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I like Social Lending


I have been keeping an eye on the increasing coverage of start up’s like Zopa who are in the so called social lending space. In a nutshell Zopa “..is the marketplace for Social Lending. People lend and borrow money with each other, sidestepping the banks.” The BBC has an interesting piece about social lending and […]

Some thoughts about Second Life and Social Marketing Consultants


I have been trying SL on and off for a couple of months - mostly off btw as I have a life. I have been quietly watching real world brands, agency’s and consultants get all hot and bothered about it and the supposed potential. I have to admit that I was intrigued BUT hang on […]

Worst Album Covers of All Time?


Not sure if they are the worst album covers of all time but some of these can definitely be considered very dodgy. One things for sure they just don’t make CD sleeves like this anymore!

Vancouver and Olympic Marketing


I’m not a fan of the Winter Olympics being hosted by Vancouver, not because I have any real ideological objection but because I have seen first hand the incapacity of Vancouverites to deliver big thinking. It does not get much bigger than hosting an Olympic Games and you only have to see the spin surrounding […]