Tuesday, December 24, 2002

"bob"And what about me?! Ad agencies name creative directors. San Francisco Chronicle Dec 24 2002 12:51PM ET [Moreover - moreover...] 8:23:58 PM    | |

"head3"Proper Branding? Cult Brands: Lessons Learned At Apple, ESPN, And PepsiCo : What gives some brands an extra lift? An avid cult following, that's what. At a session of the HBS Marketing Conference, experts debated the pros and cons of managing a brand that customers truly adore. (HBS Working Knowledge via MyAppleMenu) 1:54:42 PM    | |

"head2"I want one of those. Wired News: Forget a Maid, This Robot Vacuums " Billed as the first autonomous vacuum cleaner in the United States, the $200 Roomba is a round, battery-powered vacuum that looks like a flat-bottomed wok on wheels. The Roomba is more-or-less autonomous, capable of navigating rooms unattended, sweeping up as it goes." See also http://www.roombavac.com/ 1:20:24 PM   Cult | |

Rip-off Britain, Part 1496. Bus passengers are overcharged for poor service, report says. UK: Bus passengers pay too much for 'poor or non-existent' services while local transport policies discriminate against bus travel, according to a report by Transport 2000. [Guardian Unlimited] 1:13:36 PM   London | |

This website is incredible. It's a Virtual museum of small early electrical appliances, like razors, irons, vacuum cleaners and 'table-top electric cooking gadgets'. Fabulous. 1:10:59 PM   Cult | |

This will be shown on worldwide telly during the holidays anyway, so I see no reason at all why I shouldn't mention it here: A Christmas Carol by a certain Mr Dickens. Those who don't want to read the text online will find a description of the plot together with the old illustrations on a page titled not unsurpringly A Christmas Carol. And even more about Christmas and Dickens is on the Dickens Christmas Page. Happy Christmas then! 10:59:28 AM   Literature, London | |