What would you do?

When organisations like Acumen Fund gain momentum, peoples lives change for the better. Just one person is all it takes. When one person focuses their skills toward making a real difference, the impact can be massive.

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Dog Training

Love The Photocopier

I've been pondering where I could go with the blog - This place to share ideas.....

Before I do anything real profound check this out!

Any ideas?

Video in a video

Wow. This is a little crazy. Those clever Stanford types have created some software that enables video to be embedded within another video. Like in-game advertising but for real world video that (from the video below) looks as though it blends pretty seamlessly with the original content. Question is though - do we want our content blended with adverts? Or are there other uses for this? Whatever, it looks pretty cool to me.

Soundtrack to your life....

Recently over a few beers, wine and other concoctions, a handful of us landed on the topic of personal theme music and what would that be like? I was quickly referred to a family guy episode where peter has a genie with some wishes and promptly uses one to have his own theme music.

See it here
Family Guy - Peter gets his own theme music
note: I dont suggest the over viewing shown at the end of the video but you're welcome to watch

Anyway I've been quizzing the folk around me on what would their soundtrack be. They're working it. I'm guessing we'd want to have many, like Peter has but less annoying.

Moving along, I found this app for the Iphone; RjDj.

RjDj is mainly listened to with headphones. Think of it as the next generation of walkman or mp3 player. The listening experience of RjDj is similar to the effects of drugs. Drugs affect our sensory perception, so does RjDj. RjDj is a digital drug which causes mind twisting hearing sensation.



Would you put mike and his toys on your invite list? and what are you listening to right now?

See his original post is here. http://rjdj.me/what/

Thats not right !

Far out ! While browsing online we're often in a hurry - clicking from page to page, rejecting stuff and accepting stuff. This leads to us accepting stuff that aren't quite right. Ever incorrectly diagnosed an ailment using google? Ever found supporting information to a theory online only to find you were made wrong by a credible source later?

Watch out for the internets spiders they're waiting for you!

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Fastet-growing sport in Norway

Mikey shared this with me today and WOW!

Life insurance optional...

http://tiny.cc/dMIey

Cheers Mikey!

Turkeys off to Wanaka

The Turkey eggs have been claimed by a person called 'chicken freak' and shipped to Wanaka - a classy place I've never seen! Now they have a fighting chance of survival. I could have left them road-side for the rats and birds but I didn't. A little effort for what could be a great outcome.

What do you do?

See the poll.

Kiss my black ads - (kick this)

This spot, created by AMV BBDO for Choice FM, was part of the London's radio station's on-going campaign to encourage 'Peace on the Streets' in the black community. It is beautiful in its intensity as well as its message. I dare you to be able to watch it just once.

Download youtube video

Here's an idea

You can download a copy of anything on youtube by adding 'kick' before youtube.

Have a copy of what you like. What would that be I wonder?

Instructions here http://kickyoutube.com

I'll share one with you soon that you may want to kick.

Lip Balm Testing

Never wears thin on me.....

Turkeys in the wine box....on the roadside

I found a box on the roadside yesterday. On a closer inspection it's labeled '12 x turkey - Debbie' A few speckled eggs are scattered around! Who's this Debbie? where are these eggs going?

Turkeys make no sense to me, they talk nonsense, chase kids, don't taste that great and somewhat ugly.

This isn't Dr. Seuss's 'Horton hatches the Egg' Where Horton the elephant is duped into hatching lazy mayzie's egg while she 'takes a long break' I'm simply trying to find the rightful looser or at least find a clucky chicken to be surrogate mother.

They were not in incubation due to the packaging and if fertile are likely to be good for some weeks yet. Turkeys eggs last longer than most...

Originally they were carefully packed in shredded paper in individual compartments. There might have been 12 but now there is 8 and I haven't done any baking.....yet


Turkey for Christmas anyone? Know anyone with Chickens we could slip these little horrors under? Please help the funny birds.....

This is not a clucky chicken.

Tui, Taking the Risk and Enjoying the Payoffs

Dominion Brewery's 'Tui' has taken some big risks with their brand over recent years and it's paying off. As an old Wairarapa boy this news from Stuff today amazes me.

BRAND SUCCESS
Tui HQ turnover more than $1.25 million. Clothing, merchandise and food brings in another $1.5 million. Tui Brewery receives about 35,000 visitors a year. Tuimato sauce sells 7000 bottles a week, second only to Watties. More than 5000 Tui pies produced weekly.

I've a soft spot for the ole Indian Pale Ale. Mainly due to a localised tax loophole, during my teenage years, making a 12 pack of Tui a good few dollars cheaper than its nearest rival. Any alcohol traversing the Rumutaka Ranges from Wellington Port got extra taxation. Mangatainoka - the home of Tui brewery - was exempt... Good for them and good for teenagers weaning off mums home cooking onto beer and bbq.

Low cost Tui and its bi-product 'empties' littered the first abode I shared with like minded folk. We didn't have Tuimato sauce but of course we did have Watties - it was all good! At the time Tui was the cheaper option without the heavy branding we see today. The statement we made then by drinking the beer was different than those who drink it now.

The Stuff article highlights the posture of the DB commercial manager, Nick Rogers. "There are 101 ideas out there it's just about having the balls to see them through," he said. "It's amazing what people are willing to buy if you slap the Tui brand on it. I mean, Tui pies? Who knows, maybe we will have Tui ice-cream next."

101 ideas out there? Looks like we're far from hearing the last word from this powerful brand. What was once a low-end player now means a lot to its market.

Tui is living proof that taking the risks, challenging the status quo and doing things differently can pay off - big time!











Who knows what's next on the 101 list, 'Tui power' for household energy? Your guess is as good as mine...

One thing is for sure, Tui has a thriving audience - a tribe of at least 35,000. They have something in common - they all like beer and they have the places to meet and share their interest -bars and Tui HQ. They can even get married (yep, they do weddings at the brewery)! We'll keep following if DB don't burn us on the way. Now it depends on what Tui 'have the balls' to do next.

What would you have the Tui brand on?