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"Social media marketing can’t be airy fairy. It needs to be SMART: Specific, Measurable,..."

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:40:37 +0000

“Social media marketing can’t be airy fairy. It needs to be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, & Timebound.”

- Or, why Internet Marketing Consultants should go play in traffic!

Susan Hallam (SusanHallam) on Twitter

"Vox populi ……. tamen quare operor nos tutela?"

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:59:27 +0000

“Vox populi ……. tamen quare operor nos tutela?”

- An anonymous trouble maker with questionable Latin skills!

"I say (in a gentle tone), if the shoe fits wear it and together you will find a way to make it work...."

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:09:34 +0000

“I say (in a gentle tone), if the shoe fits wear it and together you will find a way to make it work. It will just take time and someone with an open mind to try it on. Who knows, you may just find the perfect fit.”

- Article19 V.9 : Feature Article: An Inconvenient Truth

Our Protestors Suck!

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:26:51 +0000

A week ago we were very excited to discover that we have enraged some folks so much they have started a protest group against us, using Facebook but still! It made us feel loved, appreciated….. or something like that.

You know the saying, better to be talked about than be a boring dance publication nobody pays any attention too huh?

Anyway, to our dismay the members of this group haven’t been protesting much at all. It’s like they clicked a “join” button on Facebook and stopped caring about their outrage. Or it might be the “not very catchy at all” name (it’s called “What The Hell Is Article19 Talking About”).

We feel like starting a support group, on Facebook naturally, to encourage them to protest more, to vent their angst, to sharpen their pitchforks and really get those torches burning.

We’ll keep an eye on them, reach out if necessary, after all, we’re really good at complaining, maybe they need some tips!

"Rusbridger was unavailable for comment at the time of publication. Last week, after the PCC..."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:12:00 +0000

“Rusbridger was unavailable for comment at the time of publication. Last week, after the PCC published its report on its inquiry into the Guardian’s News of the World phone-hacking story, he said: “This report is worse than pointless, it’s actually rather dangerous to the press.””

- The Guardian, unable to locate its own editor! Might we suggest looking down the hall in his office?

Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger resigns from PCC code committee | Media | guardian.co.uk

"Is anyone here tired of hearing Article19 rambling on about the same tiresome topics every week?"

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:55:23 +0000

“Is anyone here tired of hearing Article19 rambling on about the same tiresome topics every week?”

- Article19 gets a protest group, makes you wonder why they keep reading? We expect torches and pitchforks by dawn…..

Facebook | What the hell is Article19 talking about?!?

"It’s like telling someone their dog’s just died. It was pretty much like that for me. I..."

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:24:25 +0000

“It’s like telling someone their dog’s just died. It was pretty much like that for me. I love it, I love playing Xbox live. I play with my mates all the time. It’s just a good laugh, we all sit there chatting, playing games. Now I don’t know what to do.”

- Would it be harsh to suggest “get a life”?

BBC - Newsbeat - Xbox gamer ‘gutted’ after cut off

"Seriously, stop bitching about things and write some proper articles about dance. Stop telling us..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:25:13 +0000

“Seriously, stop bitching about things and write some proper articles about dance. Stop telling us what is wrong with dance and start telling us what is right”

- Sorry but giving Wayne McGregor a metaphorical “reach around” in the media is Judith Mackrell’s job!

Article19 V.9 : Feature Article: An Inconvenient Truth

"In her film, she sees Harris as a warning of what our children might become, perpetually connected..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:38:55 +0000

“In her film, she sees Harris as a warning of what our children might become, perpetually connected to millions but starved of intimate contact with a few.”

- Josh Harris: The Warhol of the web | Film | The Guardian

"The better-living-through-bad-news profs say that the same psychology is seen in other situations...."

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:09:06 +0000

“The better-living-through-bad-news profs say that the same psychology is seen in other situations. It’s better, they argue, to have your spouse die than to have them divorce you.”

- Scientists huh! Can’t live without them, can’t stick their testicles in a blender just to make them shut up!

