Just for Fun

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  When is a 'bad' logo design actually 'good'?

  6th March 2008 15:05 by tom

  I was just stumbling through the Internet and came across this interesting article about logo design... Is there really such a thing as bad publicity!? Also anyone who thinks the original 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana was a little grungy might appreciate this Tango version - made me smile,… Read more

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  Facebook and Marmite

  3rd March 2008 10:37 by lisa

  Two videos doing well on YouTube at the moment pretty much sum up the Facebook divide - you either love it or you hate it. I was shocked last weekend when a friend said "I've heard Facebook are going to start charging... that would annoy me, but I'd pay!". After… Read more

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  New Social Shopping Widgets aid Online Promotion

  3rd March 2008 09:39 by tom

  It's an increasingly crowded online marketplace, with everyone competing for the top spots on the search engines, beating each other up with adwords and fighting for all the traffic they can get. You might have the best products in the world, but if nobody knows you exist then it's hard… Read more

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  Facebook on the Decline

  28th February 2008 08:57 by tom

  I was just reading on the fantastic mashable.com how the readership of Facebook has apparently dipped over the past month or so, although some are putting this dip in user numbers down to 'seasonal' factors. There's no denying the impact Facebook has had over here in the UK, everyone's been… Read more

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  MocBook Air

  26th February 2008 04:38 by lisa

  The MocBook Air fits perfectly on any design conscious persons desk. The Air weighs an astonishing 0.0kg and it's sleek design gives it the illusion of being so thin it's invisible to the naked eye. It fits so well into the background you won't even notice it's there. The powerful… Read more

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  What are you listening to right now?

  15th February 2008 04:21 by tom

  If, like me, you get bored of the same old songs being played over and over again on commercial radio, or find Chris Moyles just a little bit too loud on the more delicate of mornings. Then you might have trawled the Internet looking for good and original radio stations.… Read more

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  WrongWrite.com

  3rd February 2008 18:15 by tom

  18a have recently acquired the site wrongwrite.com - "part education, part therapy. We uncover grammatical and spelling errors on commercial signage and advertising, and share it with our loyal readers". So hop over and check it out - and keep us in mind next time you see a shocking typo… Read more

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  The Original Social Network

  5th January 2008 13:18 by tom

  For anyone who's getting fed up of all those social networking sites out there, take a look at this brand new social network that's taking the world by storm. Check out The Original Social Network Read more

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  Shocking Tesco Typo

  2nd January 2008 07:16 by lisa

  From working in PR and updating websites 24/7 (or so it seems sometimes!) I've developed a keen eye for typos. But I don't think it even takes a 'keen' eye to spot this striking blunder on a banner outside a Tesco store in South Somerset! A blunder that's very likely… Read more

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  The Affiliate Marketing Board Game

  15th November 2007 14:10 by tom

  It occurred to me the other day, just how much affiliate marketing is like playing monopoly! It's probably the reason I like it so much. Everyone trying to make it around the board, picking up as many properties as they can, in the hope that some will make decent returns.… Read more