This diamond of the week is part rant and part ‘bigging up’ a website. Well, to be more honest, it was inspired by a rant so probably best I get that out of the way pronto…
I’m not from Glasgow and when I need a plumber, a joiner or a gardener my option is word of mouth or pot luck. The other day my roof decided to chuck a wobbly and I started to scout around for a roofer. Read more…
My diamond of the week is spotify. A fantastic new music service. Here’s how it works. You download the program from spotify and create an account. Then you log in and search for a band. Then you can play the music for free. The only catch is that every 20 minutes or so there’s an advert. Like the radio only you can choose who you listen to. Read more…
Our diamond of the week takes the form of a marketing stunt by Bebo and RDF Digital. They decided to get a group together with the aim of sending 500 messages into space towards Gliese 581c. The idea is that any inhabitants of this planet will receive, understand and reply to the message in the lifespan of the Bebo contributors (2050). The message was beamed off in October 2008 and has 119 trillion miles to travel – so about 20 years (just shy of the time it takes to travel from Junction 26 to 16 of the M8 in rush hour). Read more…
As the second installment of our Diamond of the Week series I want to introduce you to this new toy/tool.
Many a time we ask a question in the office that end with the answer “just Google it and stop asking” and now there’s an even more sarcastic way of responding whilst still giving a valid answer (so technically it’s only semi-sarcastic). Read more…
Here at PoLR we’re fans of themes for our blog. Last week we launched our ‘Random of the Week‘ theme and today we’re launching our ‘Diamond of the Week’ one. Diamond of the Week (or DotW) will let us chat about or promote a single marketing strategy, design, book or just a Thing that we have seen, sampled and enjoyed each week.
I’m going to launch this section with a bit of a cheat (you’ll forgive me when you read on) to promote a film I saw a few weeks ago called Age of Stupid. Read more…
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