Chronically ill people ‘happier if they abandon hope’, say docs • The Register

Stop Your Search Engines

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:12:41 +0000

Stop Your Search Engines:

jingc:

I’m not wishing the Internet away. It has become so integral to my work — to my life — that I honestly can’t recall what I did without it. But it has allowed us to reflexively indulge every passing interest, to expect answers to every fleeting question, to believe that if we search long enough, surf a little further, we can hit the dry land of knowing “everything that happens” and that such knowledge is both possible and desirable. In the end, though, there is just more sea, and as alluring as we can find the perpetual pursuit of little thoughts, the net result may only be to prevent us from forming the big ones.

(via Popwuping)

"Irretrievable Yet Recreated"

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:18:36 +0000

“Irretrievable Yet Recreated”

- Dance critics, what would we do without them?

Dance Review - Merce Cunningham - At Park Avenue Armory, a Master’s Magic - NYTimes.com

"Feeling terrible for that poor guy. He had every right to call me boring. Not his fault it caught me..."

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:09:57 +0000

““Feeling terrible for that poor guy. He had every right to call me boring. Not his fault it caught me at a vulnerable time. Pls be nice to him.””

- Is it just us or has the whole world gone completely fucking insane? Mr Fry…. how old are you exactly?

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Fry ends row with Twitter critic

"It’s an issue that has been sparking all summer. While the dance scene has never appeared..."

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:47:25 +0000

“It’s an issue that has been sparking all summer. While the dance scene has never appeared healthier, it is also one that looks distinctly alpha male. In the UK, choreographers such as Wayne McGregor, Matthew Bourne, Michael Clark and Russell Maliphant dominate our stages and our press. Even though plenty of women are out there – making very personal, very challenging work – few are producing the large-scale box-office hits delivered by their male peers.”

- Wayne McGregor et al, Alpha Males, seriously? If you want to look at a bunch of people who’ve been making the same crap for the last 15 years then you have your description.

There are plenty of “great” female dance makers but, naturally, it’s a completely unquantifiable term that cannot be proven.

Vanishing pointe: where are all the great female choreographers? | Stage | The Guardian

All Play Dance Company in rehearsal for ‘Push’ the...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:50:40 +0000

All Play Dance Company in rehearsal for ‘Push’ the company’s up and coming new work: Dancer: Nikki O’Hara

"Senior officers say domestic extremism, a term coined by police that has no legal basis, can include..."

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:20:40 +0000

“Senior officers say domestic extremism, a term coined by police that has no legal basis, can include activists suspected of minor public order offences such as peaceful direct action and civil disobedience.”

- Police in £9m scheme to log ‘domestic extremists’ | UK news | The Guardian

"I’ve been confused for at least a year about whether it’s “HTML5” or “HTML 5”. The answer is..."

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:12:00 +0100

“I’ve been confused for at least a year about whether it’s “HTML5” or “HTML 5”. The answer is “HTML5”.”

- This guy must be a lot of fun at parties!!

Daring Fireball

BBC News WTF?

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:56:51 +0100

It’s been confirmed today, by people responsible for confirming things, that the BBC News website, often cited by Americans as being the place for responsible and accurate news reporting (stop laughing at the back), is the single most boring website in the history of Planet Fucking Earth.

Seriously, switch it off and go home, the lot of you!

"But the White House doesn’t have quite the same clout when it comes to new media. The gossip..."

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:21:06 +0100

“But the White House doesn’t have quite the same clout when it comes to new media. The gossip site TMZ has broadcast the comments in all their vernacular glory. When Obama realised his comment might cause offence to an often prudish American public he pleaded with the journalist to “cut the president some slack”. If nothing else, the exchange reveals a pally relationship with the media that may now be unravelling.”

- This is a classic example of a journalist leading a story in a patently false direction. The use of the words “pleading” and “pally” builds a picture in the readers mind a picture that simply does not exist.

If you listen to the recording President Obama is not “pleading” with anyone. He is clearly joking around with the reporters.

Furthermore, the idea of journalists repeating information that was stated as being “off the record” is an unforgivable breach of ethics.

Listen to Obama call Kanye West a ‘jackass’ | World news | guardian.co.uk