“My suspicion is that Tumblr will end up as the LiveJournal of its era - a place that breeds fierce cultural attachment and specialises in rich social features which connect and empower fans*, but overlooked and ultimately written off because of its lack of appeal to tech opinion formers.”
— Blue Lines Revisited: Posterous vs. Tumblr: A Head to Head
JetLev
BBC Four Programmes - The Secret Life of the Airport, The Final Approach
The final episode of this lovely series is out, this time covering Norman Foster, luggage systems, security and climate change.
“Honestly - every time I post a job advert and politely say “no agencies please” I’m assaulted by a tidal wave of dull phone calls from recruiters who seem to think that by ignoring me completely they’ll somehow persuade me to pay them fees, and it’s all gotten a bit boring.”
BBC NEWS - Swine flu parties 'a bad idea'
From the department of the bleeding obvious
On Advertising
I came to a conclusion this week: the US and the UK — my experiences of each, at least — really aren’t all that different. Obviously, there are some major differences that are hard to ignore — different currency, driving on the wrong side of the road, and so on — but if you take a step back and take a very general view of the two places, there are far more similarities than differences.
That is, until you turn on the television. More specifically, until you turn on the television and wait for the next ad break (or “commercial break”). I could say watching American adverts is a little like being forced into something you absolutely do not want, over and over again, while between 10 and 50 people shout at you as loud as they can.
“ou may not know his name but you will certainly know his work: Morris Cassanova (aka Mr Chicken) designs and makes signs for most of the fried chicken shops in the UK.”
“The Pilot and Co-Pilot are both served different meals to reduce the risk of food poisoning”
— BBC Two Programmes - Days that Shook the World, Series 1, Concorde - Atlantic Crossing
Michael Jackson vs Prince vs The Jackson 5 tracks played per hour on Last.fm
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