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INFINITI Curved Visions
Published on 2012-05-11 10:15:47
designboom, in collaboration with INFINITI, are following on from the success of the ‘Inspired Performance’ competition. This time the theme is “Curved Visions”. The aim of this initiative is to find the best talent in the digital art world. The first theme was “Inspired Performance” attracted 500 entries from all over the globe. Japanese designer Shinji Nukumi was announced … Continue reading > read more
Why Pinterest Needs A Customer Service Team Fast
Published on 2012-04-04 14:40:15
About two months ago, I had just started using Pinterest and had invited people to contribute on the Origin of Cool boards. When a contributor added a few links that I felt didn’t match the category of the boards, I tried to work out how I could delete these pins. After digging deep, no luck. … Continue reading > read more
Mozy On Down
Published on 2012-03-27 12:56:27
Mozy is the world’s most trusted provider of data protection and availability for consumers and businesses, with more than three million customers, 70,000 business users and 70 petabytes of information stored at its multiple data centers around the globe. More information can be found at www.mozy.co.uk. > read more
Different Business: The Future’s Bright
Published on 2012-02-13 12:25:59
Not wanting to start this article on a down note but the current economic climate in the UK is grim. The 2011 riots were a sign that something is fundamentally wrong in this country. Students are not finding work and experienced professionals are being made redundant. These two sets of people meet in the middle … Continue reading > read more
How To Make A Great First Impression
Published on 2011-11-17 15:24:51
The title of this post might suggest one of those fairly generic “look into their eyes and shake their hand firmly” posts but this is far from it. I run several blogs, one of them being Origin of Cool. It is gathering momentum fast so in order to expand, I have reached out to people … Continue reading > read more
Love What You Do…
Published on 2011-11-08 16:57:06
This is the kind of quote I would recommend reading every day… “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. … Continue reading > read more
Questions for a new entrepreneur
Published on 2011-11-04 09:07:53
Some great questions to ask yourself as you design your new business. From Seth Godin’s blog: Are you trying to build profit or equity? A business that builds a brand, a footprint, a standard and an audience might end up being worth millions (witness Tumblr, which has many millions of value but zero profitability). On … Continue reading > read more
Top 10 Free Online Games
Published on 2011-10-28 12:27:01
As a lot of you may be aware, I have been working on a free online game which should be live before Christmas. Playing online games is fun and most games can now be played by many players from all around the world (poker being the most popular). Free online games are growing in popularity … Continue reading > read more
Steve Jobs Dies At 56
Published on 2011-10-06 01:41:08
A sad day today as the news filters through cyberspace that Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder and former CEO, has died aged 56 following a battle with cancer. Jobs was a visionary, a leader and an entrepreneur and took Apple to the forefront of the computer, mobile phone and music industries. He is the reason … Continue reading > read more
One of my favourite quotes
Published on 2011-09-29 14:35:44
“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.” - Brian Tracy Filed under: business, entrepreneurship, free thinking, inspiration, leadership Tagged: Brian Tracy, inspiration, motivation, positive thinking, public speaker, speaker, success > read more
How Much Has Your Company Paid You To Give Up On Your Dreams?
Published on 2011-09-10 05:02:51
“How much did they pay you to give up on your dreams? ” A line from George Clooney in the movie Up In The Air. Clooney’s character Ryan Bingham is the guy sent around the US to fire people without making them feel instantly suicidal. His technique involves asking them about their dreams and finding … Continue reading > read more
All Hail the Unreasonable Man
Published on 2011-08-30 05:49:38
I was reading an excellent Sunday Times article about Steve Jobs and his recent resignation as CEO at Apple. What the article highlighted was in fact that Jobs when soaring was a pleasure to be around. When sales were flagging (in the pre-iPod/iPad/iPhone days), he was a tyrant. A quote from the article really struck … Continue reading > read more
How Will The Office Of The Future Look?
