On the BBC News redesign

A clear acknowledgement that the world has moved on from small screens, the redesigned BBC News website is good, but not perfect

Monocle — a year on

Still global, optimistic and celebrity-free

What is a brand?

I often find myself trying to explain what brands are. And no, they’re not logos.

Why is Facebook irritating me by showing me irrelevant ads?

I’m ineligible for their basketball promotion, and can’t join the US Army — yet Facebook insist on showing me ads for them. Irritating, and commercially suboptimal.

A review of Monocle

With the hype almost overshadowing its launch, does Tyler Brûlé’s new magazine live up to expectations?

Brainstorming with post-it notes

The guys at Webreakstuff offer four tips for successful brainstorming, and show off lots of post-its.

Summit of Micronations

People as social communities producing speech and ideas — the YKON manifesto.

About Peter Parkes

I’m an entrepreneurial twenty three year old, part of the team at we are social, a conversation agency based in London.

On this site, I blog mainly about communication, design, technology and the arts, and their impact on society. I also write the Skype blog.

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