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New Blog & New Life

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RIP Old Blog

They say “a change is as good as a rest” and, although I’ve always wondered who “they” are, I have to agree in a couple of ways.

Firstly with my writing this blog post.

My blog has always tended to slant towards internet marketing because that’s what I do.

Me writing about digital has always made perfect sense to most people and I’ve had a lot of contact regarding speaking opportunities etc as a result of me being out there in a personal way.

Well recently I’ve been writing more and more about my experiences on my travels, on the way to or at conferences around the world, and finding folks taking a lot more interest in those because there’s been more of an everyday insight element to some of the entries.

This got me thinking about how I could combine my love for my work with my love for wine, food, hopping on planes, gadgets, photography, messing about in boats and general all-round globetrotting.

After a bit of noodling and a lot of generous help from Jon, Dave and the very talented Kean………….Technology – Taste – Travel was born.

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Welcome New Blog

We hope the design speaks for itself. As it give me more scope to talk about other things, you’ll being see a lot more entries from me, even if it’s just the odd photo or location update. P1000041

Rest assured it’ll have everything the previous incarnation had, but it’ll be enhanced with travel tips, restaurant reviews and a lot more video/photography from wherever I am in the world.

I hope you enjoy it and please let me know if you have any thoughts or observations on what you’d like to see……

So that’s the new blog!

What about the new life?

Well, after 20 years working in the UK and 5.5 at Microsoft in London, I’m moving to Seattle, Washington.

Ashley and I will be upping sticks from Richmond in SW London and rolling up in Redmond to work for Microsoft over there in March 2011.

My role will be much of the same and more,  evangelising Microsoft Advertising, and doing my best to help marketers deliver their dreams.

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Burley Lagoon – Gig Harbor – Washington

We’re looking forward to a fantastic life on the other side of the pond, and although it’s a change, I’m not sure our feet will touch the ground long enough to call it a rest!

For those of you too sad for words (and I know there are at the most two of you) we’ll be back often as my job has always been global.

So despite moving lock stock and barrel, you’ll find me propping up the bar in some conference venue somewhere in the world very soon!

Meet Julia Kay

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My seven month-old niece. Taken with my Lumix G2 and a 20mm Pancake Lens.

Doesn’t she make you melt?!

F1 Inside Ferrari Photo App on iTunes

My mate Jon Nicholson, who I mentioned last week, has just released his first photography app called Inside Ferrari for the *cough* iPad.

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It’s a nifty and colourful fly-on-the-wall look at the round and round world of Grand Prix and Formula One racing, tracking the Ferrari team through their Michael Schumacher inspired world domination.

It’s Jon’s first foray into disseminating his work through new digital channels.

Check it out and let us know what you think.

Looking forward to seeing some of his stuff developed for the Windows Phone or Xbox soon!

Microsoft Redwest in the Snow with Panasonic Lumix G2

I’m in Seattle right now for my last meetings of 2010.

Just bought a new camera – Panasonic Lumix G2 – and got to try it out for the 1st time just now.

It’s just started snowing here, so I popped out with my new Pancake (!) lens and took a few snaps.

It’s really just out of the box, but I’m loving the micro-four-thirds way of doing things.

The camera is much smaller and lighter than a traditional digital SLR, but it’s just the sort of thing I need for holidays and conference work.

More detail on how it’s working out soon…..in the meantime, enjoy our head office in the snow…I used Windows Live Photo Gallery for the editing…

 

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New Blog Coming Soon!

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My blog is due for a revamp!

In this ever-changing landscape of advertising and technology, we’re always being advised to re-invent ourselves, think of new ways to push boundaries, and consider looking, and talking, about things from different angles.

A few days ago I spent my lunch hour getting some photos done with Jon Nicholson.

Jon’s a supremely talented guy who has had exclusive access to McLaren’s F1 team and Lewis Hamilton, shooting amazing images throughout his career including: Damon Hill’s championship year, getting the inside view of what it’s like at Ferrari during the season, books about cowboys, the England rugby team and, more recently, National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveller and now tops it all off with exclusive photography tours with Abercrombie & Kent.

“They” say a picture tells a thousand things, and the above says a lot about Jon. I’ve walked past this mirror outside Waterloo Station ten thousand times, but have never seen what Jon saw that day: Pictures within pictures within pictures. That’s us in the centre!

Suffice to say I wasn’t disappointed with our shoot either!

You can see my new “avatar” on my Twitter page and on Facebook, the rest will be revealed when Kean’s had a think

Follow Jon on Twitter too! I’ve persuaded him to start a blog as well, because I think his work needs more exposure, and I learned so much in just one hour with him.

Stay tuned….

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