Month: April 2009

life

A weekend trip

The other week, at a dinner, I volunteered for what sounded like it could be an interesting trip, taking 2 launches (small, motor driven boats) from Putney up to Wallingford. can’t be too hard, we though. The deal was that some friends were coming down river over 3.5 days, coaching a couple of women’s 8s […]

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books, General, marketing

Amazon Fail

Update: this becomes even more confusing. First of all, Amazon’s response was that it was policy Then they blamed a ‘glitch’. Then a troll came out of the woodwork and announced to the world that he had done it, through clickjacking and other means Now an ex-employee Amazon blames the French, or at least a […]

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marketing

Guardian Word of Mouth Chocolate Tasting

Last night, the Guardian Word of Mouth blog ran a chocolate tasting and they really did deliver. There was a room full of pieces of chocolate Easter Eggs for us to enjoy, ranging from supermarket basic types all the way up to gourmet organic chocolate. As well as bowls and bowls of choc, there was […]

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