Chinwag blogs: branding & pr

Come back GNER, all is forgiven

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:44:43 +0100

A short while ago Simon Collister asked me on Twitter what I thought of booking tickets with National Express East Coast, compared to its predecessor GNER. The title of the post, should give you a clue. I can't recall the...

The Promise and Peril of Ubiquitous Community

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:41:56 +0100

The following is also my column in next week's AdAge. Over the last five years I have been asked countless times: "Steve, what's the next hot online community?" It seems as though everybody is on the lookout for the successor...

Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown bottom of popularity stakes for Labour activists

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:06:50 +0100

LabourHome has published its first grassroots survey of Labour Party activists views on cabinet ministers. I thought it would be interesting to compare it to my Iain Dale list comparing Labour cabinet ministers with their Tory shadows. The first thing...

Small Business and Government: The Richard Report

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:36:17 +0100

This morning I caught the tail end of an interview with Doug Richard (the serial entrepreneur of Dragon's Den fame). He as talking about how government support for small business was woefully inadequate, if not downright damaging. I found myself...

What's Love Got to do with It?

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:05:39 +0100

The latest Hugh and the Rabbi podcast features Hugh, Pinny, me and guest Euan Semple.

Recorded a few weeks ago, we've only just round to posting it but I hope you enjoy it.

We went round the houses on a few things, but started off talking about love and what it might have to do with organisations.

Show notes below, you know the drill: unreliable blah blah.... timings approximate yadda yadda... rough paraphrasing etc etc... don't take literally, rhubarb rhubarb.

"Knowledge work" or a conversation?

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:45:40 +0100

I know what I'd choose. So I loved this:Here's a definition of that pesky and borderline elitist phrase, 'knowledge worker'. A knowledge worker is someone whose job entails having really interesting conversations at work.

Friendfeed's Business Model Will Look Like Google's

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:09:36 +0100

I love Friendfeed. However, I am far more enthusiastic about the platform's robust RSS and search capabilities than its current value proposition as a universal social aggregator. I find it generates too much noise at times, but when you tap...

What's the Future Like for a "Renaissance Man" in a Connected World?

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:00:18 +0100

Anyone who knows me well would never characterize me as a Renaissance Man, which from here on in I will call a Polymath to keep this post gender-neutral. A Polymath is "a person with encyclopedic, broad, or varied knowledge or...

Evil Twin visits America

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:53:54 +0100

I see my evil twin brother Matt is on tour in the US, as follows. If you live in these places, I heartily recommend meeting him.

Washington from May 9th to 11th.
Chicago from May 12th to 14th.
Boston from May 15th to 17th.
Toronto from May 18th to 20th.
Detroit from May 21st to 22nd.
New York from May 23rd to 27th.
Seattle from May 26th to 29th.
San Francisco from May 29th to 31st.
Los Angeles from June 1st to 2nd.

Technology for being better at being human

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:53:53 +0100

Roland at NESTA highlights this great 10 min video of what happened at SiCamp