Hunky Dorys are a brand of potato crisp. I guess there isn't much that you can say about potato crisps. You either like them or you don't. You might like one brand over another, but I don't normally associate crisps with scantily clad women. That was until last year when Hunky Dorys ran an advertising campaign featuring scantily clad female rugby "players". This year … [Read more...] about Provocative Advertising
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Why I Value LinkedIn Endorsements
I've been a member of LinkedIn for several years. I'm connected to people I've dealt with in a variety of roles. Some of the people I know very well, others might only be casual acquaintances. However I have some kind of "link" or "connection" with pretty much all of them. I won't connect to people unless I know who they are and I definitely won't endorse someone unless … [Read more...] about Why I Value LinkedIn Endorsements
Pricing Stupidity
This is more of a rant than anything else.. While the US dollar and the Euro might be close in value from time to time they aren't the same currency. 1 US dollar is worth less than 1 Euro. However there are software vendors out there that think it's "acceptable" to charge the same to both their European customers as they do their US based ones - simply changing the currency … [Read more...] about Pricing Stupidity
RSS.me In The Works
I'm really fascinated by a new project we're working on inhouse - RSS.me What is it? Well if you know what RSS is you can probably guess. And no - it's not an RSS reader. There are plenty of them out there already and we can't really compete with them .. nor would we really want to. At the moment there isn't a huge amount for the public to see .. there's a holder page on the … [Read more...] about RSS.me In The Works
What Startups Need To Realise
This video has been doing the rounds for the last few days. It's amusing (and a small bit NSFW) but also very realistic. The number of times I've seen emails and forum queries from people who think that their idea is original and guaranteed overnight success .. There's nothing wrong with being confident in your plans, but you need to be realistic! … [Read more...] about What Startups Need To Realise