Jason Elk

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Archive for October, 2008

Google flattery

Just spotted this result on Google for a search I ran:

The description looked a little like those wonderfully personalised spam mailers that start off with, “Dear %first_name% ” and deserved a little digging.
Here’s what the meta description tag looks like in the page’s source code:

Obviously the copyrwriter or coder who worked on this page had [...]

Stationery 2.0 at CNA

In a world where everything’s going social (social networking, social media, social bookmarking and social news, it’s hardly surprising that even CNA (an institution of stationery in South Africa) is jumping on the bandwagon.
Browsing around the aisles the other day, I noticed that the section that houses invitations, writing pads and envelopes is now proudly [...]

The iPhone says more about us than the future of mobile

I like the iPhone 3G, I do. And it’s pretty obvious to see why so many other iOwners feel the same. Let me count the ways.

Before you even turn it on, the phone glistens and gleams and reflects, like any good piece of new media gadgetry should.
Once switched on (it’s surprising that it doesn’t play [...]