Stephen Pirrie

20 Aug 2008

Wi-Fi now on Airplanes. (If you couldn’t sleep on a plane before, you definitely won’t now.)

Anyone with a tappy keyboard will get evil looks and anyone with VoiP may be in serious peril. Business travellers will have no respite and kids will squeal at miniclip in delight. American Airlines has just launched WiFi on 3 routes. Is WiFi going to change air travel as we know it?

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15 Aug 2008

Got a problem? Start a Facebook group.

So long petitions. RIP protest marches. Now if you want to get heard, just start a Facebook group. read full post »

11 Aug 2008

$1m each day at the iPhone App Store

Last week I mentioned that it is probably the unknown “size of the consumer base and the newness of the App Store - that is most likely scaring marketers [away from developing iPhone apps]. If a platform is uncharted, how can a marketing director establish ROI from it?” Now, after only one month since its unveiling, sales show it could be a huge success. read full post »

30 Jul 2008

iPhone App Store: Where are the brands?

Apple’s iPhone App Store has been up and running for a few weeks now and has “over 500 applications”. But where are the brands?

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28 Jul 2008

I heart useless technology.

Given the current climate of eco-hygiene and resisting and desisting unnecessary manufacture, I should probably be against useless tech, but it just amuses me that there is someone out there who “needs” this: iBeams via iPod touch trick . read full post »

25 Jun 2008

Nokia enters mobile platform war. Google refutes Android delay. It all adds up to increased brand opportunities.

Apple, Google and Microsoft moved into Nokia’s crosshairs yesterday as the Finnish company bought Symbian, the major threat to the iPhone and Android SDK’s and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS. read full post »

17 Jun 2008

Let go of your logo.

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Why are brands so strict with their logos? The logo Larry and Sergey are holding is not the constant unchanging logo most brands know. Sometimes it changes on a day by day basis. But it is still recognised. And still manages to keep its single identity. Whilst most brands would be happy to slap an “extra 20% free” flash all over their packaging, they would never dare breach the sacred brand guidelines in order to touch the logo. Rightly or wrongly, does digital let us play differently?

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6 Jun 2008

Where’d my technology go? - When new tech kills old fun.

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Technology just gets better and better right? But sometimes at a cost…

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4 Jun 2008

UK iTunes launches movie service: legal downloading now easier than pirated films?

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Apple has finally launched movies films on iTunes in the UK (and Canada). Can we expect to see piracy over here decrease?

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