Entries from October 2006

p-books are still cool

October 13th, 2006 by Iain MacMillan · 6 Comments
In Stories

I got most of the way through this New York Times’ article getting excited about the fact that I seemed to be reading a really good review for a new Sony product. It’s been a while. One can get so dispirited sometimes…
Anyway, apart from the de rigeur bashing of CONNECT (Sony’s iTunes equivalent), there seem [...]

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5 sure-fire ways to know when your agency might be tired

October 13th, 2006 by Mat Morrison · 4 Comments
In Stories

If a lot of these ideas turn up in their presentations, then you should either give them more time, or give them a better brief. Or consider refreshing your agency.
If you’ve actually asked them for any of these yourself, you should probably stop reading the trade press as a way of generating your ideas.
5) It [...]

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Why YouTube?

October 10th, 2006 by Mat Morrison · 8 Comments
In Social media

What is it that made YouTube better than Google Video, Vimeo, Revver, Soapbox and the rest? Was it just the size of the audience? Was it easier to use? Was it the social elements? The algorithms?
Please help us decide. All comments, links to articles, corrections etc. will be gratefully received. Bear in mind that (to [...]

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5 things you never knew about search

October 9th, 2006 by Mat Morrison · No Comments
In Stories

I’ve been chatting to people who I think know something about search, in an attempt to pull together some thoughts. These are my notes.

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