The Fearful Symmetry of Tiger Woods
From the Winter 2009 Zeitgeist… Brand ambassadors are nothing new. Napoleon (seen above in a casual pose) has long been such an ambassador for the watchmaker Breguet, having worn one during his short...
View ArticleTurning the Screw
Increasingly, there seems to be an Orwellian slant to the machinations of the Internet. Last summer, early adopters of the Kindle and fans of George Orwell would probably have been rather frustratingly...
View ArticleSpinning the wheel of anonymity
Chatroulette is big. BIG. French Connection have recently leaped into the fray. It reminds Zeitgeist of the olden days of chatting with various random people on walled gardens like CompuServe with...
View ArticleOn Convergence
Today the problem lies not in acquiring information, but in how to apply it effectively and efficiently in order to solve the problem at hand. The impact of the increasingly easy access we have to...
View ArticlePucci’s eCRM Fail
In the world of luxury, discretion is paramount. Not only should there be a sense of exclusivity about a brand and its wares, but the customer’s relationship with the brand should be personal and –...
View ArticleThe New Normal of the Internet of Things
The subtle alternative to the tin foil hat In the wake of PRISM, New York Times takedowns and spying London rubbish bins, people on the Internet don’t feel that secure any more… at all. Business...
View Article“Lots and lots of files”– Privacy, data and a new currency
One of the seminal television shows of the 1990s, The X-Files played on myths, legends and government paranoia to worldwide critical and popular acclaim. One of the key episodes of the series found...
View ArticleTech’s impact on business and culture in 2014
It would be impossible to capture the disruptive influence the latest digital technologies are currently having on the world in a single blog post. But what Zeitgeist has collated here are some...
View ArticleCyberattacks and espionage – Risks and Prevention
It’s not quite as cool as Bond in his Tom Ford suit leaning on his wonderful Aston Martin while he plots his next move to unseat some despot. All the same, Germany’s recent apparent spate of...
View ArticleThe failure of enterprise to prepare for cyberattacks
Late last month, Zeitgeist went with friends to his local theatre to see “Teh Internet is a Serious Business”. The play, a story of the founding of the hacktivist group Anonymous, was the most...
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