by nabidana | Oct 27, 2016 | #WasItForThis, Advertising
A recent Carphone Warehouse media campaign proclaiming itself ‘pro-choice’ has raised the ire of a large number of Irish social media commentators. The advert is below. There are a few things to say about the campaign. First is an apparent failure to...
by nabidana | Feb 17, 2009 | commerce and trade, gadgets
Part of the morning commute ritual of late has been the slightly tense moment at the platform when a man realises everybody else has his or her phone in his or her hand, deeply engaged in remote social intercourse. The look of embarrassment on his face is forced away,...
by nabidana | Jul 15, 2008 | gadgets
After an epic game of customer service tennis, I have finally been approved for an upgrade, based on my frankly ridiculous cellphone spend. With my new gold upgrade credit, which is useless against the iPhone, I have one more barrier to entry. There doesn’t seem...