June 2012
The Role of the Anchorman in 'The Newsroom'
Monday 25th June 2012
Over the weekend, The Guardian published a 'pre-review' of Aaron Sorkin's newest televisual offering 'The Newsroom.' The show harks back to an age where the news anchor was a demi-god, a symbol of truth and unfaltering sincerity in the face of adversity. Just how relevant is the physical space of a 'newsroom'? Is the anchorman any more important than the weather man these days?
If you could only post one more 'status update' this year, what would it be?
Tuesday 12th June 2012
Would you waste it on telling your 54 followers exactly what you thought of the BBC's Jubilee commentary? How about posting all 136 photos that make up some blurry reminders of Saturday night? Including the one with your thumb covering 75% of the lens.
If you could just post one update in 2012, on the general tone of your year, your life and what is actually the one 'best' thing worth sharing- what would it be?
Tactical Telly: The Bridge Strategy
Wednesday 6th June 2012
Much to our surprise, the 'Bridge Strategy' isn't something you do during a teambuilding field day (perhaps something that involves trust-falls and sensible footwear.)
Rather, it's actually a fancy way of putting a multi-platform strategy in reverse.
We've Solved All of Your Future Gifting Concerns
Wednesday 20th June 2012
We assume that you are a Bill Murray fan, because you are reading obscure blogs (and are therefore procrastinating and therefore of the human species.) UK publishers BELLY KIDS have commissioned the Bill Murray colouring book. If you haven't had the utter luck to experience one of the brilliant Bill Murray Urban Myth encounters this illustrated gem might be just the ticket.
Marketing Magazine: "HuffPo switches strategy to push editorial content"
Tuesday 12th June 2012
Read in full.
Meme of the Week (Year?) : Ignore Hitler.
Monday 11th June 2012
And the meme of the week goes to “Ignore Hitler”, the collection of fuhrer fixated artwork on gaming app Draw Something. "Ignore Hitler" now has over 2.2k twitter followers, including us. Our personal favourite? Hitler with Ipad.