http://boakes.org nice of you to drop by. tea? Fri, 16 May 2008 07:16:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-bleeding en http://boakes.org/perfectgadget/ http://boakes.org/perfectgadget/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:55:36 +0000 Rich iphone gadget nokia gps galileo apple http://boakes.org/?p=680 Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2007/gadget/apple' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
Imagine a scene in the not-too distant future… after a frenzied period of leaks, rumours, claims and counter-claims, interspersed with no-comments, denials, and increasingly reliable and suggestive evidence emerging from component and sub-assembly manufacturers, Apple Inc announce the imminent release of The Perfect Gadget. The mainstream press attend press conferences and briefings where Apple proclaim that [...]]]> http://boakes.org/perfectgadget/feed/ http://boakes.org/end-of-web-ads/ http://boakes.org/end-of-web-ads/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:22:19 +0000 Rich web advertising banners adblock ad blocking advert blocking advert brokering consumer brokering popups popunders http://boakes.org/end-of-web-ads/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/adverts/blah' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
I am a consumer. Buy my undivided attention. Exclusivity guaranteed. Bids start at just €0.01 per day. Web advertising is dying. Banners, pop-ups, pop-unders, text ads and video ads; all dead horses. Their time has come and gone. The First Web Ads The first paid-for banner appeared in 1993, when most people still hadn’t heard of email. A [...]]]> http://boakes.org/end-of-web-ads/feed/ http://boakes.org/google-microsoft-picasa/ http://boakes.org/google-microsoft-picasa/#comments Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:10:27 +0000 Rich picasa monopoly microsoft vista digital memories windows gallery thin client browser wars http://boakes.org/google-microsoft-picasa http://boakes.org/google-microsoft-picasa/feed/ http://boakes.org/tango-swansea/ http://boakes.org/tango-swansea/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:06:07 +0000 Rich tango bravia spoof viral viral marketing swansea advert advertising fruit http://boakes.org/tango-swansea Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/tango/clear' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
The Sony Bravia Advert with the thousands of bouncy balls is certainly one of the most visually striking pieces of advertising art from the last few years, so it was only a matter of time before it was copied. When I saw the Swansea Tango Advert I laughed long and loud; the shots from the original [...]]]> http://boakes.org/tango-swansea/feed/ http://boakes.org/maxim/ http://boakes.org/maxim/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:20:10 +0000 Rich maxim hoax visible from space ipod giant magazine las vegas google earth http://boakes.org/maxim Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/maxim/eva' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
Immitation, I am told, is the most sincere form of flattery, so the story going around that Maxim have created the first advert that can be viewed from space could be a rather swift homage to my iPod gag… or they were planning this for a long time and I inadvertently pulled the rug from [...]]]> http://boakes.org/maxim/feed/ http://boakes.org/apple-ipod-space-advert/ http://boakes.org/apple-ipod-space-advert/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:01:09 +0000 Rich apple ipod space australia google earth http://boakes.org/apple-ipod-space-advert Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/ipod-space/ipod-space' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
I think this may be an exclusive! It’s Apple’s 30th birthday next month; and they’re planning something big to mark the occasion. Today I learned from a trusted source that Apple is poised to make history next Saturday when it unveils the worlds first advertisement that can be seen from space. Apple had hoped to keep their [...]]]> http://boakes.org/apple-ipod-space-advert/feed/ http://boakes.org/ad-blocking-slashdot/ http://boakes.org/ad-blocking-slashdot/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:54:40 +0000 Rich advert blocking slashdot busiest toolbar netcraft adblock http://boakes.org/?p=341 http://boakes.org/ad-blocking-slashdot/feed/ http://boakes.org/google-earth-beta/ http://boakes.org/google-earth-beta/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:44:07 +0000 Rich earth google earth worldwind google beta http://boakes.org/google-earth-beta Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2005/googleearth/earth' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
Google are running a public beta of Google Earth, and in keeping with their “don’t be evil” policy, the basic version is free for anyone to enjoy. It’s based on Keyhole EarthViewer which used to cost $29.95 for a subscription, so google are obviously relying on (a) the advertising revenue they can generate from this new [...]]]> http://boakes.org/google-earth-beta/feed/