However in a painfully brilliantly masterstroke some one has nicked the ‘Booze’ part of the sign. I still took the picture while all the time blaming students for pinching half of my favourite shop sign. I have no idea if it was students of course but it seems like the thing I would do when I was a student.

I can’t apologise enough to myself for not writing. I’ve missed it, I really have. It’d about the time and time is one thing that I’ve not had a lot off recently due to work and other interests. I’m off next week with the kids which will be great, I’m planning to bury my work phone in the garden.

Got my new iPhone after a trial of great patience, esp in the awful Carphone Warehouse in Buchanan Galleries. They sowed me my box, started the process, told me that it was the last one in the shop, let me hold the box then at the last minute they took it away saying that someone had reserved it. Which actually was against the whole policy of selling the iPhone. I went men-tal. I waited until the manager told me that he had just given me terrible service, That took five minutes alone, he would only apologise but not telling me why. Once he said it I then went to an O2 shop and waited 45 minutes to get my new phone. It was painful but that’s the cost of being a fanboy.

I will write more, I’ve lots to write about and I will do more. Promise.

What is value and how do you measure it in a world that is all about the free? Or at least getting the free? Free everything on the Internet. I have a friend that has over 500 albums downloaded from the Internet. That she’s never listened to. So while she has something it has no value so therefore no interest.

I have another friend who is now only buying music now. He had a huge library of downloaded free/stolen/liberated music but didn’t invest the time to listen, really listen, to his music. Therefore the it had no meaning.

Now he’s only getting music from iTunes. It’s not having the physical that’s important to him. It’s the fact that he is investing in his own enjoyment by paying for something he cares about. That’s where he’s finding the value.

Ok.

Best Album that I’m listening to at the moment: Robyn by Robyn

Best song I’m listening to on the best album that I’m listening to: Crash and Burn Girl

Best Album that I’ve not listened to yet as I only got it last night: Home Before Dark by Neil Diamond

Best book I’m reading: Super Crunchers

Best Game: GTA IV

Best new Gadget I want: Big telly

Best thing on telly: Doctor Who

Best thing I really would like but not get: More time

Ta.

My first bash. http://steelso.muxtape.com/

I love the Shat!

A story on the proposed British summer.

The most non-story I’ve read in ages. Well done!

Yes, its been a been a while and yes I am very ashamed. The reason is as boring as ever, work. Work has been crazy but it has been very, very cool. We’re doing some work I’m really proud of for Dunfermline Building Society and some fantastic, jaw dropping work that Beth did for a pitch that I can’t talk about. Yet.

I’m also working on Cosmopolitan magazine of all things looking into the murky world of social media. I’ve been loving it, it is so interesting though I do have to agree with the most wise Steve Rubel that all media is media is media, social or otherwise. I like his style.

Social networks though, that’s an interesting place. We had a chat today at work, the first of many great debates,  about social networks. It’s a selfish space, a place where people are nosy and all trying to find out about each other’s friends and acquaintances. It’s not a place that suits brand advertising unless it can help connect you. That’s the interesting part. How can brands connect you with people you care about? Do you want them to?

So. Social netorking. Lots and lots of places to do it. Who has the time to check all these feeds from Flickr, Facebook, Bebo, Digg, Mixx, Hi5, etc, etc, etc. It’s basically a hassle. I’ve been beta testing friendfeed for a while. It’s a website that brings all these strands together. I like it but I do feel that I’m getting overloaded with info and actually piling it all together is a real help but is too much. Also it doesn’t have an iPhone interface and one of the reasons that I’m blogging less is that my iPhone is really now where I spend most of my free knowledge time. I pick up tweets and do all of my RSS feeds from Google reader on the iPhone. It’s just easy.

The next debate at work is probably going to be about something on how advertising is dead. Online and offline. Is it?

Going to see Radiohead. Going to see the Hold Steady tonight. Off down to Hemel Hempstead soon. Selling my flat.  Trying to get insight all day. It’s a great time!

I’m working on the Dunfermline Building Society website redesign which looks great. Going through client feedback tomorrow. We also launched a project for VisitScotland called Perfect Day and we’re going to be getting into phase 2 of it very soon. That’s an exciting project too. For SSE we’re doing some website updates which are looking really very sweet. Minor changes but really rewarding ones.

It’s all go and I don’t think it is very interesting just listing my work. I’ve do actually have a whole list of things to write about. I just need the head time to get it down. Sorry.