Blogging for Ourhouse
Welcome to the Ourhouse Weblog. Blogging is something I’ve become increasingly interested in. Earlier this month I set up the Beyond Branding Blog which is
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Keeping up with Tony Goodson
The competitive streak in me means I need to keep with Tony Goodson’s blog. The struggles of learning to speak “Movable Type” and thoughts on the nature of blogging.
The power of community
Earlier today I was writing about passion brands and the power of community. I got a small but interesting example of this principle in action when I visited Ton Zijltra’s blog to find that he’s opened a separate blog on his planned abandonment of Microsoft.
Collaboration
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking – and worrying – about collaboration. I think the ability to collaborate effectively is becoming ever more essential
Just Undo It?
The AntiBrand: blackSpot sneakers, a project by Adbusters attacks Nike directly. In doing so they take on what has become one of the great icons
Trust and NGOs
My friend Olaf Brugman has invited me to take part in a workshop in Brussels on October 29th. It looks set to be an interesting
David Bowie says IP is in for a bashing
The Church of the Customer blog quotes an NY Times interview with David Bowie who says: I’m fully confident that copyright for instance, will no
Spam comments and the power of community
I’ve just started to suffer from Spam comments the latest effort by these wretches to publicise their sites. They basically post fatuous comments to weblogs
Google translates compliments well… but strangles a lot of stuff!
At the NGO conference (blogged yeserday and the day before) I met Martin Roell a German blogger and e-business guru. He’s blogged the event in
SharpReader
I’ve finally started paying attention to RSS and all this stuff about “Blog Aggregators”. The final shove was wanting to get Martin Roell’s English feed.
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links for 2011-06-23
The Epidemic of Mental Illness: Why? by Marcia Angell | The New York Review of Books Fascinating and disturbing review of research suggesting that anti-depressants are either ineffective or dangerously
23 June 2011
links for 2010-11-03
The Spaces Inbetween – 100% Open Roland Harwood points out the lure and the pitfalls, of investing in buildings to support innovation. Instead, government should put more effort into connecting
3 November 2010
Practice, practice
Two interesting posts on practice: Chris Corrigan’s The purpose of practice is practice Practicing kindness possibility seeking and deep listening on a daily basis ingrains those skills and capacities. It
22 April 2012
Engaging is not about being loved
Finding engagement on a London bus – and it’s not about some false ideal of customer service.
15 July 2004