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Entries from December 2008

Labour seem intent on losing internet support…

December 31st, 2008 · Comments

I try and stay away from commentin on politics, religion or football, but as someone’s whose first experience of voting brough the Labour party to power, I’m amazed they seem intent on ensuring I can never vote for them again.
There’s already a lot of coverage of the Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham proposing cinema-style age ratings [...]

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Tags: Digital Culture

Why I wish I was my son…

December 30th, 2008 · Comments

Originally I was going to write a flippant post about how doing social media is a lot like having an 8-month old (long hours and sleepless nights worrying about how he/it is developing, and which are the best toys to be providing to enrich his/people’s lives).
That prompted me to consider how lucky he is to [...]

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Tags: Digital Culture

Essential tools for working from the family home

December 29th, 2008 · Comments

There really are two things which make it possible for me to work from home without having the money to build an office in the garden:
Sony MDR-V300 Headphones with Neodymium Magnet – Folding Design
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http://www.last.fm/user/BadgerGravling
That and the fact I’ve got a bookcase partitioning me from the rest of the room and blocking the line of sight [...]

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Tags: Funny

Even Christmas drinks show something about branding

December 25th, 2008 · Comments

Firstly, Merry Christmas to everyone!
Secondly, my love of marketing means that I couldn’t help but comment on a micro-brewery I discovered when I stocked up on alcohol for Christmas (in moderation, obviously!).
I’m still coming to terms with getting older – and discovering a taste for ‘real beer’ rather than massmarket lager, so I always like [...]

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Tags: marketing