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Do you know what a browser is?

Scott from Google asked about 50 people of different ages and backgrounds this question in Times Square in New York. The responses are pretty hilarious.
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Shane Dryden is the ‘Maven’ at Ideate. The driving-force of Yuppiechef, Shane loves to write on advertising and innovation. He spots the non-obvious stuff behind the obvious, which seems obvious, but [...]

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Don’t fiddle with it, innovate it!

Sometimes in our quest to grow our business we fiddle with the things that aren’t broken, instead of changing the things that are. Where this gets confusing is knowing the difference between fiddling and innovating. We all know that innovation in a business environment is extremely important and if you don’t have a culture of [...]

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Zuma’s Perlemoen Photo Caption ‘Contest’

Zuma’s Perlemoen Photo Caption ‘Contest’

This was featured in the Hermanus Times on the 10 of April…
I was about to start crying when I saw it. Andrew suggested a photo caption contest. I agreed. It’s the only thing that would make sense of this very very sad story. So…go for it guys – This photo deserves a great caption! No [...]

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South Africans vote in the UK

South Africans vote in the UK

Today is voting day for South Africans living abroad – here are some pics taken an hour ago from London. Thanks to Paul Galatis for voting and for the shots.

Shane Dryden is the ‘Maven’ at Ideate. The driving-force of Yuppiechef, Shane loves to write on advertising and innovation. He spots the non-obvious stuff behind the [...]

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Vehicle Branding 101

Vehicle Branding 101

Since we had the Yuppiemobile branded, I’ve been taking note of what other companies are doing with their vehicle branding. This was sent to me by one of the Yuppiechef team who spotted this pork delivery van in the UK over the weekend.

So unless you are proudly ‘Babe Killers’, why would you put a picture [...]

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Your clients won’t Lego of this one…

Your clients won’t Lego of this one…

I’ve posted about cool business cards before, but this one tops them all.
Apparently, when Lego employees get business cards like this they go as far trying to customise each lego figurine to match their personal features. Way cool!

[via Chief Happiness Officer]
Also see more Creative Business Cards.
Shane Dryden is the ‘Maven’ at Ideate. The driving-force of [...]

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Coming to a hood near you?

Coming to a hood near you?

I am truly surprised that no one has thought of this before.
Check out these Headhoods – each one is hand printed and features a familiar face.

It’s a great example of how you can take the ordinary, add a touch of tequila genius and end up with something that is filled with pure awesomeness (and has [...]

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If you could be Obama for just one day…who would you call?

If you could be Obama for just one day…who would you call?

Right now Barack Obama is one of the few people on earth who can phone absolutely anyone he pleases.
Imagine having all the Who’s Who on your contact list!
From a small business point of view, if you had an opportunity like this just for just one day, who would you call? Add your list in the [...]

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The Violinist at the Subway

Watch the Video first – then read the article. (This has been doing the rounds, so you may have already seen it – inspirational stuff never the less)
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A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for [...]

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Here’s to taking life a little less seriously in 2009

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Shane Dryden is the ‘Maven’ at Ideate. The driving-force of Yuppiechef, Shane loves to write on advertising and innovation. He spots the non-obvious stuff behind the obvious, which seems obvious, but isn’t really that obvious (obviously). View more articles by Shane.

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