Category: out and about | 事件 | 종목 | 催し物
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Vivienne Wei + more things
Vivienne Wei WeChat consumer perspective by Chinese video blogger Vivienne Wei. Vivienne Wei put together this great video about how WeChat is the Swiss Army knife of apps in China. It is a great consumer perspective on how WeChat works. Carl Jr resets Carl Jr is a casual eating restaurant chain in the US. It…
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In2 Innovation Summit
In2 Innovation summit I got invited to The Holmes Report‘s In2 Innovation summit. This happened earlier in the day than The Sabre EMEA awards. Here were my takeouts from the In2 Innovation summit in no particular order: Brad Staples presentation on reputation in a fake news environment gave me deja vu. It…
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Brexit part 1
Why I am writing a post called Brexit part 1? Generally I find politics a bit too grubby and dirty for this blog and have only touched it when I absolutely, positively didn’t have a choice. So expect Brexit Part 1 and Brexit Part 2. On June 23, 2016 the UK goes to the polls to…
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Granny’s Got Talent
Granny’s Got Talent – The Korean Cultural Centre has a fortnightly screening of films. The latest one that I went to was Granny’s Got Talent or 헬머니 (pronounced Helmeoni – a literal translation would be Hell Granny). The premise is built around an old woman who is released from jail. She lost contact with her eldest son…
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Hacks and Hackers notes
I went to the Hacks and Hackers London presentations this evening host at the Institute of Directors and here is a summary of the notes that I made. Presenting at Hacks and Hackers this time was: Simon Rogers Kate Day Simon Rogers is ex-Guardian and Twitter. He talked about how Google uses Google Trends, combining…
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My 10 most popular (trafficked) blog posts of 2015
These are the ten most trafficked posts of 2015, in reverse order: Throwback gadget: Nokia N900 – I tried Nokia’s first Maemo-based phone. It was amazing how useless it was as one forgets how linked the modern smartphone is to web services. Despite these problems one could see the now lost potential of the phone.…
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On the sofa: No blood no tears
No blood No tears – One of the best kept secrets in London is the free sessions put on by the Korean Cultural Centre just off Trafalgar Square. I caught the last film of the year to be shown at the centre. No blood No tears is a Korean heist story. Gyung-Sun is a former safe-cracker…
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Louis Vuitton Series 3 exhibition, 180 Strand, London
Having been involved in a number of events over the past couple of years where creative digital work intersected with experiential marketing I was keen to look at Louis Vuitton Series 3 exhibition before it closed. Burberry tends to get the plaudits for digital experiences in the luxury sector and they do a lot of…
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MWC 2015 from the Sidelines: Day One
In covering MWC 2015 yesterday I talked about the pre-event Sunday consumer product launches. These launches continued into Monday with Microsoft revealing more about Windows 10 alongside some mid-range smartphones. Sony’s press event was notable for both its style and content. Sony took a lower key approach to the show than in previous years. It hinted…