http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop Business Development For The Digital Community Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:32:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I thought I would share with you an email I received a while back.  It's very interesting.....read on Dear Graeme, Many thanks for your fireball (= notably bright meteor) report. Much appreciated, and congratulations on spotting such an impressive event! If you can recall the time you saw this object, that may give ... http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/fireball-observing/ Equator’s latest account win sees them building upon their expertise with luxury travel brands, such as ITC Classics and Elegant Resorts, as they take on the site redesign and SEO campaign for The Azure Collection. Having undertaken an audit of the current Azure Collection site, Equator are currently working on a ... http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/equator-embarks-on-new-journey-with-another-luxury-travel-company/ The stats were released recently for the NMA top 100 interactive agencys in the UK.   We were delighted to find that we’re still the Number 1 Interactive agency in Scotland; we’re number 15 design & build agency in the UK; and the 9th most efficient interactive agency in the UK! Isn't ... http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/equator-in-the-nma-top-100/ I am most intrigued by this battle for the Christmas number 1. In recent years, I have been completely disheartened by the whole chart scene as it has become awful in my opinion (am I allowed to have an opinion or should I just follow what us Brits watch on TV). Susan ... http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/rage-against-the-machine-vs-the-x-factor/ An interesting story here.  Firefox is a success, iPhone apps are a success.  But will this make Linkedin spammy?  I think it could as tools for recruiters could pop up.  We'll have to wait and see mind you. The story came from New Media Age. Business network LinkedIn has opened its API ... http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/linkedin-opens-up-to-developers/ So here are a couple of pictures from a gig that I played with The D-Karts back in the day before I moved to London and broke the band up.  Sorry lads! [caption id="attachment_231" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="Richard Branson introducing us to the stage"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_232" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="The D-Karts playing"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_233" align="aligncenter" ... http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/im-feeling-nostalgic/ I recently went on a long weekend to New York City and here is a picture of me on the escalator in Grand Central Station.  I am attempting to copy a scene from Carlito's Way, where Al Pacino was being chased by some Mafioso.  Thankfully I wasn't, and neither was ... http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/business-development-man-or-carlito-imposter-in-new-york/ This may sound like some conspiracy theory but whilst reading a story today by Jonathon MacDonald (who I have seen speaking at a conference and is a wonderfully entertaining man) I noticed that the Telegraph had picked it up. Here's the Telegraph story which was published at 10:40AM BST 16 Oct ... http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/telegraph-and-boris-working-together/ I moved to London 2 and a half years ago. Boris Johnson has just announced that bus fares are to go up by 12.7% and Tube fares will rise by 3.9%. Oyster card pay-as-you-go bus journeys are to rise from £1 to £1.20. When I moved to London the pay-as-you-go journeys were ... http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/33-3-bus-fare-increase-in-london/ Apparently 36% of Twitter users polled say they do. I wonder if these people are actually having sex or making the sex part up.  Surely these people that check their Twitter account more than 10 times a day don't have time for sex? ;-) See the rest of the results at Retrevo http://equatorlive.com/mmmbop/tweeting-after-sex/