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  • Chuffed to bits

    Apologies for the quality of the mobile phone photo, but when I read this paragraph in a UK railway station, just south of London, my heart leapt. It's the little things that bring delight to copywriters, especially when the organisation in question... Read More
    Posted 11-17-2008, 7:19 AM by Anonymous with 0 comments
  • A time for giving and receiving (but certainly not pushing)

    Christmas is a great time for reflection. No more so than if you work with your head in an increasingly fluffy cloud of digital content. For those of us lucky to be with our extended families, the Winter holiday forces you to spend time in the company... Read More
    Posted 12-29-2008, 4:45 PM by Anonymous with 0 comments
  • Annoying phrases and some choice words

    Here's another hardy perennial hot off the press at Oxford University. This time a list of annoying phrases used in everyday speech and the workplace.  A lot of them probably crop up in marketing conversations too, although expect 'conversations'... Read More
    Posted 11-12-2008, 8:45 AM by Anonymous with 0 comments
  • Be my cheer squad

    Like most professional writers, the Metia editorial team always enjoys a good neologism. (new word). And international events are always the source of great pleasure when it comes to new terms, usually created by the media or the governments of host nations.... Read More
    Posted 08-12-2008, 8:52 AM by Anonymous with 0 comments
  • Canute, Schroedinger and the problem of context

    You wouldn’t normally mention an 11th century ruler of England in the same sentence as a 20th century quantum physicist. But Canute and  Erwin Schroedinger together illustrate one of main challenges facing content today. Stick with me on this one.Let’s... Read More
    Posted 11-23-2010, 5:30 PM by Anonymous with 0 comments