“THERE IS NO FUEL SHORTAGE!” These words, accompanied by an emoji of a tiny car, were shared by Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Nadine Dorries in response to the apparent lack of gas in petrol stations across the UK. Comments of similar substance were shared by a number of herContinueContinue reading ““THERE IS NO FUEL SHORTAGE!”: How to tackle false information in a crisis”
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Want to cut down on screen time? Buy a shit phone
Three years ago I wrote a blog post entitled “Smart usage: Two productivity application trends to get you thinking”. The post reviewed a few standout apps that help people either cut down on their smartphone usage or incentivise daily tasks through the use of gamification. During the process of writing it I tried my fairContinueContinue reading “Want to cut down on screen time? Buy a shit phone”
iWay or the highway – has Apple gone stale?
Switch. A simple message that has done Nintendo a lot of favours in the past year. So why does it fall short of the mark as the cornerstone of Apple’s new ad campaign for the iPhone? We are faced with an image split in two. On one side there is “your phone”, the other “iPhone”.ContinueContinue reading “iWay or the highway – has Apple gone stale?”
“The ironic voice”
NB: Since 2017, I’ve changed my mind on this. That’s what happens. People change their mind about things. In an essay critiquing the cynicism, self-reference, and black humour that had gained prominence in America David Foster Wallace famously wrote that irony was “ruining our culture”. In Dave’s eyes there was a time and a placeContinueContinue reading ““The ironic voice””
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