The dimensions of influence

I recently discovered that I had made the inaugural version of The Br200 – Brand Republic’s list of the web’s most influential bloggers. Leaving aside the fact that it is a) industry specific and b) English language, it is still an achievement I’m surprised at and proud of. As more blogs get submitted, I’ll inevitably slide [...]

Links – 9th January 2009

Enjoy your Friday Products Jon Canter rants against the rise of personalised copy on product packaging. “We’re the couple who love to make crisps.” It sounds like a personal ad in Snackmakers Weekly: a couple seeks another couple who also love to make crisps, in the hope of meeting up in a car park in [...]

Links – 27th June 2008

Selected links from my del.icio.us feed: Blog-related danah boyd’s research on social networking sites Questions about target audiences for newspaper websites (Guardian) – a more coherent and focused article than I managed here, where I raised several questions about the measurements and content for newspaper websites Collection of podcasts and videos on the future of [...]

Links – 22/03/08

A couple of days late due to the MRS Conference and Easter playing havoc with my scheduling. Blog-related IBM blogging policy NB: All companies should have one; few do Review of WARC Online Conference NIN make $1.6m in the first week (Wired) NB: A dedicated fanbase willing to pay for deluxe editions seems to be [...]

Links – 13/03/08

I’ve been feeling under the weather recently. So while I have some ideas for blog posts, I haven’t actually written them yet. Sunday should be the time to rectify that. I’m going to the MRS Conference on both days next week; please say hello if you will be there too. Blog related links Trendy business [...]