July was going to be the month I was going to get on top of my to do list. It didn’t happen. It was nonetheless a good month, which included the following highlights. Researching At the beginning of the month, I attended the Academy of Marketing conference, in Bournemouth. I presented 2 papers, including … Continue reading July round-up
Month: July 2014
The performative power of the score
There are two interesting articles in the news, today. They are about two very different companies but, essentially, the same issue: the performative power of the score. Or, in others words, about how much a simple number can influence our life. The first article is about passenger transportation company, Uber. It was revealed that … Continue reading The performative power of the score
Filming – take 2
The book is now available for purchase! Yay. And Susan, Nigel and I are recording materials for the book’s companion website. Again. We met 10 days ago to film the chapter introduction. It was scorching hot – 87F / 30.5C inside the room – but we persevered. All day. However, there were some … Continue reading Filming – take 2
What would you miss without your mobile phone?
Sometime ago this picture of a modified Maslow’s pyramid of needs was doing the rounds on Twitter. It was meant to be a joke, but it turns out that it may not be that far off reality. According to research recently published by Ofcom, access to mobile services and access to the Internet are now … Continue reading What would you miss without your mobile phone?
#AcWri resource: How to cite social media sources
With social media becoming such an ubiquitous source of information the opportunities to use social media content are increasing, including in academic writing. For instance, I have personally used social media to conduct interviews, as well as in netnography. But how to cite those sources? This table, produced by teachbites, summarises guidance from the MLA and … Continue reading #AcWri resource: How to cite social media sources
The other side of free apps
Human is an iPhone app (no affiliate link) that monitors movement. It tracks physical activity throughout the day with the objective of encouraging an active (and, thus, healthy) lifestyle. And it is free. While we are eagerly tracking how many minutes we have walked or cycled, grateful for this boost to our health from … Continue reading The other side of free apps
June round-up
June was a very weird month. Following some health problems, I had to take time off at the start of the month. Really off –the ‘not-even-reading-a-book-kind-of- being-off' off. That means that I failed to achieve most of the things on my To Do list. Still, there were some highlights during the month. Researching … Continue reading June round-up
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