A brief respite from work yesterday with a very pleasant few hours of conversation over lunch with Shel, Rob Safuto and Dave Rimington at the Bryant Park Grill here in New York City. I’ve known Rob (extreme right in photo) for some time but we’ve never met before. It was…
Greetings from New York City! After an intense week in Atlanta on client business – plus a terrific geek dinner on Wednesday – now I’m in the very cold north-east US for the next four days for a gathering of crayons. So, now in my hotel on Lexington Avenue, a…
Greetings from Atlanta, USA! I arrived late yesterday in the A-Town after a 9-hour direct flight from Gatwick. I’ll be here for the coming week on client business. Although I’ve travelled through Atlanta quite a few times before, this is the first time I’ve actually stayed in the city rather…
Around 40 people showed up yesterday for the first of our coffee with crayon sessions at crayonville Island in Second Life. This is the weekly get-together where everyone can discuss literally anything related to new marketing. With no formal agenda, the session could have been a damp squib. Instead, it…
I spend quite a bit of time in Second Life. Recently I’ve been visiting different places I hear about, especially when that involves what a company is up to. There’s a lot going on in Second Life which I find extremely useful in gaining more understanding about a virtual world…
Judging by the mingling and dancing at crayonville Island in Second Life last night, the crayon Christmas party was a huge success. Late for me (the show began at 1am GMT this morning) but what fun! I estimate there were at least 30 people there, all chatting, dancing and generally…
Here’s a cordial invitation to join the crayon team in Second Life for an evening of Christmas chat and virtual cheer. Today, December 21, at 5pm PST (or ‘Linden Standard Time’ as many say), 8pm EST and 1am GMT Dec 22, all of us at crayon will be celebrating the…
CaseCamp, a marketing ‘unconference’ open to anyone, is holding it’s first event in Second Life on December 14. If you’ve not heard of Casecamp before, the concept is simple – it’s a conference where presenters share case studies of their work, with the goal of creating a commons for discussion,…
