Thanks to @SociableSport for this one....
Check out today's YouTube homepage masthead promoting the film premiere of LIFE IN A DAY, made possible by LG. The Ridley Scott picture, directed by Kevin Macdonald, is a chronicle of life's moments collected from user generated content created on July 24th 2010.
The feature film is an experiment in finding parallel stories from around the world, using tech innovation to make something special out of the ordinary. It will premiere at Sundance Festival on Friday at 1:00am GMT / 8:00pm New York time / 9:00am Shanghai time and will air globally as a live stream event on YouTube at the same time.
It will then be repeated once more on YouTube at 7:00pm your local time, Friday January 28th, wherever you are.
Please come along to the Facebook event by hitting I'M ATTENDING
And if you haven't already subscribed, go to http://www.youtube.com/lifeinaday for all the latest news from Sundance and YouTube.
LG and Mindshare are very proud to have put this project together. We're looking forward to sharing this uplifting story with the world.
Life's Good!
Monday, 24 January 2011
Why aren't we all banging on about Net-Neutrality?
Question: What's great about the internet?
Answer: You do everything there...Yes everything!
If you want to get a balanced opinion, and by balanced I mean views across the spectrum you go to the internet. Sure there will be some nut-jobs on there telling you that YouTube cats falling from trees are the work of the illuminati but that's what's cool about it
If net neutrality disappears, Google, Verizon and Comcast will control access and content. Isn't that what happens when you create a fast lane?
If they control the speed they quickly control our opportunity to voice our opinion. If you pay for speed access this blog (and hundreds of thousands much better ones than this) will die. There will be a much shorter tail and culture will be owned exclusively a small number of big players
I want to find my truth by listening to the world, surely we don't want the internet to look like Fox News?
Answer: You do everything there...Yes everything!
If you want to get a balanced opinion, and by balanced I mean views across the spectrum you go to the internet. Sure there will be some nut-jobs on there telling you that YouTube cats falling from trees are the work of the illuminati but that's what's cool about it
If net neutrality disappears, Google, Verizon and Comcast will control access and content. Isn't that what happens when you create a fast lane?
If they control the speed they quickly control our opportunity to voice our opinion. If you pay for speed access this blog (and hundreds of thousands much better ones than this) will die. There will be a much shorter tail and culture will be owned exclusively a small number of big players
I want to find my truth by listening to the world, surely we don't want the internet to look like Fox News?
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Lovefilm Lovethis
Amazon is buying Lovefilm, the UK's version of Netflix
Apparently they paid $300m for 1.4m subscribers...you do the maths but it sounds liek a good deal and straight in line with the content pushing strategy that Amazon have been embarking on of late
Amazon get the understanding of streaming technology before they attempt to take on Netflix in the US and have a ready made user base to work with before Netflix enters the European market. This is significant and to make it even more fun who wouldn't bet against them making a play for Spotify to go against Apple?
Apparently they paid $300m for 1.4m subscribers...you do the maths but it sounds liek a good deal and straight in line with the content pushing strategy that Amazon have been embarking on of late
Amazon get the understanding of streaming technology before they attempt to take on Netflix in the US and have a ready made user base to work with before Netflix enters the European market. This is significant and to make it even more fun who wouldn't bet against them making a play for Spotify to go against Apple?
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Nonfat, no foam, no hassle
I hate to admit this but there are so many things that New York does better than London. Just above "winter" and below "Bacon" is this beautiful app from Starbucks
The ubiquitous west coast chain had ran a trial of 16 spaces in Seattle and San Francisco and has now rolled out to the city. It's cool, and really simple. You download a barcode that is linked to your credit card and hold up your phone to pay
Again, this is something that fits Starbucks perfectly, stress free convenience
My boy Doron always takes care of me when we do our status at the local on 7th Ave and 36th. He bought me a gingerbread latte (I don't know why...I wouldn't dream of having one over here!) paid and simultaneously showed me his recent transactions and his impressive array of Starbucks stars.
Good.
The ubiquitous west coast chain had ran a trial of 16 spaces in Seattle and San Francisco and has now rolled out to the city. It's cool, and really simple. You download a barcode that is linked to your credit card and hold up your phone to pay
Again, this is something that fits Starbucks perfectly, stress free convenience
My boy Doron always takes care of me when we do our status at the local on 7th Ave and 36th. He bought me a gingerbread latte (I don't know why...I wouldn't dream of having one over here!) paid and simultaneously showed me his recent transactions and his impressive array of Starbucks stars.
