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Ad spend Unilever threatens to pull ad spend from platforms that ‘breed division’ – “Consumers don’t care about third-party verification. They do care about fraudulent practice, fake news, and Russians influencing the US election. They don’t care about good value for advertisers. But they do care when they see their brands being placed next to ads […]
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Shōwa era pop This week I have been listening to classic Japanese pop from the 1970s and 1980s – late Shōwa era for the win! The Shōwa era means ‘enlightened harmony’. It covers world war II and the subsequent economic miracle, right up to the bubble era of the Japanese economy. What we saw during […]
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First of all, what’s ‘design thinking’? It’s a term that has been popularised by IDEO to encapsulate user-centred thinking. Wikipedia does a good explanation of how it differs from the scientific method Design thinking differs from the “Scientific method”, which begins by stating a hypothesis and then, via a feedback mechanism, continues iteratively to form […]
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Just over 11 years ago I watched a talk on the mobile industry by Charles Dunstone of Carphone Warehouse at the LSE. I came across the post by accident the other evening and wondered how well Dunstone’s view held up over the past decade or so. On VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol)… I think that […]
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Eatmybeat This week I was listening to: [Free Download] London Collective, eatmybeat, Drop a Tasty 21 Track Compilation ‘Bonus Snacks Vol. 2’ Perfect for DJs | Magnetic Eatmybeat have put together a create collection in Bonus Snacks Vol. 2. The Eatmybeat compilation is an interesting mix of ambient soundscapes, old school electro and various strands of house […]