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Cyber bullying is a very modern, but very serious problem, which is especially rife on Twitter. Indeed, online bullying is more prevalent today than it’s ever been before, with Twitter alone registering something mean, cruel or hurtful posted...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
BBH London – Tesco When I was a wee lad (in the heady days of the mid-90's), Halloween wasn't a particularly big deal. Sure we got together to watch movies we probably shouldn't have been watching and hit up our neighbours houses for Dime bars and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Visa Europe imagine the future of wearable payments Visa Europe has been working with industrial design students from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design to develop concepts for new wearable payment devices. They were tasked with...
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Whilst it might seem a little superfluous to harp on about announcements that have been rumoured to the point of presumed authenticity for months now, any Apple event is big news in the tech community, because there really is no other company like...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It felt weird and I couldn’t quite work out why. Something was different. And I don’t just mean it was a warm, sunny day in September rather than brass monkeys “shall we turn on the heating?” weather as we’ve been used...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Whilst there are now more Android smartphones on the market than there are iPhones, Apple's handset is still arguably the definitive smart device, despite its exorbitant cost. It's this cost, however, that has irked the tech giant's former CEO John...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Buddy is the robot you always wanted Buddy is a crowd-sourced robot that you shouldn't let your kids research, because they'll want one and it's NOT cheap. The Johnny 5/Wall-E hybrid is a family friendly robot helper that has aspirations beyond...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This man grew an ear on his arm An Australian performance artist who simply goes by the name “Stelarc” (like “Madonna” or “Adele,” but with zero mainstream appeal) has grown an artificial ear on his arm. He...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In my youth (I'm approaching 30 so feel I've just about earned the right to use that phrase) I would typically spend almost every weekend during the summer at a music festival. Sometimes knee-deep in mud and excrement whilst gleefully nodding along...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A fresh face on the iPod Apple has officially revealed a brand new iPod Touch, and has also announced a gaggle of new colour options for the entire iPod line. We reported a few weeks back that the latest iTunes update leaked this information ahead...
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For the first time ever, radio and music lovers will be able to download BBC radio programmes in full, to their smartphone or tablet for free, listen to them offline, and keep them for up to 30 days on the BBC iPlayer Radio app. The update, rolling...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Littering is one of those nagging irritations that genuinely grinds my gears more than it probably should. Walk down any street, in any city, in any village, town or city, and it's unlikely you'll go even 10 seconds without coming across somebody's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This summer, mobile network Three is looking to shake up the industry in a big way by rallying the British public to unite against typical network gripes, with a little help from Jim Henson's Creature Shop! The new “Make It Right”...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nintendo shoot down Android rumours Whilst all of gadget land might well be salivating at the prospect of today's impending WWDC Apple keynote speech (check back tomorrow for my thoughts on that), it is the Californian tech giants primary rival in...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
If you thought the selfie stick didn't take the idea of convenient distance snapping far enough, there is now a legitimate flying camera on the market, and it not only works (well in fact), but works without a remote control! Dubbed; “The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
On the 29th of April 2015, an audience gathered at the Gothenburg Concert Hall in Sweden to watch 14 musicians at five locations all around Sweden playing live together over the Telia fibre optic network. The “Play Apart” experience was...
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Albion – Wahanda Wahanda; the online marketplace for booking hair and beauty treatments, has appointed Albion as it retained agency. The relationship kicked off earlier this week with a fully integrated campaign to raise awareness of the Wahanda...
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Block the Kardashians A new version of AdBlock was recently announced, which has been built with one purpose in mind; to block out all mentions of the Kardashian family on your internet browser. KardBlock is currently in the beta testing stage, and...
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Bow & Arrow, the London-based creative growth consultancy, has designed the identity for iD, a new mobile phone network to be launched by the Carphone Warehouse, which has posited itself as the most affordable 4G network. It will operate via the...
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Grey London recently unveiled its first work for Vodafone UK since the business was consolidated into the agency back in February. The shop was appointed to the Vodafone UK roster back in March 2014, but was named lead creative agency in February...
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Twitter Twitter officially announced this week that it acquired the live-streaming app Periscope back in January, and several sources have hinted that it will shortly be launched as a separate app with the ability to watch both live and previously...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
by Ashley Morrison If, like me, you have moved or are thinking of moving to the country, you’re taking a perilous risk. It doesn’t matter if you’re pretty much bang on one of the main corridors into London or not (the Cambridge -...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Whilst the 2014 “Apple Event” has been rumoured for a while now, the bombshell was finally dropped yesterday when the tech giants sent out invites for an event on the 9th of September with the tagline, “Wish we could say...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Taiwanese electronics manufacturers HTC recently unveiled their next smartphone, designed to share market space with its flagship phone, the HTC ONE. The HTC Desire 510 is a feature-packed 4G phone, with the elegant designs and super-speeds...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Strategy Analytics, Inc, the company which provides advisory services, consulting and actionable market intelligence for emerging technology, mobile and wireless, digital consumer and automotive electronics companies, have predicted that by 2018,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Mobile advertising specialists Millennial Media were recently hired by outdoor clothing and equipment retailers The North Face to help them shift their marketing campaigns away from traditional channels and focus on a more digital approach, focusing...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When the Kevin Bacon EE 4G mobile network commercials first came out at the cinema, the auditoriums (or at least the ones I sat in) were awash with laughter. Tightly scripted, informative and amusing to boot, they were a breath of fresh air and just...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
by Magnus Shaw. If you're going to be rumbled loading beefburgers with something other than beef, try to ensure it's not horse. Oats would be better. Or sweets. But, not cat or hamster - and definitely not horse. As Tesco has discovered, people...
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by Ashley Morrison. I wouldn't say I'm a gadget freak by any stretch of the imagination, but I do like some techie stuff that usefully enhances my life while being fun to play with. I spent an inordinate amount of time choosing my latest mobile - a...
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by Ashley Morrison. You may have heard of something called the three-second rule. In advertising terms, if the person you're trying to sell to doesn't understand your message within three seconds, then your message is too long. But the latest EE...
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by John Fountain Successful voice-over talents often earn thousands in session fees and residuals, and more frequently than not, in less time than a half hour of work. Becoming a successful voice-over talent for television and radio commercials,...
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by Jessica Hazel Sacha Baron Cohen is not one to shy away from controversy. In fact, he has made a whole career out of it, pointing out the humour in all manner of taboo subjects and somehow not getting murdered by extremeists in the process. His...
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by Magnus Shaw When looking for the best and worst in the creative field, at least TV advertising saves time and effort. Simply pick a show, ensure it's on a commercial channel and wait for the break. In those few, short minutes you're more or less...
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