This might catch on By Nic Price on 22 November 2005 — 1 min read A loyalty card scheme that gives you points for not going to the supermarket. Run by all the other places you can buy stuff in Haslemere, Surrey (UK). Just heard on radio, no link yet. [Update: found a link] More
Magazine dates question By Nic Price on 15 November 2005 — 1 min read Why do some magazine publishers bring out the January 2006 issue in November 2005? So far, after a little searching, I’ve found this explanation from someone called Andy Walton in December 2000: I see it as yet another form of the “the other guy does it, so I have to” marketing phenomenon. If you’re at... More
Broken? By Nic Price on 11 November 2005 — 1 min read Hi, if you’ve arrived from thisisbroken, the original post is here. More
Tips for managing email By Nic Price on 10 November 2005 — 1 min read Here’s something that I wrote back in February and have been meaning to put in a post on here for ages… There are quite a few good guides to managing email. The latest one I’ve read is this one by Mark Hurst who runs a consultancy in New York. You don’t have to read all... More
Sound familiar? By Nic Price on 8 November 2005 — 1 min read As I reviewed the company’s dossier, product line, and customer experience reviews, I realized this CEO had a much bigger problem than his ads. The chain had lost its way. It had alienated its core customer base by abandoning the electronics business and becoming more of an appliance store. It had pushed design and manufacturing... More
What not to email By Nic Price on 8 November 2005 — 1 min read Five email tics I’d love for you to lose For the love of God, people; can we get the word out on these? Format courtesy of my other site. 1. The liberal use of the “VERY HIGH PRIORITY!!!” flag 2. The 18-line sig about all the Bad Things that will happen to me if I... More
Global Mentoring By Nic Price on 6 November 2005 — 1 min read “I will mentor a minimum of two people in the developing world in the area of my skills base and expertise (media, communications, broadcasting , democratic media building, participatory media, community video). I will do this for free for a minimum of six months (in my free time). The mentoring will be in person or... More
Al for bet By Nic Price on 6 November 2005 — 1 min read Here’s my memory’s version of what I’ve just discovered after a Google search for n for lope is called the Cockney Alphabet, but should surely be called the Al for Bet. We used to have fun trying to remember these or making them up on car journeys when I was growing up. Some of them... More
Onwards and upwards By Nic Price on 5 November 2005 — 1 min read Indoor Climbing Indoor climbing has been including [sic] in the proposals because it is an endurance sport, which is very complementary with cycling and with plenty of crossover between the two. There is currently no indoor climbing centre of regional status in South London. Such a facility is profit making and will attract around 30-50,000... More
Public service remixing By Nic Price on 31 October 2005 — 1 min read I’m with Euan on Annotatable Audio, it’s a stunning thing. And then this clever archive thingamijig comes along. And I’m reminded why I like working for the BBC. More