Daily Archives: 20 August, 2010

Could Google the movie be the most boring ever? [Big questions]

So here’s my Friday question folks, could the planned movie about Google be the most boring yet about Silicon Valley? What you didn’t know that someone had bought the rights to a book about how Sergey Brin and Larry Page founded Google and allowed us all to endlessly…um google ourselves? Read More »

Ford publishes its social media guidelines [Top tips]

Ford has published its social media guidelines with its tips on how it uses social media via its string of Twitter accounts and presence on Facebook and elsewhere. Read More »

Plan for Sun and News of the World paywall recipe for disaster

If News International is finding it hard going to attract paying subscribers to The Times website then it strikes me that chances of success with a News of the World and Sun paywall are slim to non-existent. Someone needs to take the paywall blinkers off. Read More »

Aussie presenter forced to close Twitter account after election attacks

You have to love Australian politics. With the Australian election neck and neck Twitter has been playing and one ABC presenter has been forced to close his account after attacks on opposition Liberal leader and speedo wearer Tony Abbott. Read More »

A lesson in fearlessness with Blurb Books founder Eileen Gittins [Inspiring women]

The minute I meet Eileen I like her.  Eileen Gittins, CEO of Blurb Books is warm, direct and funny.  She is one of those women who you know would give you a straight answer if you asked her a direct question.  I want to know more about her story. How did she get from being ‘an artist at heart’ to one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in San Francisco generating $45m in revenue in 2009 and shipping 1.2 million books to more than 60 countries? Read More »

A little bit of social awesomeness

I ordered some pin-badges the other day.  I ordered them from a company called Awesome Merchandise, and with great ease my badges duly arrived on my desk in good time.   So my e-commerce experience was everything you’d expect from a company called Awesome Merchandise – and more.  As in my package, alongside my badges came two simple pieces of promo material: a thank you card, and a sticker. Read More »