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Archive for November 2009

Links of the day

Michelin star for cheap-eat canteen – Tim Ho Wan in Mong Kok, the most expensive dish is just 4GBP. I hope to visit here when I go out in January. Something to bear in mind next time a review comes up regarding Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley or Sketch. Mark Payne (CIPayneWMPolice) on Twitter – [...]

California dreaming on such a winter’s day…

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GiffGaff?

Chris over at Splendid flagged up a new MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) from O2: GiffGaff. It is a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) network that provides SIM cards only. It uses customers as prosumers in terms of marketing, product development and customer service.  I don’t know whether it will be successful, but I think that its interesting [...]

Montblanc pens – black precious resin: an authenticity FAIL

I had a short haul flight and went over the duty free catalogue on Swiss Airlines. This section on Montblanc pens stuck out at me because of its wording. Each pen was described as being made of ‘black precious resin’. Click on the image if you want to see a larger version. So what does [...]

I like: eBay’s Black Friday heat map

eBay has developed a special siteas part of its efforts to gain more of the retail spend. I particularly liked their Black Friday heat map that shows how transactions took place over the day in the continental states of the US. Its a really nice example of a well designed infographic. Go and get the [...]

Links of the day

“The Unmissable”. BBC iPlayers Success In Numbers – great data points Portuguese Internet Users Reached Nearly 4 Million in September | WebProNews – low average number for the amount of time spent online, particularly compared to Northern European, North American or many Asian markets Advertising Recession Shows Signs Of Recovery – key question now is [...]

Christmas shopping

Here’s some suggestions to blow your hard-earned cash on: Geek Apple MacBook Pro 13″ – Badass things some in small packages like Jack Russell terriers and AKB48, so the 13″ MacBook Pro is the ideal laptop to travel with, hook yourself up with the Matias Tactile Pro 3 keyboard for home typing goodness and a [...]

The digital economy bill

I recently wrote a guest blog post with my colleague Nick Osborne for progressive (Nick tells me that means left-of-centre, politically speaking) blog Left Foot Forward: The Digital Economy Bill is legislatively flawed. Nick was particularly concerned about inconsistencies in the legislation and constitutional issues. I thought about different issues regarding media economics and technological [...]

Death of a brand: Saab and its loyal customers

Saab has been a pioneer in the automotive sector. It made the first production cars with safety belts, the first headlight washer and wiper facilities, the first impact absorbing bumper, pioneered pollen filters in the air system of its cars and the first CFC-free climate control. Along with the Mercedes S-Class it has had a [...]

Links of the day

Zach Cordner photography – I found this via Steven Vogel of The Wild International and Black Lodges fame. Amazing pictures of a Japan that is more Venice Beach than technopolis Playdar – Music Content Resolver – from RJ who brought you the audioscrobbler module for last.fm – I have a good feeling about this Customers [...]

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