Archive for November, 2007
Zopa’s coming, anyone want to borrow a few bucks?
2 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello November 30th, 2007 in Web 2.0, social media, zopa.Its been months since I last mentioned Zopa, the UK strain of the P2P lending bug which will hopefully wipe-out retail banking and credit cards. So it came as a bit of a shock when I got an email from them yesterday morning loudly proclaiming their imminent launch.
Well, we told you we were coming! At [...]
Zopa’s coming, anyone want to borrow a few bucks?
2 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello November 30th, 2007 in Web 2.0, social media, zopa.Its been months since I last mentioned Zopa, the UK strain of the P2P lending bug which will hopefully wipe-out retail banking and credit cards. So it came as a bit of a shock when I got an email from them yesterday morning loudly proclaiming their imminent launch.
Well, we told you we were coming! At [...]
The $100 box of Chocolate
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello November 25th, 2007 in Foodie, commerce.I haven’t been to the gym in months, and yes, I’m getting a bit doughy. I admit it! I’m kinda watching what I eat; no cake (except if Raji forces me), no ice cream (unless its on Sweet Potato pie) and especially no chocolate (gateway drug for people with a sweet-tooth). I stuck fast to [...]
Trendwatching: Eco-fatigue, Gen Z and Pet-Passe the future of marketing!
2 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello November 7th, 2007 in A-List Blogs, Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious, Conjecture, Fun with PR, Futurist, Humor, Innovation, Market Research & Intelligence, Research, Research Summary, TrendSpotting, Viral marketing, a-list, great ideas, parody, social ideas, tech humor.As someone who watches for trends in technology one of the many sites I frequent is Trendwatching.com. They offer a bevy of free research reports on global Trends with pithy insightful commentary and links. If your not getting their free reports or buying the paid stuff, then your missing out. Their most recent Trend Briefing [...]
New Survey Reveals Women Just as Selfish as Men
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello November 7th, 2007 in Research, Research Summary, horrible headlines.Hats off to Amber McCracken, who knows how to write a press release headline. This top notch PR Flack for the National Womens Health Resource Center managed to write a headline that was so good, it jumped off the page, grabbed my eyeballs and forced them to scan a 12 page executive summary of something [...]
Deadly Style: Hello Kitty AK-47’s
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello November 5th, 2007 in Humor, Innovation.Does your pre-teen need both style and stopping power? Tired of all the other survivalist sporting the same AK-47 as you? Well the good folks at GlamGuns have a solution, the Hello Kitty AK-47. It fires 10 rounds per second and has an effective kill range of 300 yards. Making it the best looking assult [...]
Deadly Style: Hello Kitty AK-47’s
3 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello November 5th, 2007 in Humor, Innovation.Does your pre-teen need both style and stopping power? Tired of all the other survivalist sporting the same AK-47 as you? Well the good folks at GlamGuns have a solution, the Hello Kitty AK-47. It fires 10 rounds per second and has an effective kill range of 300 yards. Making it the best looking assult [...]
Battlestar Galactica Razor 3 Weeks Early. Thanks NBC.
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello November 2nd, 2007 in BitTorrent, Groups Opposing the MPAA, Online TV, TV, Torrents, advertising.If your not watching the geek greatness that is Battlestar Galactica then you are missing one of the greatest male soap operas on TV. Yesterday, while perusing my favorite Bittorent sites to get caught-up on the latest episodes of Avatar, Weeds and Dexter, I saw an entry for Battlestar Galactica Razor. “This couldnt be the [...]
