UbiKann

UbiKann is a blog/site managed by  John Garner. He's been adding to it, on add off in various forms, since the 90s.

How much is that blog worth in my window?

Just read MacIntyre's great post about the value of blogs out there. We are of course talking about professional sites that are not really on par with the likes of the majority of blogs out there though. You're talking about people who make a living out of writing on their blogs (or getting others to […]
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It's cold outside

Articles are flowing about how big companies are cutting away at their budgets, if they are not cutting then they are renegotiating costs with their agencies, here and here... The article on AdAge explains how companies are also taking a look at consolidating: PepsiCo last week reported a 43% drop in fourth-quarter profits on write-downs […]
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Ken on Ogilvy

So I came across this article about the book Ken Roman has just published about David Ogilvy. Ken is a former Ogilvy Chairman. The article describes a book of a guy talking about another guy! At the end the author of the article explains what he would have liked to see in the book: Part […]
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What is Twitter, according to nightline

Nice piece on Nightline (ABC in the US) that explains what Twitter is, starts funny but then actually gives a good explanation with comments from the founders of Twitter... It gives you a fairly good basic '101' idea of Twitter. What is a follower, tweeting, a tweet... 😉
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Mini Wheats get a mini box

A new box is being tested across the pond (in the US) for both Mini Wheats and Kellogg's Cornflakes, a mini box that uses 8% less material but still houses the same amount of the product, a mini revolution !
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Nescafe, more beans by the millions

I seem to get drawn to all things Nestle since I have started working on the Nestle account. Here is the 'making of' the TV advert for Nescafe "More beans, more taste", followed by the ad:
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Web 2.0 for companies

For many, the term web 2.0 is not an easy sell, as it has been used and abused for both defining a way to design things as well as types of community services that really engage people to participate. So when I cam across the McKinsey report about how companies can use web 2.0, I […]
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TweetCC: defining usage rights on twitter

Ever seen on flickr how some pictures can be used for non commercial projects and with other photos you need to obtain rights from the owner no matter what. In the same way Andy Clarke and Brian Suda wanted to create a system that allows people to provide such information about their 'tweets' on twitter. […]
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25 years anniversary: Cirque Du Soleil

Once you have been to a Cirque du Soleil show, you just can't help paying attention whenever they are mentioned from then on... 2009 will be the 25th year of the cirque du soleil and the 25th unique show they have created over the past 25 years. Take a look at their anniversary site. I […]
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Advertising for banks

So who actually feels that banks and financial institutions have nothing to do with the current recession we are in? I guess the Halifax bank thought it would be nice to show they are prepared to bend over backwords for their customers and provide them with 5 reasons not to dislike them:
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What's with all the smiling?

So after reading the document that explains how the Pepsi logo was created in my previous post I keep on coming across the usage of a smiley. Have you seen how it is used in the upcoming watchmen movie, as seen in the Pesi logo and now in Kraft foods logo. Is this smiley time […]
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Facebook comes clean...

So whatever you share with Facebook belongs to Facebook, we thought you would like to know... In a few words that is what you'll find in Facebook's updated "Terms of Service". According to Kara Swisher, its pretty much a 'hey, if you share something especially on social networks you are asking for it' type sermon: […]
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Twitter: your tribe working for you

At Christmas along with "Presentation Zen" and Andy Clarke's "Transcending CSS" book I got Seth Godin's "Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us". Now 'Tribes' sets out at full pace to sway you to the idea that there are tribes out there that are succeeding due to a leader etc. If you compare this to […]
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A button worth $300 million

Following a link from Adviso I came across another article that explains how changing a button can increase revenues by $300 million. The form used was the simplest possible with the strict minimum. The general opinion and mine too until reading the article is that it is so simple they can't have issues with the […]
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Technicolour II: the videoclip

Just had the pleasure of seeing the second version of Coldplay's song from the Viva la Vida album, "Life in Technicolour". Its part of the following album from Coldplay called "Prospekt's March" (remixes and a few new songs). The well known song Viva la Vida (it is the second song below) is the 7th title […]
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