February 2012
2 posts
January 2012
1 post
December 2011
5 posts
November 2011
2 posts
“New York cyclists are a tribe. Within any tribe, there are distinctions. We...”
– The Breakdown via Nick Rearden (“34 x26” aren’t his vital statistics)
“What were all these people waitin for. He told me it was for a apple phone or...”
– Well, when you put it like that…
Cormac McCarthy: “The Apple Store”
October 2011
5 posts
“Digital is the infrastructure, the plumbing and wiring, but social is the...”
– This is the bit that makes my job get even more interesting every day…
How Social Digital Is Your Company? - David Armano - Harvard Business Review
“Five years ago, the iPhone didn’t exist. It wasn’t a need in your life. You were...”
– Continuing the theme, with a slight twist…
You don’t need the new iPhone
“When I had an iPhone, the Internet was no longer a destination; it was on me...”
– Why I Dumped My iPhone — And I’m Not Going Back
Uncomfortable reading for me. It’s a thought that’s occurred more than a couple of times in recent months. The iPad’s gone already. Could I… could I…?
September 2011
1 post
July 2011
1 post
June 2011
3 posts
“But the second thing he explained to me was more subtle and way more powerful....”
– A VC: Subconscious Information Processing
May 2011
1 post
April 2011
5 posts
“Unforgiving concrete, searing pain as an awkwardly twisted body finally embraces...”
– A painfully vivid description of a cyclist getting hit by a car. As a daily rider, this is the black dog I have to ignore.
How Much Does it Hurt Now? on road.cc
“It’s evil to work in advertising. Quite a statement, I’m aware. So let me break...”
– Uncomfortable reading: Is it evil to work in advertising? On the Conservation Economy
March 2011
3 posts
“How do you get your point across over an issue as contentious as climate change?...”
– Interesting reading: How not to change a climate sceptic’s mind at the New Scientist
February 2011
6 posts
“More isn’t making us anymore happy. Unlimited choice doesn’t make us feel any...”
– Seeing this kind of post from traditional advertising people gives me a sense of optimism: When is enough, enough? - Mark Cridge of Glue
“This meshes nicely with a self-signalling conception of morality. If part of the...”
– yellow lines and self signalling - Matt Webb, BERG
January 2011
8 posts
“We have in response to our situation become hysterically sentimental towards...”
– Alan de Botton: A Point of View: Has our relationship with nature changed?
Marketing Week article on WWF-UK's digital work →
MW published a piece exploring how we work online, after an interview with me just before Christmas.
I’ve done occasional interviews before, but mostly opinion pieces, so having something that constantly namechecks me makes me feels awkward and embarrassed at the exposure. I was feeling physically sick with nerves between seeing the email arrive with the article and finishing reading it.
...
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My really, really big Do
You know about the Do Lectures, right?
Good.
Every speaker ends with their big Do and little Do - the things they’re committing to do to make the world better. On the last day, every attendee writes down theirs too. The ones I wrote down were good, but probably both could be filed under ‘little’ in the grand scheme of things. I might share them soon, but not quite yet.
But a...
The Best Way to Use the Last Five Minutes of Your... →
Very sage advice on taking a few minutes at the end of each day to review your achievements, interactions and challenges.
Walk with Flowers →
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Notes from Facebook for Good event
Here are my notes from the Facebook for Good event back in early October. I’ve only just realised I hadn’t clicked the ‘publish’ button, so sorry about that.
They’re unpolished notes, tapped out in realtime as the speakers spoke. I offer them with no promises of accuracy.
~ade.
Randi Zuckerberg
New languages created by users, not staff, within 24-48 hours of each...
Turning it up to '11
“I talk a good game, but we need to do better”
*laughter*
A moment during a round-table event back in November. I’d been asked what measurable benefits my employers had seen from our use of social media, or something like that. The question isn’t so important but my glib answer is.
I’ve just read Beth Kanter and Allison Fine’s excellent book, The...
November 2010
1 post
WWF - Steve Loves It! - Steve Edge World →
What a lovely chap with a passion for both design and conservation. I met him at the Do Lectures in September, and was laughing my head off during his talk (you should definitely watch it) and took him up on his offer of a cup of tea and a chat.
October 2010
4 posts
“After enjoying an energetic bike ride in the Bracknell area, some friends and I...”
– Clive Andrews’ review of The Golden Farmer
WatchHow I cook ribs. Tasty, tasty ribs.
These were for our Big Lunch back in July.
September 2010
3 posts
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Do Saturday
It started with a shower in the all-wooden block, watching the water drain through gaps in the rough-hewn floorboards, then breakfast talking road bikes and diagnosing creaks from JWT Manchester David’s pedals with Alan the psychotherapist.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee spoke first, telling us how he’s always been just in the right time to surf a wave of technological developments. Through his...