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Author Archives: Ben Ayers

Mine’s a double Vodka

June 18, 2008 – 10:51 am

For some reason this image, apparently taken around the time of prohibition in the US, evokes Churchill’s masterful quote when chastised for being merry: “I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.”
Not sure why. Perhaps we should have a version of the this [...]

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He he. Talk about disruptive.

June 17, 2008 – 3:27 pm

As seen on The Buzz Bin.

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Some interesting bits and pieces

June 16, 2008 – 12:01 pm

Here’s the latest news roundup from Rachel Filer at Dare Digital.
3D TV
‘So real it makes you feel sick’, say some. Orange, as well as leading the way with home digital TV in Europe, which will be coming to the UK as of November, have 3DTV up their sleeve too. Whilst on the subject of Orange, did [...]

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Rome - the ‘Eternal City’ made my head hurt

June 11, 2008 – 5:32 pm

I’ve just returned from a weekend break in Rome with Nicola and I can honestly say that sightseeing in Rome is so totally, breathtakingly intense that it’s not surprising that upon return, one feels drained, moved and even somewhat ‘altered’. Such is the power of the ‘Eternal City’.
Friday: Old buildings, Imperial ambitions and breathtaking frescoes
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Cerf: Inform and then let them share

June 3, 2008 – 2:47 pm

Google Vice President and ‘Chief Internet Evangelist’ Vint Cerf explains how Open Social can bridge the gap between advertising and PR. According to Vint, we call advertising ‘advertising’ when it’s something we are not interested in. When we are presented with something we are interested in, we call it ‘information’.
 
This of course is the secret [...]

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