December 2009
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“What is the hedonic opportunity cost of spending 6 billion pounds on a load of...”
– From Ogilvy UK vice-chairman Rory Sutherland’s fantastic TED talk, ‘Life lessons from an ad man’. Anyone who evaluates economic choices in terms of “hedonic opportunity cost” has got my vote.
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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“[The guy who tried to blow up the Detroit-bound airliner a few days ago] Mr....”
– It didn’t occur to anyone to put this guy on the No Fly list? (via this NY Times article)
Dec 28th
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“Among the people she [Anna Wintour] impressed was Condé Nast’s famed...”
– I imagine the interview ended rather quickly at that point. From this fascinating New York article.
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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“Our family is Jewish, but my mom is from Norway, so we celebrate Jul. It is...”
–  Fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson, “buzz, your girlfriend, woof!”
Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can...”
– Arthur Schopenhauer (via kari-shma, quote-book, tigs, wearethedigitalkids)
Dec 23rd
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“For the extreme left it [climate change] provides the opportunity to do what...”
– Liberals Senate leader Nick Minchin on ABC’s Four Corners. What a nutcase. This is the same guy who didn’t believe that cigarettes are addictive or that passive smoking is harmful.
Dec 23rd
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“To those who would blame Obama and rich countries in general, know this: it was...”
– Mark Lynas in The Guardian: “How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room”
Dec 23rd
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Dec 19th
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“Online is a relationship platform, not a direct sales platform. It might be an...”
– “A relationship platform”, on 180360720 (one of my favourite digital blogs)
Dec 19th
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Dec 16th
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“Most of all, get your friends, acquaintances, family members, work colleagues,...”
– Bernard Keane’s guide to writing to Ministers – Crikey An excellent guide to writing to your Ministers, MPs and Senators. (via buyhercandy)
Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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“[Toyota spokesman] Mike Breen said Toyota was just starting to explore social...”
– That’s where you went wrong buddy. Social media is not an advertising channel - tell your friends. (quote from this article in The Age)
Dec 14th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 9th
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“Tumblr continues to serve as an interesting experiment in new media. The...”
– Britticisms, who started her brilliant blog two years ago (via somethingchanged)
Dec 7th
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Ok I love how Sydney PR agency One Green Bean decided to kill off their ‘American Werewolf in Yaris’ character. Hilarious. (via Mumbrella)
Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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McKinsey & Co asks in their 'What Matters'... →
(via dtdigital, chrbutler)
Dec 5th