August 2009
66 posts
Ha ha ha ha ha. If you aren’t following @shitmydadsays, you are missing out. (via @amanda) <— she’s not wrong! Love it.
Brighton Rock film to be re-made. Cool! Providing they do a good job of course. http://bit.ly/28EItq (hat tip: @DukeofYorks )
Having a good old tinker with the new data in the Groundswell technographics profile tool http://bit.ly/35S3S
RT @amayfield: Have you filled in the NMK survey yet? Please do if u r in UK and work in digital - cheers! http://bit.ly/nmksurvey
Five bad healthfoods http://bit.ly/THcb
New series of #shootingstars is absolute genius. Love the new nerdy character on Ulrika’s team
ran 16.25 km @ a 04:49/km pace with Nike+ on 08/26/2009 (run time: 1:18:24) http://bit.ly/nwhII #nikeplus
RT @amayfield: KO! RT @iandelaney: RT @iaintait &c best. site. ever. http://bit.ly/5khHv
Feeling sad for the folks who were going to Beachdown, and the organisers too - a heartfelt apology: http://icanhaz.com/beachdownoff
RT @AlastairDigby: Can anyone recommend a good remote hosting service for Wordpress driven website?
On a steep and frustrating Ableton Live learning curve. There would be power at my fingertips if only I was plugged into the mains
Just as I was starting to get on with Ableton Live, suddenly it won’t recognise any of my MP3’s - WTF?
RT @jbernoff: 2009 social participation data just published. 4/5 online Americans use social tech. Intl data later http://bit.ly/8i6Ks
Ah it was an Ableton licensing issue, which worked as they just got £300 out of me! Now back to the digital DJ learning curve…
There’s worrying talk in the office of a NixonMcInnes skinny-dip in the sea at lunchtime
Good to see @Prycie @rossbreadmore @rah_rah @special_noodles @Carlsonator at the Brunswick Festival. Top day for it too.
Love how Twitter spread news of whitehall explosion and confirmed as controlled explosion no casualties all before BBC got a whiff of it
RT @PaulOckenden: @tomnixon Controlled explosion by plod, apparently.
RT @jopkins: explosion near downing street ? http://bit.ly/EdRtT
RT @maxwellinever What are your fave #Brighton online communities/groups? Tell me & they may be represented in new piece of research Pls RT
Back in sunny Brighton after top weekend on the Welsh border. If you ever get the chance to try gorgewalking, do it!
On the road to Wales for yet another stag weekend. Gorgewalking this afternoon should be fun and probably very cold.
Hey music fans, check out this mix by James Zabiela http://bit.ly/KyDXY
Having my first bad experience with Streetcar who are usually brilliant. Still waiting for car I booked for 8:30 :(
Just declined some work with a tobacco company on ethical grounds. Funny thing was, the lady was coughing and splutting on the call. teehee
Organisational democracy only works if you have processes in place to handle the extra input and debate to avoid grinding to a halt
ran 15.04 km @ a 04:51/km pace with Nike+ on 08/19/2009 (run time: 1:12:59) http://bit.ly/13i5vV #nikeplus
RT @MrsPBoutique: @tomnixon how do you manage potential deadlock? <— Simplest process is to have a vote including all affected by decision
Some good old debate in the @nixonmcinnes office today. The advantages and disadvantages of democracy unfolding in front of us :)
Always makes me chuckle when someone ends a phone call on a Monday with ‘Have a nice weekend.’ Brain obviously still elsewhere :)
RT @gregverdino: 10 reasons b2b marketers should consider social media: http://bit.ly/LbwEQ (via @cksays) <— a good summary
Is anyone doing buzz monitoring with sentiment analysis for the NHS at the moment? Must be off the scale right now!
RT @measurementcamp: Freshly baked September MeasurementCamp now available. Buy your ROI TODAY!!! http://measurementcamp.wikidot.com/events
Oops - if your website is on #dragonsden make sure your hosting can handle the traffic! http://www.mydish.co.uk/ “503 Service Unavailable”
RT @ade: First proper details of a lovely project I’ve been working on - turning pandas into art: http://bit.ly/fyzJv
OK, sorry to people who only get one holiday per year :) @rossbreadmore proposes ‘Super-mega-joy-time’ as the new standard. Job done.
From my very unscientific anecdotal experience I get the sense that the tide is turning away from iPhone towards Android. Anyone else?
RT @DukeofYorks: Do not miss SIN NOMBRE from Friday….’tis very awesome. http://www.sinnombre.co.uk/ <— Saw this in NY and it is indeed
ran 12.51 km @ a 04:47/km pace with Nike+ on 08/11/2009 (run time: 59:59) http://bit.ly/fgSXE #nikeplus
My money is that Facebook bought FriendFeed purely to buy in the talent. They don’t need the users or tech.
A good song for a Monday from the genius that is Tim Minchin http://bit.ly/ayN6V
Reading @barrybloye ‘s excellent post about the web, social media and the democratisation of music - he’s nailed it. http://bit.ly/F344V
RT @slipmatt: The @nixonmcinnes team just launched a major CSR project for T-Mobile - http://thespark.t-mobile.co.uk - feedback welcome :)
Why do people call holiday ‘annual leave’? Pointless business jargon. Makes it sound like you only get to leave the office once a year :)
Fascinating pop psychology about “left to right” http://bit.ly/w9DF9
Cool ride around Stanmer Park. @kindleresearch invented a pirouette falling off maneuver. @willmcinnes hugged one tree and knackered 1 wheel
Getting ready to hit some trails with @willmcinnes and @kindleresearch. Wondering how many crashes lie ahead.
Challenging the conventional wisdom about exercise leading to weight loss http://bit.ly/14kg4O
Finally taken the plunge and entered the Rough Track Triathlon: 800m swim / 20km mountain bike / 9km run. Scared. http://bit.ly/3vZwpv
Feeling so lucky to live in Brighton today. Swim training in the sea followed by lunch and shandy on the beach. Love it.