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• An alternative to Instagram maps
  on Dec 7, 2016 in interests internet 2016 cartography Instagram social media social networking technology website
  Instagram, on announcing their cancellation, said that not many people used its maps, which is a shame—looks like I was one of the few who did. For those seeking an alternative, the Data Pack has a map that you can use here. It’s not bad, tho...
• Facebook’s ad targeting: evidence now filed with the Better Business Bureau
  on Dec 4, 2016 in business internet marketing USA 2016 advertising Better Business Bureau Facebook law privacy social media social networking
  As of today, I’ve sent off my evidence to the US Better Business Bureau so they can continue their investigation of Facebook. The DAA was too gutless to investigate but the BBB, by contrast, gives a damn.    Let me note here that I have n...
• Why the next Holden Commodore will have a traditional boot
  on Dec 1, 2016 in business cars China globalization marketing USA 2017 2018 Australia car car industry exporting Germany GM Holden New Zealand Opel Rüsselsheim SAIC Shanghai Thailand
  Above: The Holden Commodore SS-V, facing its last year of manufacture. The current wisdom appears to be that when the Holden Commodore VF leaves production in 2017, it’ll be replaced by the liftback version of the Opel Insignia B. After all, the on...
• Brexit reminds us that we need to take a lead in making globalization fairer
  on Jul 28, 2016 in branding business China culture globalization marketing New Zealand politics social responsibility Sweden UK 1970s 2010s 2016 Aotearoa banking EU export exporting finance globalism history nation branding nationalism Norway Scandinavia Statoil technocracy USA Vattenfall
  Brexit was an interesting campaign to watch, and there’s not too much I can add that hasn’t been stated already. I saw some incredibly fake arguments from Brexit supporters, including one graphic drawing a parallel between the assassinations of A...
• Where’s Bojo? He’s been outmanœuvred by David Cameron
  on Jun 27, 2016 in leadership media politics UK Boris Johnson Conservatives David Cameron EU Europe Eurosceptics Patrick Harris The Guardian
  BBC Some of those Guardian readers are smart. Unlike the comments’ section on certain New Zealand newspaper websites, or on YouTube, it was a pleasure to read this one about Brexit on the left-leaning British newspaper’s site. If you̵...
• Finding the heart on Top Gear again
  on Jun 9, 2016 in cars culture interests media TV UK 2000s 2002 2016 BBC celebrity England history Top Gear
  Above: Chris Evans and Rory Reid talk about the McLaren F1 in Extra Gear. Now that the new new Top Gear has aired in New Zealand, I have to say that it isn’t really there yet. But unlike much of the UK, I’m not going to dis Chris Evans, w...
• An old slant for Labour
  on Jun 8, 2016 in design internet marketing New Zealand politics typography 2016 Aotearoa Commercial Type humour website
  I noticed this on April 28 and Tweeted about it, tagging the New Zealand Labour Party at the time. It still hasn’t been fixed as of today. That’s supposedly Commercial Type’s Stag Bold Italic in the headline, but someone has slanted...
• Where did all the manual transmissions go?
  on May 8, 2016 in business cars culture New Zealand Wellington 2015 2016 Aotearoa car Japan market-place retail trend Whanganui-a-Tara
  Above: The gear selector in the BMW i3, as tested in Lucire. See here for the full road test. When I was searching for a car to buy after my previous one was written off in an accident, one no-brainer was that it had to be a manual. It can’t be...
• Mitsubishi’s latest scandal: enough to shake it right out of the passenger-car market?
  on Apr 26, 2016 in branding business cars culture marketing 2016 brand equity car industry corporate culture cover-up Fiat fuel economy Mitsubishi scandal Volkswagen World War II
  Above: The Mitsubishi eK Wagon, one of the cars at the centre of the company’s latest scandal. One thing about creating and running Autocade is that you gain an appreciation for corporate history. Recently, I blogged about Fiat, and the trouble...
• Happy and glorious
  on Apr 20, 2016 in general humour UK 2012 England London Olympics royalty YouTube
  As one of HM the Queen’s loyal and humble servants, I wish her a happy 90th birthday and include this YouTube video of one of her most memorable moments of recent times. A bit of the ‘Dambusters March’ can’t go wrong, either.

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