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Three things about data
Some recent conversations have reminded me that I have opinions about data and its use inside organisations. Especially for marketing-type stuff. Here are three of those opinions Gather less of it A few years ago in a sales meeting some ad-tech person said 'I bet you wish
Few tickets left
Some tickets are starting to come back for Interesting. So you could buy maybe one if you like..
Not sure this would be a good use of Steph's time
That said: buy a book! MORE!
Notes and Links
Notes and links - 10th of May
Some great stories from Priya Parker about how to express a point of view in a contrary context A good way to think about working with AI
The most
Another Elite Panic track assembled from bits of TikTok
It's an opinion show
I was listening to the Ezra Klein podcast the other day and I think he read out one of the credits as "Executive Producer of Opinion Shows". That's a thing, I thought, maybe I'll do an opinion show. Probably the most satisfying bits of
The London Review of TikToks
The London Review of TikToks - 6th May
It's very strange when they actually say the bluetooth messages: @string.and.tell Are these the voices in your headphones? @kdimerc and @Tawny Platis | Voice Actor get into voice matching, IVR voices, rave culture, jump-scaring yourself with your own voice in public, and what it’s like
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The shifting, growing hymn
For mysterious reasons I have a newsletter on a completely other platform than this one. It happens on a Sunday, you can subscribe or read the latest one.
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Personal and prompt attention
I was tidying up the other day and accidentally broke a frame with the first of these posters in (the 'keep cool' one). BUT behind it I discovered all the others. What a treasure trove. I especially like 'Your orders, large or small, will always have our
Writing is thinking, presenting is deciding
One of the things AI is making us confront is that often we don't say what we mean. I guess it's a version of the genie/computers-being-very-literal problem. So, for instance, when we say someone is 'a coder' we often don&
BT Tower
A close reading of the new BT Tower leaflet
I'm keeping an eye on the development of the BT Tower. Mostly on YouTube. But a new leaflet has arrived and I thought I'd stick it here. Some interesting writing choices, like 'a new publicly accessible square and rooftop swimming pool'. Is that strategically