From industry updates, to tech news, to viral videos and personal views, the web offers a plethora of highly interesting, highly engaging, highly informative nuggets of inspiration. Nuggets that feed the hungry mind, fuel the marketing soul, titillate the business taste buds, and perhaps even bring some laughs.
So, in the Quirk tradition of bringing you, loyal reader, a buffet of this tasty mind-fuel every week, we have some more very inspirational online pearls, deftly hunted down, inspected and presented here for your reading and viewing pleasure, by some of the sharpest minds in the biz (who just happen to also be our very own Quirkstars).
The Social CEO
Surprising information has revealed that only a small percentage of Fortune 500 CEOs actively take part in social media. Get more on the low-down of why a CEO now needs to embrace online social platforms.
Shared by Ravi Reddy
Simple Cinema Etiquette: A Comeback
Here’s a video depicting the voicemail of a disgruntled customer recently kicked out of a Texas cinema, for texting during the show. Angry Americans: one way to ‘make it go viral.’
Shared by Katharina Scholtz
Spot The Disease: A One-Minute Game
Here’s some online interaction, gamification and a bit of dread disease, wrapped up in one fun-filled package. Spot all trace of malaria in the virtual Petri dish - in under one minute - and be considered equal in skill to a world-class microbiologist. Well, maybe not…but it’s a bit of fun, nonetheless.
Shared by Sarah Hellings
Present To Impress
Need inspiration for that next big Powerpoint? Take a gander at some of the best presentations ever conceived.
Shared by Scott Gray
Hyperlink Swansong?
Could the all-important hyperlink be on its way out? If so, then Google are to blame.
Shared by Megan Hughes
The Paralympics: A Showcase In Human Achievement
If you only indulge in one link in this week’s inspiration post, let this be it. Here is what can be achieved when you really know what you’re doing – and that’s referring to both the video and the subject matter.
Shared by Mick Santapaga
Spotlight on London Town
Cold, dreary and grey? Hell no! More like vibrant, colourful and dynamic. It’s a hat-tip to the 2012 Olympics host, London town, and a shout-out to our Quirk counterparts up north.
Shared by Tish Amos
The Hipster Olympics: Definitely Not Mainstream
It’s a slideshow tribute to the summer Olympics that you’ll either love, or hate. All that can be said is that you’ll see Wayfarers, you’ll see skinny jeans and you’ll see ironic hipster moustaches…oh and people sporting all of the above whilst engaged in silly shenanigans like the ‘horn-rimmed glasses throw.’ Enjoy!
Shared by Megan Hughes
Visualise Your Connectedness
Here’s a nifty little visual depicting a ‘map of the internet’, its existing websites, and how they associate with each other under some very influential big digi-players.
Shared by Megan Hughes
