The Bizarre Tale Of How Twitter Saved My Bacon

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How many phone numbers do you remember off by heart? I stopped remembering phone numbers back in 1999, when I got my first mobile phone. I know my parents home phone number, my phone number, and maybe one or two others. Now tell me how…

Titlebombing Twitter Trends

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Twitter has completely changed the way we communicate. How we communicate with the people behind brands, how we communicate with friends, how we communicate with celebrities and sports stars, and how we share photos.Mashable is the authoritative…

Left Brain vs. Right Brain

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I've been looking for this image for weeks, and finally found it. If you're a Mac owner like me, save this as your desktop for a week - it'll look fantastic. Continuing my series of creativity posts...

Creativity (part 2)

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I like this. Not as much as my first creativity post, but it's still very valid.

The End is Nigh? The Mayan Calendar Countdown

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I'm going to deep dive into philosophy and science for this post, stick with me! I often joke (maybe I shouldn't after you read this post) that something catastrophic will happen on the 21st December 2012. This all stems from an article I read…

Creativity

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I like to think I'm a creative person. This quote was shared with me a few weeks ago by someone who also believes I have creative blood. It's a big picture thing, and it certainly struck a chord with me, so I thought I'd share it with you :)."Creativity…

My First Infographic!

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I'm a 'learn by doing' guy, so I've always been curious about creating videos and infographics. As such, I thought it was about time I had a go at creating an infographic.Visual.ly is the infographic site of choice, and the recently launched…

How To Scan A QR Code

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I keep seeing QR codes pop up more and more. East London, New York, Cornwall...and even the Lake District. Last Christmas I was in a karaoke bar in Edinburgh with some guys from my football team (of which none of them work in digital, and wouldn't…

Altruism Versus Self-Interest

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I've always been intrigued as to how and why certain people behave in a certain way in a given situation. Why do they choose x over y? Did they do that certain something truly for someone else, or did they do it simply to make themselves feel…

QR Codes on Bikini Bottoms

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This is from last year, but definitly worth adding to the jamjar. Last summer, Betfair placed QR codes on two beach volleyball sportswomen.Zara Dampney, 24, and Shauna Mullin, 26, agreed to wear bikini bottoms that have the quick response (QR)…