The new Gorillaz music video is brilliant. Now this is not just cos I like their music but cos the animation is awesome.
Sometimes I am astounded at the developments in animation. Just look at the changes from the early Pixar movies to the 3D cartoons like UP and this Gorillaz video that we are seeing today.
I really can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings…
There has been much written on the new Apple iPad – how it is going to shake up the tablet market, what it will do for ebooks, etc. So I am not going to spend to long on this as there are better experts out there.
Here is what I want to say about it. Having watched Steve Jobs present the iPad through Gizmodo first reactions were – what a crap name (as a good friend said – it sounds like a next generation sanitary towel) and its a massive ipod touch/iphone. So do I want one – nope. I have a laptop and an iPod Touch and I am perfectly happy. I don’t need something in-between.
It turns out I am not the only one to think this. Dom Joly has created a nice little skit to show the absurdity of it. http://www.funnyordie.co.uk/videos/d2b714361c/hello
(I did try to embed this video but struggled with this Funny or Die video. If anyone has any advice on how to do this it is most welcome)
In this day and age it should not be necessary to write a blog post that calls out the great and terrible experiences that we recei
ve on websites that we use on a daily basis. The internet is ubiquitous now and most retailers have an online presence which is often the first port of call. So why do some sites make it so difficult for you to buy their products???
Apologies for the grumpy posting but one of the things that ‘grinds my gears’ (in the words of peter griffin) are websites that fail to deliver a good user experience.
So I am now going to keep a rolling list of those websites where i receive a great service and those bad experiences. This is purely my opinion and I am sure some would disagree. I would welcome any additions to the lists
Here is what I have so far:
GOOD
BAD
so it’s the beginning of a new year and a new decade so I guess I should make some resolutions. Perhaps if i write them and publish them then i might just stick to them. So here they are:
So they may be a bit lame but I think that these are easy to keep. Perhaps I will do a check-in in three months and see how we are doing.
Keep your fingers crossed for me :O)
Happy new year folks!!!
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My blog is like waiting at a bus stop – in a way that i don’t write anything for a while and then two posts come along at once (shame on me). Anyway…..
I was on Twitter after midnight just playing around and a Twitter message came up from John Mayer linking to his Tumblr site. So being nosey I had a look around at past postings and fell in love with this image of a mic on stage. I just simply think it is lovely and the light catching the balcony is magestic. Anyway, i hope you find the same… (sorry if you can’t see the whole image, click on it and it will send you where you need to go)
Sound check, Beacon Theatre by J Mayer
Merry Christmas to everyone who passes along this blog. I am sorry for the late posting but i was knee deep in turkey, ‘pigs in blankets’ and red wine. Happy to say among the lovely gifts i got was a new cupcake recipe book and a cupcake candle – woop woop (the obsession continues).
Reading Becky McMichael’s blog post about the last decade inspired me to do the same. So hold onto your hats folks, its the last ten year of my life!!!!!
2000 – Spent millenium NYE at a house party. Droppped out of university much to the dispair of my parents and landed a PA role with the Orient Express head office
2001 – Landed by my surprise a job in PR and have not looked back since
2002 – I turned 21 and did not have a great year (lowest point of the decade)
2003 – Bought my first flat and moved in by myself at the ripe age of 22. I must have been mad to take on a mortage so early. It was my first home and i am still proud of it today!
2004 – A mad Moroccon lady comes to stay with me for 3 months and it was so much fun that summer. Sunbathing on the roof of the building was a highlight along with droppping water bombs on cars from the roof (sssh – don’t tell the building manager). I also started working at Ruder Finn with Becky and the rest of the corp/tech team!
2005 – Met my wonderful boyf twice. The second time i fell for him at my birthday party. BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!
2006 – Join Trimedia (soon to be Grayling) as an account manager and start using the likes of Facebook, Flickr and Twitter (and my obsession to social media begand :OP)
2007 – stand out thing for that year was the first time I travelled to Thailand. It was awesome and as I had managed to loose two stone i was thin too!
2008 – Boyf moved in with me (yay!)
2009 – Boyf and me buy our first place together and start to feel ever so slightly grown up. I also went to California for the first time and it was amazing trip and one I would love to repeat again. I think i loved the big sur the most!!
2010 – WATCH THIS SPACE…
[pingback: Beck McMichael]
A brilliant example of Time Lapsed Graffiti and a video that kept me in awe by how clever it is.
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
[Pingback Robin Wilson at Opposite Direction]
2. The Samsung Sheep Video
I know I am one of the many digital sheep (pardon the pun} who has re-posted this video but I don’t care. It is so great and has really captured people’s imagination. It is a superb example of creativity and brands taking a chance. Long may it continue.
[pingback: Nick Burcher]
3. Welcome Back Wired!
Whilst other media outlets are dying out (local newspapers and trade magazines) It is great to see new ones emerging. I think the most exciting one to emerge is Wired, which is finding a new lease of life on these shores. WELCOME BACK WIRED UK – WE MISSED YOU.
Conde Nast has gone live with a soft-launched Wired.co.uksite, ahead of next week’s UK magazine relaunch – 12 years after the title first left these shores. The publisher will ready a big online marketing campaign across sites including its own GQ and Vogue
I have been away from this blog for a while but with good reason. I have been on holiday and had the trip of a lifetime.
I made it....
I finally made one of my dreams come true – to visit the west coast of America and drive down it. This month I got to do that and it was a amazing. Although we were only there 10 days, I got to spend time in San Fransisco, Carmel, the Big Sur, Cayucos, Santa Barbara and, finally, LA.
Highlights fo such a trip included:
Lowlights included:
I am sure there is so much more to say but this is the general summary.
Bring on the next trip….
Just a quick post today.
One of the things about working in PR means that you get to learn and experience lots of different things. So farm in my career I have been lucky enough to work across different types of technologies and it has allowed me to see what an impact online, technical manufacturing and traditional technology can have on the greater good. Whether that be how the manufacture of injections needles can prevent the spread of hepatitis or HIV and how online projects has the potential impact a child’s education in Africa or South America.
I have been lucky to work on these awareness campaigns. Just looking at my own personal experience and the great effort that has gone behind Twestival just goes to show that the skills one has can help as much as money in a collection tin (although that is still important too!)
Laura Lynne