Category Archives: People and that

Save time with your horoscope

Posted on February 28, 2011 by truthinessorg

Apart from not reading it in the first place, of course, you could simply take a look at the ‘meta horoscope’ from information is beautiful. They’ve analysed 4000 horoscopes and discovered – amazingly – that they are all very similar. Few … Continue reading →

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America – surprisingly old school for the new world

Posted on February 25, 2011 by truthinessorg

One thing that really surprises me in the US is just how dated some of the imagery and language is around here when it comes to women. There are numerous adverts on TV exhorting women to buy workouts such as the exciting … Continue reading →

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What is Facebook for, when it comes to brands?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by truthinessorg

Kind of interesting article at Survey: Facebook Strategy Should be About Deals Not Engagement | Social Commerce Today. It’s kind of interesting mainly because the research it’s built on appears pretty flaky. Essentially they asked the question ‘Why do you follow … Continue reading →

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Like Facebook?

Posted on January 26, 2011 by truthinessorg

I don’t much. Some people think that’s a bit weird because I’m meant to be a social media person at work. You don’t need to like sheep to be a vet though, do you? In fact, if you were a … Continue reading →

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Friends are rubbish

Posted on January 26, 2011 by truthinessorg

For the last few years you couldn’t move in the ever exciting world of media, marketing or advertising without some social media cheerleader telling you that experts are dead, it’s all about friend recommendation. Well it looks like we’ve taken … Continue reading →

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Trend spotting 2011

Posted on November 12, 2010 by truthinessorg

From Lad to 4D man: The ever-changing face of modern masculinity | Life and style | The Guardian. The new trend for male magazines and all things male is that men are men. Not any type of man in particular … Continue reading →

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Mind my externalities

Posted on October 26, 2010 by truthinessorg

Read a free newspaper, finish it and chuck it on the floor of the tube carriage. Open a sandwich, eat it and leave the wrapper on the seat when you go. Or, as someone reading an impeccably right wing, mad … Continue reading →

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Forget HD TV. It’s what the TV looks like.

Posted on October 17, 2010 by truthinessorg

Every time I mention that we’ve got an old-school CRT TV (you know, the ones that go back about as much as they are wide) I get sarcastic comments, accentuated by the fact that I’m meant to be a bit … Continue reading →

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How come so many car handwashing places?

Posted on October 17, 2010 by truthinessorg

Just what are our nation’s teenagers doing? When I was a kid I was given a few quid to wash my parents’ car every week. Not much but enough when you’ve not got too much to spend it on. Now … Continue reading →

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Mappiness

Posted on October 10, 2010 by truthinessorg

Probably the best example of research and mobile phones combining yet is Mappiness (http://www.mappiness.org.uk/). It’s a simple iPhone app which asks you to record your level of happiness regularly, plus what you are doing. It also takes a noise level … Continue reading →

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