacts as a map. Makes for interesting viewing - also trying to work out how the algorithm groups people.

Ad campaign for Playstation that lets you shoot a truck

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:57:37 +0000

Ad campaign for Playstation that lets you shoot a truck :

Er, that’s it.

Mario is popular because we are all him

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:44:45 +0000

I don’t really like Mario but this is an interesting approach - that the less information you have about a character the more people can empathise: “simplistic empathy”.

Ira Glass with all the advice a creative ever needs to know (add...

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:43:33 +0000

Ira Glass with all the advice a creative ever needs to know (add it to Ze Frank’s Brain Crack and that’s all you need) (by PRI)