Published on 2011-08-11 10:32:28
I read an interesting article in FX Design Magazine yesterday that looked at the environments we work in and how they would look in the future. It is a fact that the space we work in dictates the way we act. If this is the case, why do so many people still work in offices … Continue reading > read more
3D Wimbledon Final Review
Published on 2011-07-05 06:00:43
Location: Wimbledon Centre Court (aka Empire cinema, Leicester Square) Event: Sony Wimbledon Final 3D screening. As a huge tennis fan, I have seen pretty much every Wimbledon on TV since about the age of 6. I was lucky enough to stroll up to the club > read more
Social Media Sneakers
Published on 2011-07-02 18:14:32
It was only a matter of time before social media turned to fashion to generate revenue. You have to admit though that these social media sneakers are pretty awesome! Filed under: art/design, branding, creativity, technology Tagged: browser, fashion, > read more
Sony Serve Up a Treat For Wimbledon
Published on 2011-07-02 10:38:34
Thanks to SONY and Wimbledon joining forces, for the first time ever, Wimbledon will be filmed and screened live in 3D direct to cinemas around the world. Fans can see their favourite players like they have never seen them before. Fujio Nishida, P > read more
The Coolest Advertising Campaign That Never Was
Published on 2011-06-26 06:25:13
Origin of Cool: London, England Oxford Landing approached Transport For London earlier this year with an unusual proposition. The Australian wine brand wanted to transform the tired, depressing interior of Oxford Circus tube station in to a tranquil > read more
Earn money using your ‘Out of office’ autoreplies
Published on 2011-06-21 07:53:09
The best ideas are the ones that make you slap your forehead and say, “how did I not think of that?!” Swedish ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi Stockholm recently created Out Of Office Ad — a way to monetize automatic email responses thro > read more
Girls Tattoos 152 Facebook Friends On Arm
Published on 2011-06-08 14:36:28
“Dunbar’s Number” is the theory that the number of people with whom we have persistent social relationships often tops out around 150. One woman in the Netherlands has chosen her 150–actually, 152 to be exact–and apparently had their Facebo > read more
Streamago – the new interactive live broadcasting service
Published on 2011-05-27 12:09:53
With YouTube becoming a bit of a monopoly with regards to video sharing, it is refreshing that Tiscali have come up with something to challenge their dominance. Streamago is the new free interactive live broadcasting service that offers anyone the op > read more
4 Ways Social Media Improves Sporting Events
Published on 2011-05-27 11:14:30
by Alex Smith on Social Media Today Through working at a social media agency, I spend a great deal of time on networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Since they are real-time in nature, it’s only natural that social networks and sporting events go h > read more
What could Twitter do to improve Tweetdeck following $40m acquisition?
Published on 2011-05-27 10:57:52
There have been quite a few acquisitions recently. Microsoft bought Skype for a ridiculous amount of money considering Skype are not really generating that much revenue. Following the acquisition of Tweetdeck by Twitter, here are a few ways Tweetdeck > read more
New Gadget Aims to Improve Internet Streaming
Published on 2011-05-23 11:24:35
Thisis a Sponsored Post Veebeam is a great new product that allows you to watch anything streamable in full HD on your TV. If like me you have tried to stream sport online, you end up having to play around and resize browser windows and the end resu > read more
Website invites homeowners to rent out their gardens as campsites
Published on 2011-05-23 10:27:15
A flurry of sites have recently offered shoestring budget travellers a sofa to stay on in someone’s house or a spare bedroom. UK-based website Campinmygarden.com takes this idea into the garden. It allows homeowners to list their gardens on the > read more
Great campaign for new Batman film
Published on 2011-05-23 10:08:18
#thefirerises . Mean anything? If you cracked the code for the new Batman film, it will mean a lot. Fans using twitter searched for this hashtag and were led to the Twitter account @TheFireRises. This account features tweets linking to a site featuri > read more
Ringier Release Revolutionary Appazine
Published on 2011-05-02 13:29:01
Ringier, a leading Swiss media company release a trendy, revolutionary app for tablets. It will be a monthly “appazine” called The Collection and will explore globally relevant topics which will excite and challenge top-tier audiences. The launch > read more
Frowning Flower Girl is Top Royal Wedding Meme
Published on 2011-05-02 13:26:01
All the talk before the Royal Wedding was about Prince William, Kate (or Catherine as she was quickly dubbed) Middleton and the Royal Family’s reaction to the imminent arrival of a “commoner”. Following the wedding, it became appare > read more
There’s a Royal Wedding Tomorrow?!
Published on 2011-04-28 10:52:22
Following several months of hype and seeing Britain sway from being a socialist to a capitalist state (William and Kate fridges, duvets and pretty much every other material item under the sun), the Royal Wedding will be here tomorrow. Does anyone rea > read more
The Power of make believe
Published on 2011-04-14 05:28:55
Sponsored post The creation of LittleBigPlanet for the Sony PlayStation is an awesome example of “make.believe” coming to life; a group of gamers were able to turn their imagination into reality and create one of the biggest gaming hits of recent > read more
What The F*CK Is My Social Media Strategy?
