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Luke Ritchie

Blog ImageLast Saturday Kevin Rose (founder of Digg) embedded a video on his blog using a player called Seesmic. In his video Kevin talks about some of the changes he would make for the next Itunes release and ends by asking users to comment by selecting... Read rest of post

Linda Skoda

Blog ImageI went to Alastair Thain’s exhibition recently who has been producing extraordinary portraits. He built a series of cameras himself, based on those used by NASA to photograph Earth from the space shuttle. The result is the most advanced high-resolution land-based camera system in existence, which uses negatives... Read rest of post

Vince Howcutt

Blog ImageWalkers today announced that they are to go retro and bring back Monster Munch as they were in the 70's - the original flavours/size snack and the classic character packets. I understand the marketing ploy behind this but will it contribute to sales in the... Read rest of post

Jamie Brooker

Blog ImageOn Tuesday of this week I attended Google's London Developer Day, held at Wembley Stadium. The keynote hosted in The Bobby Moore Room (renamed 'Space Invaders' for the day) opened proceedings introducing the wide range of Google developer products - including Google Gears, Google... Read rest of post

Steve Cluett

100% Norway

19 Sep

Blog ImageIt was with real pleasure that Playgroup attended the opening of 100% Norway at Designers Block (part of the ever influential 100% Design series of events). In this credit crunch era, with financial institutions crumbling around us and doom and gloom thick in the... Read rest of post

Tim Moore

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers may have danced to the tune in the 1930's but the line was still very relevant to me today.

On the way to work this morning, I was poked in the eye by a young lady waving her fag around like she was Cruella De Vil.... Read rest of post

Johan Brand

Blog Imageexciting, live blogging from the idesign 08 event!  A small group of Playgroup designers, producers & clients are attending the idesign 08 conference today.

idesign 08,is  a one-day event providing the main digital focus for the London Design Festival, analyses and celebrates digital interactive media. Featuring... Read rest of post

Johan Brand

Blog ImageNow, there is no doubt that a man which can be labeled a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and diplomat during the American Enlightenment and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America has dished out... Read rest of post

Clare Deans

Blog ImageI don't think I will ever tire of seeing the Gorilla playing the drums. It might have been done already with the Phil Collins number but I am still loving the latest ad...and the glass and a half productions.

Like with... Read rest of post

Clare Deans

Have you seen Microsoft's latest ad?  It launched in the US last week:

Watch it on YouTube here

Definitely different to Microsoft's usual approach, it seems they are trying to make Microsoft more personable, putting Bill at the forefront of this entertaining campaign that has no mention of technology, features or innovation.  Quite a... Read rest of post

Keely Pledger

Blog ImageCadbury are apparently reducing the amount of promo spend on the run up to Christmas for their sharing ranges, which includes Snaps and Cadbury Melts. This is because the range hasn’t made an impact with the customers.

My guessing is that a large proportion of Cadbury... Read rest of post

Keely Pledger

Blog Image2009 will be Barbie's 50th year on planet earth – that’s quite an achievement for a plastic doll!

Barbie has survived an ever growing competitive market over the past half century and has adapted well to keep at the top throughout her existence, from the... Read rest of post