Pepper Digital - Peptalk http://www.pepperdigital.com/peptalk/ A lesson in why you treat airline customers with respect /peptalk/a-lesson-in-why-you-treat-airline-customers-with-respect/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:50:12 +0100 /peptalk/a-lesson-in-why-you-treat-airline-customers-with-respect/#When:12:50:12Z I think this is a great example in how the alignment of a chain of unhelpful (and a bit short sighted) people can lead to a massive PR disaster in the online world.

This event happened a while ago but I’ve still come away with a rather negative impression of United Airlines. That’s what a negative viral can do if the original offending event is not acted upon. Not sure how United Airlines responded to the video but I kind of hoped that they came back with a tongue in cheek musical response explaining how they’ve now mended their ways… mmm ok maybe a little far fetched.

But I’ll let you make up your own minds…

View the the song here that humouroulsy paints picture of the events: United Breaks Guitars

And the back story here: Dave Carroll United Airlines Story

]]> Blu does it again /peptalk/blu-does-it-again/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:44:59 +0100 /peptalk/blu-does-it-again/#When:15:44:59Z Anyone who is a fan of Blu’s work (more here) will love the latest time lapse animation by the artist.

Enjoy…

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

If you’ve not seen any of Blu’s previous videos - check out more here.

]]> Staggering painting skill on the iPad /peptalk/staggering-painting-skill-on-the-ipad/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:26:42 +0100 /peptalk/staggering-painting-skill-on-the-ipad/#When:11:26:42Z While many of us have been happy playing Angry Birds or surfing the web on our iPads… others have experimented using it to create masterpieces.

Watch a time lapse of the artist David Kassan painting from life here on the Telegraph

]]> The 35 million pound website /peptalk/the-35-million-pound-website/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:35:18 +0100 /peptalk/the-35-million-pound-website/#When:09:35:18Z Now had the Government asked us for quotes on their various websites, maybe the country wouldn’t be in recession!

If the prices that appear on this Google Docs spreadsheet are to be believed, they splashed out a cool £35 MILLION on the Business Link site alone, including £4m on testing (though whoever trousered those sheets sadly forgot to run it through the W3C validator).

Clearly Dick Turpin is alive, well, and working on Government websites.

]]> Is Google building an alternative to Facebook? /peptalk/is-google-building-an-alternative-to-facebook/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:25:25 +0100 /peptalk/is-google-building-an-alternative-to-facebook/#When:20:25:25Z How many decent online social-networking alternatives are there to Facebook? Not many.

This could be set to change, as Google is rumoured to be working on a new social-networking service called “Google Me”, to rival Facebook.

Just a rumour? I very much doubt it. Read the full article by Pete Cashmore on cnn.com - “Google building a Facebook rival? Let’s hope so”

]]> To like or not to like /peptalk/to-like-or-not-to-like/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:27:49 +0100 /peptalk/to-like-or-not-to-like/#When:16:27:49Z There’s hardly a better way to waste good time than by ‘liking’ things people write on Facebook. Indeed the craze has spread to pretty much any website you visit. ‘Like’ buttons are taking over the world.

So why restrict yourself to just the online world? Head over to The Like & Dislike shop and you can be the proud owner of a real life ‘like’ stamp, thus enabling you to express your love for just about anything in the real world - documents, cars, babies*, you name it.

Needless to say, you can also ‘like’ the actual website too.

* Pepper Digital do not condone stamping babies with ‘like’ stamps, or any other stamps for that matter.

]]> Does your iPad got ballz? /peptalk/does-your-ipad-got-ballz/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:08:45 +0100 /peptalk/does-your-ipad-got-ballz/#When:10:08:45Z Has your iPad got ballz? This rather cool invention offers many layers of protection for your iPad including shock absorbers in the event of dropping, elevation in the event of spillage, but the best bit for me is the song they’ve created to help advertise it.

Check it out here

]]> Pepper Digital - World Cup style /peptalk/pepper-digital-world-cup-style/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:01:25 +0100 /peptalk/pepper-digital-world-cup-style/#When:16:01:25Z Now you can view our website as if you were at the South Africa World Cup!

Just click here for this unmissable opportunity.

]]> Internet Explorer 6 may finally be on its way out… /peptalk/internet-explorer-6-may-finally-be-on-its-way-out/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:49:35 +0100 /peptalk/internet-explorer-6-may-finally-be-on-its-way-out/#When:17:49:35Z StatCounter, who provide website analytics tools, has today indicated that Internet Explorer 6 usage now represents less than 5% of all web browsers in use. This is based on data gathered over the past month. Furthermore, Internet Explorer 6 has seen a fall in market share of approx. 5% over the past 12 months. This is not only great news for web developers like us, but also for the web users moving away from the browser (which is now almost 9, yes 9, years old!), since it contains many security vulnerabilities, and has extremely poor web standards support.

View the stats here - good riddance I say!

]]> Viewing the history of London on the street /peptalk/viewing-the-history-of-london-on-the-street/ Wed, 26 May 2010 16:33:40 +0100 /peptalk/viewing-the-history-of-london-on-the-street/#When:16:33:40Z If like me you’re fascinated by old photos of the streets of London then this this app is worth a look. Admittedly not been able to test drive it yet on the streets but if it does what it says on the tin I’ll be happy!

Streetmuseum gives you a unique perspective of old and new London whether you’re discovering the capital for the first time or revisiting favourite haunts. Hundreds of images from the Museum of London’s extensive collections showcase both everyday and momentous occasions in London’s history, from the Great Fire of 1666 to the swinging sixties.

This is what they say…

Find out more at the official website.

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