Awesome jobs for awesome people

As promised, here’s a quick round up of all the awesome digital/social media/tech type jobs that have ended up on a list of awesome jobs I started. Quite often, I either get asked if I know about any awesome jobs going or know any awesome people looking for awesome jobs. (Note: they are in no [...]

Social media *is* the web

Over the past three years, this slide* has been included in pretty much every single presentation/training session I’ve given.That ‘one day’ is fast approaching. Or is it here already? *Quote from Sarah Evans at Horn Group and annoyingly I can’t find the original link.

Cuteness

Every now and then, you just have to post a cat video. It keeps the internet functioning.

Hello again. Fancy seeing you here.

So, like loads of other people, I’ve neglected my blog over the past year. I’ve been caught up in the world of instant gratification that is Twitter. And, like loads of other people, I want to return to the world of blogging that I enjoyed so much. So, I’m back. This time, I’ve got a [...]

Quick test – work in progress

Look away now if you're squeamish and don't like to see things being fixed while the plug's still in. 

Hello. Still here!

Update 4: This is getting embarrassing now. The redesign is *still* in progress. It’s May 2010. Update 3: The redesign has started . . . Update 2: It’s 2010 and this hasn’t happened yet. It will do – I’m just super busy on lots of other stuff (OK, mainly Twitter) Update: It’s October and I [...]

Go Trek Yourself

Yes, we’ve had the original Simpsonize Me and countless other ones, but Trek Yourself passed the ‘Will it work with a cat wearing goggles?’ test. Nice work, if a little bit scary looking. EDIT – I’ve removed the video as it auto-loaded and was getting on my you-know-whats.

Steve Eves, I Salute You – (World’s Largest Amateur Rocket)

Having made and launched a few (much smaller) rockets as a kid, I have total respect for this. And also for the name too . . . A 1/10th-scale model of a NASA Saturn V rocket launched successfully on Saturday, becoming what is thought to be the largest amateur rocket ever to take off and [...]

Social Media Conspiracy Theory #1

People just want to be recognised online – using any means necessary to get links, followers, respect, love, admiration, fame etc. Brands just want to sell people stuff online – using any means necessary to get people talking about their stuff and selling more of it. People and brands do a merry jig with each [...]

Festo and the future

OMG, etc. Check out these two great videos of some of the amazing creations from Festo, as blogged over at the always excellent Rubbishcorp. I spent a good hour this evening freely surfing the web, which I haven’t done in absolutely ages and just had to share.