August, 2010 Archive

Blog Round Up for August – Lots of Juicy Content

Video: Online Advertising in Asia – China, Hong Kong, Singapore & Japan

Beautiful video from our Microsoft Advertising team in Asia showcasing all the creative digital goodness they’ve been spreading around the net over the last few months.

I’m off down there soon to learn more about the teams and the region, so more on that soon.

Just written a post with all their online collateral on: Microsoft Advertising Asia Digital Showcase Video and Online Marketing Resources

The video is also on our Microsoft Advertising YouTube Channel

Let me know what you think!

Jesse Schell: When Games Invade Real Life via TED Video

Via the TED website, this quite long – 28 minute – presentation is a very entertaining look at how games are starting to become part and parcel of our digital lives.

Jesse is quite hilarious in his delivery, but the serious point is how these games have huge potential for marketers and brands.

Microsoft Adaptive Computer Keyboard Prototype

Pretty awesome demo of a new ideas on how we input data via a keyboard.

The idea is to try and find new and dynamic ways of interacting with computers using touch.

The team is investigating whether this kind of work can help increase productivity.

If you’re short on time, forward to 5.20 for an amazing intuitive use of Outlook and Communicator which minimises interruption of your workflow.

Check out their blog post: How will input devices evolve to help information workers?

Not bad eh?

1st Wedding Anniversary in Painswick in The Cotswolds

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Taken at the top of Painswick Beacon in The Cotswolds, Ashley and I were having a romantic moment after a long walk in which I’d taken a wrong turn and nearly had us squished like a fox on a B road!

I’d surprised her with a trip having suggested she pack a swimsuit and her passport.

As we drove down the M4 she kind of twigged as we zoomed past the Heathrow turn off!

We stayed at Byfield House which caught my eye as it’s the number one B&B in the Cotwolds on Trip Advisor.

Jill and Brett’s hospitality was just amazing. Greeted like long lost friends with TWO bottles of wine, we were sloshed before we got to the pub to devour wood pigeon, duck and fish and chips!

£75 a night to stay in an antiques haven, with a healthy breakfast instead of a heavy cooked one, meant were able to enjoy some great food after exploring the countryside at the Royal Oak and St Michaels Restaurant the following night who did us a nice chocolate cake for our anniversary….after we’d scoffed some sumptuous puddings and cheese!

[Loosens waistband.]

We had such a lovely time. Think everyone should make a trip this part of the world as it’s just 2 hours max from London.

Seems we have a habit of climbing hills with romantic notions.

The last time was when we got engaged!

Digital Advertising Case Studies

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Just posted on the Microsoft Advertising Blog about our digital advertising case studies which are all up on our ad site in Silverlight glory.

Includes insight from campaigns we’ve run for Pepsi, Sony, Sprint, Coca-Cola, Bing, Cadbury, P&G, Toyota, Kia, Nivea and loads more.

Pretty cool that you can pick and choose via different criteria.

The team say it’s set to grow as we get more and more advertisers to partner with us on talking about their campaigns in detail.

Brian Blessed’s Tom Tom SatNav Acceptance Speech

The man, the myth, the legend that is Brian “Gordon’s Alive!” Blessed has just become the voice of Tom Tom after a Facebook campaign where he garnered over 25,000 votes.

As a commenter on YT says, why hasn’t he been given a knighthood?

Did drama with his daughter Roz at university. Lovely family!

Just listen to his thank you to see why I’m so proud to be British!

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