iPhone's face recognition works on cats!?

This is very funny. And true according to my friend Al. And even funnier than that, when he pointed it at a tree it recognised a face, which upon further inspection DID have twigs arranged in a face-like shape. Bizarre. I wonder if it can identify the man on the moon?

How young people REALLY think, live + behave

This is a great presentation from Mobile Youth highlighting how so many brands are getting it horribly wrong when trying to communicate with the youth audience.

mobileYouth.org I am...not interested in mobile marketing

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As I used to say when I was a teen - 'TOLD!'

Polar bear on the Thames?!

I saw this as I cycled over Blackfriars Bridge this morning on my way into the office. I haven't found out why it was there yet, but I'm guessing it's something to do with how climate change is melting polar bears' sea ice habitat.

Having woken up late + then getting a puncture, it provided a little excitement in my otherwise farcical morning. Little did I know that 10 minutes later I would drop my phone down a steep slope to crash into pieces at the bottom. Not a great start to the week, but at least my home isn't melting.

What I learnt today 23//01//09

That the Candid Cafe is a great place for a cosy drink. That Last.fm has launched on Android. The extent of the worldwide buzz surrounding Obama's inauguration on Twitter. That if you spread the word of Barcardi's new content sharing platform you can download Groove Armada's new album for FREE. That my cupcakes are tasty. That E4 has created a bespoke Skins MSN Messenger to engage with the youth audience, share content + information on the series. That Cadbury has launched the next 'cup and a half of joy' ad this time using kids with unnaturally wiggly eyebrows. That you can find out who the biggest brands in social media are here. That Howies has a great sale on. That Time Out is celebrating 40 years of fitness by running a free evening of fitness through the decades Leg Warmers + Lycra at the Central YMCA - I'll be there. That if you find a horseshoe you should hang it on a door with the points pointing up for good luck. That I like The Phantom Band.

Spread the word to download the new Groove Armada album FREE

Can't work this out. It seems that if you join Bacardi BLive's new content sharing platform, you can download the new Groove Armada album for free. But only if you help spread word about the site by writing blog posts, emailing friends, posting on your networks etc. Each time you share, you can download a track. I think.

Hmm and if that is the case it feels a bit weird to me. Will see what happens + write some more.

The new gorilla?

Or just performing monkeys?

The Pro's and Con's of Bananas

..and should those apostrophes be there?

It occured to me that when it comes to bananas, the con's may outweigh the pro's. This is a sad thing because bananas, with their smile-like shape are nice things and I want to like them enough to eat them, but I just can't get over the many issues I have with them:

Pro's

1. They're shaped like a smile which makes me smile (yes, a smile)
2. They're a nice colour
3. They taste nice. Especially with custard
4. They're a healthy, fulfiling and convenient snack

Con's

1. There is only a small window of opportunity for eating them ie. too brown + soft (yuck) or too green + hard (yuckier)
2. They have a weird spike at the bottom, which is freaky + a little dark
3. Apparently if you eat more than one a day you die of a potassium overdose !!?
4. Personally I can't bite into them - I have to slice them, which requires a knife and a certain amount of effort
5. Spiders sometimes pierce into them with their fangs and inject poison into them (I was told this this morning and to be fair to the banana, the source isn't incredibly reliable)
6. They have that horrible stringiness about them..urgh. Oranges are also guilty of this.
7. They 'could have your eye out'