Creative Pool

Twelve months ago many commentators (me included), were suggesting there was little room in the market for new social media. The declines of MySpace and Bebo really left Twitter and Facebook as the only games in town. Google Plus was a plucky contend...

Running an office can be a tricky affair. There is a delicate balance between keeping your employees happy and productive without making them so comfortable that they fall asleep or start running amuck once they catch a glimpse of a football table. &...

We’re amidst a truly exciting time at Creativepool HQ. We are officially launching the new Creativepool on Monday 11th February. The focus for us over the past 7 years has been on giving you a place to showcase your work and to find the best in...

Once upon a time Blackberry (or Research In Motion as the company was named until recently) was ahead of the game. In 1999 their 850 pager was one of the first mobile devices to allow the receipt and transmission of emails. The Blackberry handset soo...

Back when I was six years old, I really envied my friend Mark. He had this amazing, magical box. At first glance, there wasn’t much to it: a big, plastic, red frame around a dull grey square, with two white plastic knobs either side to twiddle. Not...

There is a school of thought that says that if you want to be successful in this business you need to be right at the heart of where it’s all happening. Where the best people are hanging out. Where the bars are full of the juiciest gossip. Where th...

In March 2010, I wrote my second column for Creativepool. It was on the subject of the ad campaign for a price comparison website called Compare The Market. It featured an animated meerkat running a site with a similar name and getting rather annoyed...