If you were on twitter yesterday no doubt you will have got wind of the Paperchase scandal. It would appear that poor @HiddenEloise had her designs ripped off by Paperchase. As the story unfolded over the course of the day it transpired that Paperchase had sourced the image from a “well-known central London design agency”. [...]
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Paperchase, Plagiarism and more online Pilfering
February 12, 2010
Filed under:Graphic Design, Industry News, Social Media, Web Design
Web and Social Media Metrics - 30 Easy to Measure Stats
November 9, 2009
Filed under:E-Commerce, Industry Guides, Industry News, Search Engine Optimisation, Social Media, Twitter
With the prevalance of so many social media outlets, it can be overwhelming to follow what is going on. On an individual basis, it may not matter to you if you end up using some sites more than others. However, for brands and businesses it is now more important than ever to have an online [...]
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November 4, 2009
Filed under:Fun @ Fluid, Technology
The popularity of IPhone applications is proving to be a major revenue stream with which big brands are capitalising. For example, BSkyB have recently announced that they will soon begin to sell FA Premier league highlights in the form of a new IPhone app. This will surely be a hugely popular product however all this [...]
CommentsRead MoreThe social media stunt of the year
October 16, 2009
Filed under:Industry News, Social Media
Late yesterday whilst reading reddit, I spotted a link about some 6-year-old who “couldn’t have done all of this by himself”. I didn’t bother to click on it, but nevertheless it was the first vibrations of buzz surrounding what was to became a major news story. That evening, I checked reddit again to see the [...]
CommentsRead MoreWigglegrams, wiggle pics, or 3d pictures without the glasses
August 26, 2009
Filed under:Inspiration, Technology, Web Development
These pictures are made by combining two images taken with a stereoscopic camera into one animated gif. The lenses on the camera are around the same distant apart as you’d expect human eyes to be, and strangely enough, the technique was developed in the 1940’s.
Having come across the technique being used to photograph hipsters, we [...]
Analysing the frenzied waters viral campaign
July 20, 2009
Filed under:Social Media
The stranger the idea you come up with the better. The internet will devour anything it hasn’t seen before, so if you develop an idea that sounds wacky and weird, you’re probably onto something. Do the different, be remarkable, as Seth Godin professes,
If it’s in a manual, if it’s the accepted wisdom, if you can [...]
