Books & titles

Have you ever thought of a better title for a book, than what it received from its author? Well, people behind this site certainly have. Check it out for some (funny) alternatives.

Tuesday morning blogroll

Nicholas Bate on analysis paralysis and why simple is better and less is more.

Michael Wade and Kurt Harden make me miss a good Autumn morning.

Eclecticity for the love of blogging – and his sheer positive energy!

Seth Godin from Pacebo effect to Global warming and why you are only sometimes entitled to your opinion.

Guy Kawasaki is having a blast with Google+. Take note Facebook.

Lessons from the Wise Fool by Creative Think.

What do YOU want to do…

before you die?

Nicole Kenney, a Brooklyn-based artist took polaroid shots of people and asked them to write on the photo, what it is, that they’d like to do before they die. Check it out for inspiration, and a smile!

So do I, my dear…

Funny, because it’s true for every woman.

Operation smile

There are many good deeds in the world. This is one:

Weird interview question

"If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?" (source)

Seriously…? They have got to joking, but then I stop and think about it: What would I say? Climb out. (What is a blender again?) No, maybe I’d lay low… (it’s a food processor, isn’t it?) Actually no, if I lay flat, it could still get me and there’d be blood… (and now I’m feeling sick). Or am I small enough to fit under the blades? Is it turned on? Ick, the blades, run… 

And this is the moment I look them in the eye, break a confident smile and ask for another question…

Superb ad

Why? because it’s subtle. it’s not in your face obvious that it’s for Vodafone. Because it works on any language, and because it’s gentle and funny…

Driven to Distraction (30 sec TVC)

One of the smoothest cross promotion examples I have recently seen. Vic Gundotra (previously from Microsoft, but since 2007) from Google (note nice big logo in the background) praising Mercedes S Class and coining the phrase ‘magical software’… Nicely done.

Space debris 'at tipping point'

More and more issues require multi-nation cooperation to solve. Is civilization mature enough to solve them?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-14757926

Cheerios: that's for babies

I thought I’d share this fun TVC!