By vikkichowney on November 9, 2009
I’m going to FTBC on the QT this Wednesday, following a quick call from my good friend Olly Knowles (who’s now at Momentum).
Fashion Targets Breast Cancer do some great promotions and events that help make the condition more relevant and visible to younger people. This session on Wednesday is a celebration of what’s been done in 2009 (like the well-known tie up with Topshop), and a look forward to what they want to achieve in 2010.
I’m looking forward to it, as I’m very supportive of an organisation that combines funding research, with education. It’s a smart approach, as one without the other is meaningless.
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By vikkichowney on November 9, 2009
I love the digital table tops at Inamo in Soho. There’s no waitress, just servers. You can scroll through the menu by clicking two buttons on your side of the table, place an order and check your bill in real time. You can change the atmosphere of your surroundings by changing the light, ‘tablecloth’ or even play a game.
The ‘chef cam’ is a great idea, but isn’t too clear and a little far out to be truly interesting. I’d love to be able to click through multiple cameras and watch how my food was being prepared. They do amazing lamb as well 🙂
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By vikkichowney on November 9, 2009
From tomorrow, you’ll able to watch ‘From Daily Life to Disaster’ – an interactive online documentary about the impact of climate change on a small village on Bangladesh – via oxfam.org.uk.
Viewers can choose which stories they find most interesting, watch them and watch it a number of times from different perspectives. ‘Gabura’ contains extraordinary footage of cyclone Aila as it hit, plus snapshots of life in a village experiencing the terrible effects of climate change.
The project aims to show the impact of climate change on a community in a sensitive and innovative way ahead of crucial climate talks in Copenhagen this December.
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By vikkichowney on November 6, 2009
I said that there would be a few curveballs during NaBloPoMo, so here’s the first; Come Dine With Me, the Channel 4 cooking phenomenon, is set to launch a ‘social media extension’ for its show on November 9th.
I’d have thought they would have teamed up with ‘two screen’ specialists Mint Digital, but have instead chosen to bring in Monterosa Productions to create what looks like a real-time interactive platform. It will allow viewers to ‘rate, slate and debate’ while they watch the show live, as well as play an online game to correspond.
If you’re based in the UK, the final four episodes of the current series will act as a trial for this new initiative, with a view to extending into 2010.
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