Category Archives: Links

A piece of string walks into a bar… (joke) | Leefe rates the world… A piece of string walks in to a bar. The bouncer at the door looks at the piece of string and says I'm sorry we don't … Continue reading →

Ikea-ce Cream (photo) | Leefe rates the world… Finished shopping at IKEA? Hand over your 50 cents, and receive a cone and token to feed the machine. Then watch the self serve soft serve go to work. (tags: ping.fm ice … Continue reading →

Crackdown on telcos will ban misleading ads and 'bill shock' Telcos will be forbidden from using advertising terms such as "cap" and be forced to implement supermarket-style unit pricing and new measures to prevent bill shock under strict new regulations … Continue reading →

Coles and Woolies loom as Big Tobacco's rivals Big tobacco companies are fighting the plain packaging rules. There are many arguments they put forward, but are they worried about competition from other sectors? An interesting article by Ross Gittins. (tags: … Continue reading →

Ads Implant False Memories | Wired Science | Wired.com How your memory works, and how advertising to be used to implant false memories. (Worth reading) (tags: advertising Coke memory JournalofConsumerResearch study PriyaliRajagopal NicoleMontgomery commercial Wired JonahLehrer) News Desk: Manning, Assange, and … Continue reading →

'Stuck in the past': investors call for Ballmer's scalp Influential hedge fund manager David Einhorn has called for Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer to step down, saying the world's largest software company's long-time leader is stuck in the past. (tags: … Continue reading →

Ben Grubb | Transcript of police interview an edited transcript of the recording made by journalist Ben Grubb during his police interview and brief arrest over the reporting of a Facebook 'break-in'. The police officers present gave permission for the … Continue reading →

links for 2011-05-15 | Leefe rates the world… Paintwork with Zen Brush | Leefe rates the world… Some of today's work experimenting with a new iPhone drawing program  (tags: ping.fm)