Technology - Taste - Travel
Mel, following a foray into the world of acting is now Community Manager at Microsoft Advertising, a position that takes him across the globe speaking about internet marketing and social media. This, his blog, is a collection of news and anecdotes which Mel hopes will inform as well as bring a smile to peoples face.
Another one of my favourite interviews in the Microsoft Ad Vision Series is with Ivan Pollard from Coca Cola.
He used to be group partner at the comms agency Naked.
Fascinating perspective from someone so experienced, all with a dash of humour and self-deprecation…..which we like!
You can read about his presentation at Imagine too.
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Look at the size of this whopping trout I caught while camping at Summit Lake!
AJ’s nearly three years old and it’s nearly as big as he is……….
Just spent an idyllic three days camping down at Summit Lake near Olympia in Washington.
Spotted Kirstie Alley and co from the US Dancing with the Stars show in Times Square yesterday morning. Not quite sure what the deal was, but there was quite a throng we had to wade though.
Can you spot her smack bang in the middle avec minder?
Posted this for Ashley who lets me “play on my computer” while she watches the show with gay abandon!
Saturday night was an all singing, all dancing affair for me and Ashley as we were treated to tickets to Mary Poppins at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.
I had the LP (remember those?) as a child so was looking forward to reliving some happy memories of precociously performing chimchimminy and supercala (not even going to try and spell it) etc for my family.
The mammoth set – 27 trucks were used in the “get in” – “load in” in America – was simply staggering for a touring production as buildings transformed into streets that transformed into parks – made me a little homesick too.
I’m writing this in a New York hotel room and don’t have the exact cast list with me, but I did have to ask how many of the Mary Poppins cast were English and I think we only counted one! So thumbs up for fooling everyone with the crisp cockney and received pronunciation.
Did you know the writer – P. L. Travers – actually wrote a series of books about the gifted nanny? That’s apparently where the musical drifts off script from the film and adds in a few more twists and turns.
The 2 1/2 hours simply flies by like an umbrella in the wind and we’ve been humming the tunes ever since.
If you’re thinking of heading downtown for a bit of foot-tapping nostalgia for all the family, then do. Mary Poppins is just the tonic for cheering Seattle up after the coldest April on record.
No spoonful of sugar for me though. I have the Paramount Club to thanks for my latest tipple. They were serving Mary Poppins-themed cocktails and I devoured two “Chim Chim Cheeroos” which are simply Jim Bean and ginger ale deliciousness.
A man has dreams…..
I’ve written about Photosynth a number of times and about Blaise Aguera y Arcas too.
In this video, the Photosynth guys introduce the iPhone App they’ve developed and show some really compelling demos.
I just love the constant revisiting of the verb “share”. As last week’s announcement by the Bing team shows, we’re accelerating towards a world where social integration in search will help us make decisions even faster.
With the world going more mobile, finding that restaurant, art gallery or park more quickly, means more time to take more photos and share the experience via technology like this.
Photosynth has come so far in the last 4 years, I can’t wait to see what guys come up with next….
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Just got round to posting these photos of the little blighter 4 weeks after our last scan!
Looks like he/she has got my nose. Right little ski-jump! Ashley’s amazing cheek bones too.
Ashley is now 27 weeks pregnant and doing really, really well!
Thumb-sucker like me too!
I’ve been painting nursery furniture and Ashley’s been buying paraphernalia like “strollers” and “diapers”!
Just 3 months to go and counting………tick…….tock…….
Been very busy over the last few months tracking down and speaking to some of the best in the business advertising and digital marketing thought leaders and luminaries.
Above is 6 minutes of awesome conversation with David Sable, CEO of Y&R.
You can see more below.
This is all part of our Ad Vision series of interviews leading up to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity in Cannes (lucky for some) next month!
Ad Vision – Lili Cheng, Microsoft Fuse Labs on Social Media – Cannes Lions 2011
Ad Vision – Paul Armstrong, Head of Social Media at Mindshare UK – Cannes Lions 2011
Ad Vision – Linda Sawyer, CEO Deutsch – Cannes Lions 2011
Ad Vision – Jeff Hayzlett, Celebrity CMO – Cannes Lions 2011
You can see more on our Microsoft Advertising YouTube Channel too!
As I wrote earlier this week, today was my brother-in-law Andrew’s memorial celebration and board ride on Alki Beach in West Seattle.
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