January 2011
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“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...