Monthly Archives: August 2009

Peperami Crowd Sourcing

Posted on August 31, 2009 by chdigitology

In what may be seen as one of the biggest ad upsets of recent times, Unilever, the people behind Peperami, have made the decision to drop their Advertising Agency of 15 years, Lowe. Instead of using the traditional model of … Continue reading →

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IKEA and Vedana

Posted on August 30, 2009 by chdigitology

During the week, what may seem like a seemingly insignificant event, swept across the web creating a huge amount of debate and coverage. IKEA changed their font. Seriously. IKEA’s signature Futura font has been replaced by the Verdana. For the … Continue reading →

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VW Dudeism

Posted on August 30, 2009 by chdigitology

Volkswagen have just launched a new advertising campaign to highlight their support of independent cinema. Their first ad features a man who has been so inspired by the film ‘The Big Lebowski‘ that he has created a religion around The … Continue reading →

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The Sol Revolution

Posted on August 29, 2009 by chdigitology

– – – UP DATE – – – The Sol Revolution venue has changed, it will now be on in The Odeon. Same line-up etc. Start time is 8.30pm. The summer may be almost over but there’s plenty of fun … Continue reading →

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Nokia and The Future

Posted on August 29, 2009 by chdigitology

Historically Nokia have always been the leader in the mobile phone market. They have nearly always had the largest range of phones, and have catered for everyone’s wants and needs from high-tech high-end smartphones to basic call and text handsets. … Continue reading →

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In The Twittersphere

Posted on August 28, 2009 by chdigitology

Two interesting things popped up in the news yesterday involving Twitter. The first is news of the confirmed launch of a new book entitled ‘Twitter Wit’. ‘Twitter Wit’ is a compilation of the funniest tweets posted to the service – … Continue reading →

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Top 50 UK/Irish Marketing Blogs

Posted on August 27, 2009 by chdigitology

The following list has been compiled from the AdAge Power150 Blog List. Shown is the blog’s position both within the British Isles and globally. All Blogs highlighted are especially worth visiting. I am also delighted to add that Digitology comes … Continue reading →

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The 5 Hottest Location-Based Apps

Posted on August 26, 2009 by chdigitology

The guys over at Revolution have written a great post on the The 5 hottest location-based apps (so far). I have to say, each of these are spot on and I’d have to agree, seriously cool. If you’re an iPhone … Continue reading →

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Censorship #FAIL

Posted on August 26, 2009 by chdigitology

It wasn’t so long ago that a number of NFL teams made the decision to stop their players from using Social Media (specifically Twitter). There is a fairly universal consensus that this is just nuts. Why would you feel the … Continue reading →

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Cuil Real-Time Search

Posted on August 25, 2009 by chdigitology

Over a year ago, on the 28th July 2008, Cuil went live. Surrounded by a lot of ‘Google-killer’ hype at the time, for many, Cuil’s launch passed by virtually unnoticed. The ‘Google-killer’ tag that many attached to it was in … Continue reading →

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