Published on 2011-04-06 14:02:57
I was sent this link today and thought it really encapsulates the nonsense that comes out of a lot of PR/marketing companies. It’s very accurate and very funny. Check it out: http://whatthefuckismysocialmediastrategy.com/ Thanks to afrocityblog > read more
Salesforce aquires Radian6 for $326million
Published on 2011-03-31 05:33:41
Cloud computing giant Salesforce.com has acquired social media monitoring company Radian6 for approximately $276 million in cash and $50 million in stock, net of cash. In addition, approximately $10 million in stock and $4 million in cash will be iss > read more
Dell release new laptop for work and play
Published on 2011-03-30 14:41:12
Sponsored post DELL have released their innovative new Dell Inspiron™ duo laptop and tablet in one device; perfect for work and play. That is why they have launched their new Work and Play application on the Dell Home UK Facebook page. You can ente > read more
Was this the best marketing campaign at SXSW?
Published on 2011-03-30 13:46:05
I like marketing messages that are simple, to the point and clever. Whilst attending my first SXSW in Austin, Texas from 11th-15th March, I believe I found all three: Why did this campaign work? 1). Everyone loves Star Wars. Everyone! 2). Solv > read more
ebuzzing Explained – It’s a place where advertisers and bloggers come together
Published on 2011-01-21 10:17:35
I was recently featured on the London Blog Club blog. The last event was at the Blue Posts pub and was a big success. Tamara Walker is one of the organizers and managed to get me on stage to give a brief presentation about ebuzzing. If you are coming > read more
Banksy’s ‘Make Tea Not War’ Resurrected in London
Published on 2011-01-04 03:30:04
A few of you may remember an article I published earlier in the year entitled RIP BANKSY. It focused on the fact that a piece of Banksy street art had been painted over by a London council. A debate commenced about street artists, their work and the > read more
How I Learned to Float
Published on 2011-01-03 11:30:51
I was told about Floatworks a few months back and became intrigued very quickly. Living and working in London can be incredibly stressful. Your senses are often overloaded without you realising it. Not enough people give their minds and bodies time t > read more
World Sport Bloopers
Published on 2010-12-27 10:00:46
Okay, so you’ve finished the last bit of turkey from Christmas lunch, you’ve already run out of alcohol…twice, and you’re a little tired of your Dad’s racist jokes. Fear not (and excuse the shameless plug!), I bring you > read more
Geeky Social Media Cushions
Published on 2010-12-10 05:30:23
Whilst on business in Paris last week, I saw these brilliantly geeky social media cushions in the lobby. Gmail, RSS, Facebook and Twitter. What more could a geek want??!! Filed under: art/design, branding, creativity, technology Tagged: Cushions, des > read more
Friends of the Earth Business Card – Ironic or Clever Marketing?
Published on 2010-12-09 15:13:50
I was handed a Friends of the Earth business card today. I realised it was more of promotional card highlighting the social media links on the reverse but noticed that the abbreviation of the company read: FOE. Is this just a little bit ironic (frien > read more
Guest Speakers – A Jekyll and Hyde Story about Personal Branding
Published on 2010-12-04 08:44:20
I attended a social media event last month that made me think of one thing that wasn’t being discussed by the speakers: Personal Branding. This is not meant to be a negative post (of course there will be no names mentioned) but it should be a w > read more
The World’s Best Drummer and Other Extraordinary People
Published on 2010-11-03 13:51:27
It has always fascinated me to observe people and see so many adopting a herd like mentality. Their rationale: “Why would anyone want to stand out from the crowd?” “Why would anyone risk being embarrassed by doing something differen > read more
What is the Secret Scream Society?
Published on 2010-10-25 14:00:35
On 31st October (Halloween) the Secret Scream Society launches with a screening of the classic slasher flick Scream. What on earth is the Secret Scream Society I hear you ask?! Put simply, it is a community of film fans that like horror movies and wa > read more
Viva La e-Revolucion (Social Media’s Impact on Politics)
Published on 2010-10-04 06:10:44
Whilst reading Clay Shirky’s book ‘Here Comes Everybody’, it dawned on me how social media has had (and will continue to have) a profound effect on the political landscape. We have already seen how Twitter has become a new form of a > read more
Why I Joined JCI
Published on 2010-10-01 13:30:49
For people who are not familiar with JCI, it is the Junior Chamber International. It is a global organization that encourages young people to improve their leadership skills. An annual membership is £96 (£8/month). There are guest lectures, social > read more