Good.
Monday, 22 November 2010
Nike for LeBron: Rise
This has undertones of that Earl Woods Nike commercial...they really do a fantastic job of taking hype and giving us a counterpoint as something to think about
In this new LeBron James ad “Rise”. Nike nods to Miami Vice; playing up his actions vs the expectations people may have of him.
Given the media circus of an ESPN special I personally find it remarkable that King James can play the victim in this skit but this is sure to keep Nike real and sell more hi tops in the process. 5 stars.
In this new LeBron James ad “Rise”. Nike nods to Miami Vice; playing up his actions vs the expectations people may have of him.
Given the media circus of an ESPN special I personally find it remarkable that King James can play the victim in this skit but this is sure to keep Nike real and sell more hi tops in the process. 5 stars.
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
I love it when you find music in your library that had lapsed off your playlist but find again and realise your runs, your travels and your nightcaps are a lot better for these tunes.
I hit the bargrooves compilations (@bargroovesuk) really great for running but then I recently resynched my iPod and ended up downloading 11 podcasts that are essentially 30 minute mixes of each release by DJ Miss Divine who is just phenomenally seamless through the set
Part Miami winter, part london lounge and a heavy slice of ibiza through august - if you are either a runner in need of a 30 min torch session, looking for that perfect post club set that is laid back enough to help you come down at the end of the night but simultaneously glamourous enough to help your after party slide until the sun comes up these downloads should not be missed
Get them all after the jump
http://www.last.fm/music/Bargrooves/_/bargrooves+Podcast+Episode+1
You can thank me later...
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Location:Bargrooves Podcasts
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Conference Room Hell
Maybe I am jaded by sitting in dull windowless conference and meeting rooms but I am really starting to get to the point where I think we should be reimagining how we think about conferences and off sites
We were thinking of rebooting our relationship with one of our clients and we wanted to go to a venue that inspired us to think differently particularly with regard to communications and how social media is impacting their business.....then we started to talk to our finance people - I guess our meeting will occur here
We have got to change this. Seriously.
I personally work with two fantastic PAs who consistently do a fantastic job at conferences, everything is incredible but we certainly let them down consistently too.
The typical approach for an off-site meeting is to pick a city then ask the PA to ring up a few hotels and ask about their space and then book some rooms for the team. Most hotels have conference rooms, so we can get a good deal if we do it in a single call. It also means that when people wake up with a hangover they can drag themselves to the elevator and roll into the room.
I have a problem with hotel conference spaces...believe me, I have seen enough. Typically they are designed to be generic, and beige. Four beige walls, a beige carpet a strip light and a projector. They can easily fit our meeting in between a sales conference for water purifiers and a wedding reception
I am going to ask H to find the best location in Lisbon for a conference and then find us somewhere to sleep. I think with that brief we won't end up here
Secondly, I found that conference rooms are quite cheap for the day but why is equipment so expensive? A projector is $250, a flip chart is $50, pens are $20.... and then there's lunch at $80 per head.
Feels like the model is upside down, if we really need to create ideas for our clients or our own business that will inspire and delight we should start thinking of the 'space' to be an important tool in that process
See you at the christening
We were thinking of rebooting our relationship with one of our clients and we wanted to go to a venue that inspired us to think differently particularly with regard to communications and how social media is impacting their business.....then we started to talk to our finance people - I guess our meeting will occur here
We have got to change this. Seriously.
I personally work with two fantastic PAs who consistently do a fantastic job at conferences, everything is incredible but we certainly let them down consistently too.
The typical approach for an off-site meeting is to pick a city then ask the PA to ring up a few hotels and ask about their space and then book some rooms for the team. Most hotels have conference rooms, so we can get a good deal if we do it in a single call. It also means that when people wake up with a hangover they can drag themselves to the elevator and roll into the room.
I have a problem with hotel conference spaces...believe me, I have seen enough. Typically they are designed to be generic, and beige. Four beige walls, a beige carpet a strip light and a projector. They can easily fit our meeting in between a sales conference for water purifiers and a wedding reception
I am going to ask H to find the best location in Lisbon for a conference and then find us somewhere to sleep. I think with that brief we won't end up here
Secondly, I found that conference rooms are quite cheap for the day but why is equipment so expensive? A projector is $250, a flip chart is $50, pens are $20.... and then there's lunch at $80 per head.
Feels like the model is upside down, if we really need to create ideas for our clients or our own business that will inspire and delight we should start thinking of the 'space' to be an important tool in that process
See you at the christening
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