Why I haven’t been blogging

January 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

I have had some of you ask why I haven’t been blogging as much recently which hasn’t completely been a conscious decision, but more of a natural change in behaviour.  Those of you who know me well will know that I tweet…..a lot.  When I see something that I really like and want to share,  I post it in 140 characters to Twitter.  Because i’ve already shared it with my community (my quicker community) I don’t always feel the need to then write another 200 words to back up my tweet.  Another reason I have gone quiet is that in the run up to Christmas, I started attending more evening events such as Malcom Gladwell, Adam Curtis at 176, Amplified08, Primal Scream, Chinwag Digital Futures, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Webbys, Us Now film launch, The Future of Music, One Dot Zero, Open 2gether, INQ launch, various Tipped events amongst other Twitter/Blogger meet ups.  At these events, I have met some great people and have been able to develop deeper connections with them quicker through face to face meetings.  I will start to blog more frequently now the holidays are over, but as 2008 became my year of Twitter, I think 2009 will see me do a 360 and go back offline to build more personal relationships.

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Blog, Community, Events, Experiential 

Art on buildings

October 21, 2008 | 2 Comments

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This has come from the highly delightful Jaz Cummins.  Foyles on Manette St in Soho are diplaying some rather impressive art, covering the entire building.  The images show photos of women from Rio de Janeiro “for whom crime, violent loss of loved ones and arbitrary repression are part of everyday life”.  The work has been done by street artist JR and it is similar to work done previously for his Favela Project.  Thanks Jaz!

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Art, Blog, Experiential 

Rickroll flash mob

April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

So I am a little late writing this post but on Friday evening I headed over to Liverpool Street Station to take part in the Rick Astely flashmob. If you don’t know what a flashmob is then you can look here. If you don’t know what all the fuss is about with Rick Astley then you can find out here.

As flashmobs go, it wasn’t one of the greatest but it was still really fun nevertheless. 5:59pm people were loitering around the departure boards and as the final ten seconds took us to 6pm the excitement began. It is unfortunate that more people watched rather than participate as it’s not really in the spirit of flashmobs however, you can see what you think courtesy of my Qik video

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Bizarre, Blog, Community, Events, Experiential, Music, Social Interaction, Video 

Diesel create outdoor spaces

March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Diesel are supporting the art world by launching a competition for designers win the chance of exhibiting their work on the side of buildings and giant walls within city centers. The winners will be displayed in Manchester, Barcelona, Zurich and New York. The campaign was developed to cut through the thousands of advertising messages we are faced with, to “salvage what precious public space is left and fill it with something worth saying.” The words “pot” and “kettle” spring to mind Mr Diesel but I am interested in seeing the results from the competition. Via: PSFK

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Art, Blog, Experiential, Fashion, Marketing 

Asics dress up drains as ads

March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Asics in Sao Paulo are currently running a campaign called Face the Streets.  The campaign decorates Sao Paulo’s drains and turns them into ads featuring the hero of the show itself.

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Advertising, Blog, Experiential, Fashion 

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