Monthly Archives: January 2009

‘Human Error’ to blame for Google Issue

Posted on January 31, 2009 by chdigitology

Following on from my earlier post, it has been announced by Google that this morning issue was due to simple human error. When importing the malware list from StopBadware.org, someone accidentally included ‘/’ as one of the URLs and added … Continue reading →

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New Compare the Meerkat Ad

Posted on January 31, 2009 by chdigitology

I posted about the first ad a little time ago, and was extremely excited to find out this morning that there is a second ad out now. Unfortunately I can’t seem to find it available to embed, so you’ll have … Continue reading →

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This site may harm your computer

Posted on January 31, 2009 by chdigitology

It would seem that Google screwed up earlier. For a brief period of time the search engine showed almost every site on the net as “may harm your computer”. Twitter conversations indicate that this was a global incident but only … Continue reading →

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10 Years of Digital Advertising

Posted on January 30, 2009 by chdigitology

With it’s 10th birthday on the way, Cybercom (The Digital Marketing People) have put together their “10 key digital events that have been instrumental in shaping a decade of advertising and have left a lasting effect, which will continue to … Continue reading →

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Lenovo Ad

Posted on January 30, 2009 by chdigitology

Immature, perhaps. Childish, almost certainly. Funny, absolutely. This had me in stiches. Unfortunately the sad truth is that this is one of the most unlikely situations I think an advertising agency has ever come up with. I feel safe saying … Continue reading →

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Google Maps Street View

Posted on January 29, 2009 by chdigitology

One of the funniest things on the net is Google Street View. I love the amount of people who have been caught, seemingly unaware, while in the middle of some activity that is either unlawful or out-and-out embarrassing! I’m not … Continue reading →

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The Goatee Saver

Posted on January 28, 2009 by chdigitology

I found this over on Only Dead Fish (thanks Neil). This is flippin’ hilarious. I thought the first guy was CGI – doesn’t he look odd?

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Email Data Visualisation

Posted on January 28, 2009 by chdigitology

I’m a geek. I freely admit it. I’m also really into Social Media in all its forms – Blogging, Social Networking, Micro-blogging etc. etc. I also have a professional interest in the convergance of data, and how the meaning of … Continue reading →

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Obama is Web 2.0

Posted on January 27, 2009 by chdigitology

I posted before about the digital elements that Barack Obama brought to his election campaign. I posted before about the amount of money spent on Social Media. For some people the question still seems to be hanging out there, is … Continue reading →

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Facebook now double MySpace’s membership

Posted on January 26, 2009 by chdigitology

Considering that only 6 months ago Facebook and MySpace were at roughly the same number of members, it begs the question, how has facebook managed to double it’s membership in such a short space of time. A report released by … Continue reading →

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