November 2008
61 posts
surprisingly not hung over today. the power of the bacon roll.
back home after v. Fun night at #dimas08. Board meeting tomorrow morning so need to catch some Z’s
On my way to the #dimas08
Big-ups to @zenbullets for snatching the best blog award. Deserved win :)
At MTV in Camden. There’s a guy here dressed as a Parisian street mime artist. Looks like fancy dress but I think this is his normal look.
Had never heard of Turducken until this Thanksgiving. Now everyone’s talking about it. I still have no idea what it is but sounds disgusting
Off to Londinium
Getting some strategic planning stuff done amongst all the day to day tasks. feels good.
Hire managers of one →
Good post from 37signals about self-managment - one of the key principles of democratic organisations:”When you’re hiring, seek out people who are managers of one.What’s that mean? A manager of one…
Blogging: Hire managers of one http://tinyurl.com/6q3fw9
Craving beer like you wouldn’t believe. Thinking about the cold cans of Grolsch at home in the fridge. Right, time to go!
Social Media Case Studies SUPERLIST- 17 Extensive... →
settling down to episode 2 of survivors. mediocre-to-good midweek viewing
Amazed by the lack of talki about digital today. PR is further behind than I thought
Liking the emerging themes today: honesty; openness etc
At the pr week crisis management conference. “we might be interrupted by a demonstration.” Exciting!
Thanks @greenwellys @alexhansford @cliveandrews for chiming in with ideas
Broken the back of the presentation. Gonna get some sleep and finish it early tomorrow.
Still need more examples of corporate use of social media in a crisis. Any ideas?
Finally feeling enough looming deadline pressure to prepare my presentation for PR Week conference tomorrow. http://is.gd/8Nz4
Blogging: Chinese democracy - rock ‘n’ roll style http://tinyurl.com/57ba3n
Chinese democracy - rock 'n' roll style →
Unsurprisingly, the Chinese government has banned the import of the new Guns ‘n’ Roses album called Chinese Democracy. You’ve got to feel for the poor officials: Clearly they can’t allow such…
Looking forward to this new series Survivors about to start on BBC1. Let’s see if it’s any good.
What are your favourite examples of corporate social media use in a crisis - both good and bad?
phew we’ve moved the last of our stuff out of hazel’s flat and tenants are all signed up
PR 2.0: Reinventing Crisis Communications for the... →
In its study, FairWinds researched the Web to identify gripe sites specifically containing “sucks.com.” The study uncovered over 20,000 domains with only 2,000 ending in the phrase “stinks.com.” Of…
parked extremely illegally at the end of Gardner st
Christmas lights are on in North Laine. The silly season starts here. http://snipurl.com/6311f
happy that I’m now spending today in the office. might see if I can gatecrash the @devden lunch
Phew 5 mins to Brighton. Just got to do an estate agent job with Hazel’s flat then home. Wishing I had spiky hair and a fat kipper tie.
Looking forward to the 13:00 - 14:00 session at this conference (AKA lunch)
Blogging: How do you see democracy working in an organisation? http://tinyurl.com/6h73qg
At the e-consultancy online marketing masterclass http://tinyurl.com/me58c fidgeting like a schoolboy so have ducked out
Good to finally meet @cliveandrews in person
How do you see democracy working in an... →
Leif asked in a comment: “So what kind of things do you need to change to become more democratic? How do you see democracy working in an organisation?”Organisational democracy is all about the…
Blogging: How close are we to democratic nirvana? http://tinyurl.com/5ghrse
How close are we to democratic nirvana? →
The guru of democratic workplaces (and my No. 1 business hero) Ricardo Semler has said that he reckons that his company, Semco, is only 20% of the way towards the democratic ideals that it aspires…
Join the @nixonmcinnes team! We’re looking for mid-weight and senior social media consultants. More here: http://icanhaz.com/SMconsultant
Oh phew, there seems to be some order and progress emerging from the chaos. aaaaaaand *breathe*
I think it’s very quaint that the international space station has a doorbell http://is.gd/7Txb
Walking the over-sized hamster http://snipurl.com/5pz3k
Off for a long run, with a classic Dave Seaman (not the goalie) Global Underground soundtrack
Saw Burn After Reading tonight. John Malkovich is superb, like an angry and deranged Victor Meldrew. Some classic Coen Brothers moments
Shouldn’t be spending any money until we get our flat rented out, but SERIOUSLY want one of these badboys: http://is.gd/7CNd
Retweeting @DailyNetworker: Searching for an amazing Project Manager for Make Your Mark with a Tenner; http://tinyurl.com/6h9n6m
My last day of semi-holiday today and still feeling ill as hell :(
looking at winter sun holidays for xmas and new year. overwhelmed by choice and terrified by prices. any recommendations?
Impressed that @al_gore has gained 13236 followers in 3 days, but needs to learn that it’s two-way and you need to follow others too
Arrrgh, stoopid friday ad website. so many bugs. this is not a time to have a sub-standard classified advertising business.
Blogging: The sweatshop debate http://tinyurl.com/4th72u