Pancreatic Cancer UK have developed an interesting infographic that looks the survivability and funding invested into research for a treatment. You can see their full infographic here. What grabbed my attention was a particular part below that looks at cancers as a cause of death versus the amount of money put into research. I am [...]
At Google X, a Top-Secret Lab Dreaming Up the Future – NYTimes.com – its an R&D lab, love the smoke and mirrors though Expert: Regulators “slow to catch up” to Microsoft patent bullying Pioneer unveils Zypr, a free Siri-like platform that can tell your web apps what to do | VentureBeat A VC: Long Roadmaps [...]
In no particular order: Cassette-related wisdom Whilst more capacity is generally better in the digital world, recording and playing back anything with more playing time than a C90 cassette tape ran the risk of the tape snapping in the cassette player / recorder and should be avoided if at all possible. This is the reason [...]
The Digital Marketing Inner Circle blog had a really interesting set of infographics on the Chinese internet posted here. One image that stuck with me was this one about the most valuable Chinese brands. Out of these only three were western brands: French supermarket group Carrefour Coca-Cola Nokia This probably says a lot about the [...]
Consumers predict over half a decade of austerity as the ‘feelgood factor’ fails to make a comeback | Mintel ‘Digital waste’ pollutes the online world as brands fail to listen to what people want Say ‘No’ to Tech City – Mint Digital – its not what’s good for start-ups its what will get people elected [...]
It may not be as impressive a performer as a Lamborghini or a Mercedes Benz AMG tweaked car, but there is something charming and surprising about the Suzuki REGINA concept car that they are unveiling at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show. With a kerb weight of just 730KG, it reminds me of the Fiat 126 [...]
Interesting presentation by Stevenb Van Roekel who is the CIO of the US government. Interesting approach to procurement, software as a service and BlackBerry devices as a mobile strategy (if I was RIM, I’d be worried). Steven VanRoekel, United States Chief Information Officer View more videos from PARC, a Xerox company Whilst Van Roekel [...]
If the working class and the lower middle class are worried about financial security with trends like extreme couponing; the upper-middle classes are also interested in the thrill of a good deal with the changing economic environment a distant secondary motivator. With this in mind Trendwatching talked about dealer chic; reading their profile its almost [...]
Cadbury mostly defends trade mark rights over purple shaded chocolate packaging – Cadbury ‘owns’ Pantone 2685C HSBC warns of Asian slowdown threat – interesting given the results that Standard Chartered had last quarter and explains HSBC’s underlying profit falls 36% Yum Brands buying Little Sheep – kind of the Chinese equivalent of McDonald’s purchase of [...]
Interesting TED talk by Richard Wilkinson which has hard data on how economic disparity in society affects societal interaction and issues like health. I found the video player a bit unreliable so have also linked to it here. It doesn’t provide any specific policy answers but it does start getting people to think about the [...]
Peter Jackson has been shooting a really interesting video diary for the forthcoming Hobbit two-part film. Whilst all the Tolkien geeks are pouring over it salivating at what they are going to spend their next ten year’s disposable income on, I was curious to know what it was likely to tell us about the future [...]
Three years ago I taught an interactive marketing module at the business school of a private university in Barcelona. It was a great experience presenting to a number of senior executives and up-and-coming talent from various parts of Spanish industry including advertising and interactive agencies. I ended up learning from them as much as they [...]
Ericsson predicts Mobile Data Traffic to grow 10-fold by 2016 – Ericsson RIAA lawyer says DMCA may need overhaul | Media Maverick – CNET News Google rumoured to be eyeing South Korea search deal – Google buying into Daum? The presidential race one year out: America’s missing middle | The Economist – interesting analysis of [...]
Fantastically eclectic mix around about the time he was involved with the Sabres of Paradise that I have grown to appreciate more as I have got older. If you find a decent quality copy of this online and listen to it on an iPod you can really hear the limitations on modern digital audio – [...]
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