Category: Fodder
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Scottish parliament becomes concerned about people drinking too much and so a law is passed to force pubs to close at 9pm. The year? 1436 From Future Thoughts on Twitter
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I like the Adidas Originals stuff – it gets that a great brand needs a setting, a sense of place. It also gets the need for story. 'The street where originality lives' ticks both boxes for me.
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Good riddance Duffy. Hello Marionettes. From taking a break from being what others want you to be, to taking a break from being serious. More importantly, from a trite, spiritual, worthy tone, to, well, lightening up. I suspect they were trying to do the same thing with Duffy – it's a complicated world, times…
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I mentioned I'm reading Richard Wiseman's 59 Seconds. Mostly in the cause of learning about brevity and some psychology quirks to log for a brief one day. However, lots of it seems quite useful. There's stuff you already know, like performing small acts of kindness can make you really happy – I'm well up on…
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Why do the Americans get these great Coke Zero ads and we get utter dross? No macho rubbish, just plenty of wit, story and characters all based around a truth (that came out research), Coke Zero tastes like the original. It might borrow from Orange Gold spots but who cares? Next tells you…
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The more you try not to think about a problem, the more it gets lodged in your brain. Here's an experiment. Don't picture Rob Campbell in a Tutu, Don't think about it, don't imagine the matching leggings and pretty ballet shoes. Go on. That's going to ruin your weekend. The more you try not to think about…
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I bought 59 seconds by Richard Wiseman, but Amazon took forever to deliver it, so the lovely Helen had to post it from new work to old work. She also took the opportunity to share the news that she's in my old desk and making tea properly. So that's good and the desk couldn't have…
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Good stuff on QR codes from Mashable
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This is brilliant. The launch of Dante's Inferno not only shows that you can get lots of attention, interest etc without spending a fortune, it also reminds me that careful noodling with data, playing with Jive and general social web massaging can't beat creating something interesting…and being prepared to admit when things are going a little wrong.
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So yes, following on from post 1 about women, hair and stuff…. hair really matters, it impacts on a woman's self esteem, confidence and probably her actual life chances. Mostly, brands etc play on women's weakness to hope for miracles and give them unnatainable images and lifestyles to buy into. Some get the confidence thing…
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