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Otherlines

  1. Online ad spend still growing - up 14.5% yoy across Europe (highest in Russia)... tinyurl.com/d6ytqhq
  2. My team for euros: hart 3 centre backs terry lescott cahill wing backs cole milner, holding gerrard parker, upfront carrol young ox/rooney
  3. First tweet in a while... head down looking through some fascinating segmentation data. I'm now officially an expert on UK travellers
  4. Samsung is now world's best-selling mobile handset tinyurl.com/d5gudts
  5. Interesting article re online ads suggesting there are much more meaningful metrics than 'clicks' tinyurl.com/d8xxt6e
  6. Healthy employees are happy. When happy they innovative. Google combats the effects of "food on demand" in workplace tinyurl.com/cbakjc6
  7. Neuroscience dubbed the new "freakonomics" tinyurl.com/cxqx95m - if you want to know what goes on in your consumers brains, give me a shout
  8. I'd be in the 30% who would seriously consider an Apple TV if they launched one... tinyurl.com/7g8frpo
  9. After 10yrs in media and visiting every other bbc office, finally made it to tv centre this week yfrog.com/g0plkwsj
  10. Study shows people who follow a brand on facebook/twitter are more likely to purchase/recommend tinyurl.com/c88qroy #mediaengagement
  11. Interesting - 'curried goat' served at NUFC training ground before the LFC game... tinyurl.com/brao3la suggest they eat it every week!
  12. Nike+ Fuelband - looks pretty cool but seems a bit pointless tinyurl.com/7g2746w - already sold out on nike store
  13. Kings cross- much better place to wait for a train since facelift... and they've got a benito's hat #healthyfastfood
  14. Anyone interested in social network analysis should read the Forbes article I've just retweeted
  15. Heading to Sheffield today for a change. New scenary outside the window makes a pleasant change