http://thinknative.net thoughts on brands, advertising and culture in a connected world Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:48:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today a mate of mine asked me to name my top albums of the decade, so I've had a crack here. So appraised solely on the number of times I listened to them, here are my 10 fave albums of the naughties - what are yours? 1. The Seldom Seen Kid ... http://thinknative.net/2009/12/my-favourite-albums-of-the-naughties/ Xacti HD1000 again but this time edited with Final Cut Express. Just a beginner but having fun learning! Getting a Nikon D90 today so expect more clips soon.. Track is "Del Pago" - Gustavo Santaolalla (he did the soundtrack for The Motorcycle Diaries and 21 Grams. Menorca, Spain 2009 from Mark ... http://thinknative.net/2009/10/another-little-home-movie/ My fishtank - trying out my Xacti HD1000 and iMovie from Mark Sun on Vimeo. Track: "Window" by The Album Leaf http://thinknative.net/2009/08/trying-out-my-new-video-camera/ I don't think an online movement has ever attracted the kind of naked contempt and sometimes actual anger that Twitter does, from those who don't understand it. So when I have a friend who is asking incredulously why I waste my precious time on Tweetie or Tweetdeck, this is how I ... http://thinknative.net/2009/07/explaining-twitter-to-the-twynical/ July 6th, 2009 by Mark Sng & Zaid Al-Zaidy, Saint @ RKCR/Y&R Classical marketing has always been fond of useful mnemonics. Acronymic devices from our AIDAs to our SWOTs to our PESTs have given us a way of structuring strategic considerations, variables and ideas. Of course, probably the most famous and ... http://thinknative.net/2009/07/saint-rkcr-yr-the-4cs-of-brand-engagement/ http://thinknative.net/2009/06/the-flickr-collection-on-getty-images/ My top techno tunes of the moment: 1. Timing - Guy Gerber // Cocoon 2. Emergency (Rafael Noronha & Re Dupre remix) - Anderson Noise // Lo Kik 3. Klin - Dusty Kid // Boxer 4. Chair Ethics (Dale Anderson mix) - Anil Chawla // CD-R 5. Schizophonic - Audiojack // 2020 Vision 6. Qwerty Poema ... http://thinknative.net/2009/04/april-chart/ Finally I'm starting to 'get' Twitter, which is more a function of finding people I'm interested in following than any ludditious tendencies on my part.  So I thought I'd share a selection of the interesting people I've started following, please feel free to leave more in the comments :)   UPDATED 16.01.09   @Wossy / ... http://thinknative.net/2009/01/twitter-list/ Ok perhaps I'm exaggerating a tad, but this is a pretty exciting little application, allowing you to create actors and sets in order to make your own animated movie. Some of the efforts from the community are reasonably alright, considering they were made with a free desktop application. So with technology ... http://thinknative.net/2008/12/moviestorm-pixar-dreamworks-beware/ Wikipedia is completely run by volunteers, but there are costs associated with running such a big site. They are looking to raise some money to help keep them going for another year, so if you love wikipedia (and who doesn't), then you can donate here: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en Go on, you'll feel all warm and gooey inside. http://thinknative.net/2008/12/wikipedia-fundraising-drive/