November 2008
17 posts
Mobuzz *Not* Saved By The Community! →
When Mobuzz ran out of cash a few weeks ago and turned to the community to save it - we gamely pitched in our €5!  They never made their fundraising target of €120k but did manage to raise a…
Nov 29th
LovelyPoll: The Results! →
In case you haven’t checked out the results out for yourself, here’s a breakdown of how you voted in the poll we ran to find your favourite lovely company. The winner by a clear margin was…
Nov 27th
Poll Update: 250 votes and 24 Hours Left! →
The LovelyCompanies.com poll to find our readers’ favourite lovely company has been a huge hit so far! Over 250 votes have already been cast and there’s still time left… There are just under 24…
Nov 20th
Poll Update: 250 votes and 24 Hours Left! →
The LovelyCompanies.com poll to find our readers’ favourite lovely company has been a huge hit so far! Over 250 votes have already been cast and there’s still time left… There are just under 24…
Nov 20th
wishli.st nominated in the Open Web Awards! →
Mashable Open Web Awards wishli.st has been nominated in the ‘Social Shopping’ category of the Open Web Awards! Many thanks to everyone who nominated us - we’re thrilled to be through…
Nov 20th
More Press Coverage! →
The Journal, one of our regional newspapers up here in the North East (of England), is running a piece about wishli.st today in the Technology News section! The article describes wishli.st as…
Nov 20th
T-Mobile’s Customer Delight Day →
Here’s some classic lovely company material (spotted this weekend on CrunchGear ). Last Saturday T-Mobile had a ‘Customer Delight Day’. T-Mobile customers could drop in to any T-Mobile…
Nov 18th
Special Offer at MOO →
Here’s a little tip for you: there’s free shipping over at MOO.com on all orders over $100 / £50 / €70 until the end of November. Now would be a great time to stock up on Christmas cards…
Nov 17th
Vote For Your Favourite Lovely Company! →
Today, on our nine month anniversary, we’d like to put it to you: what is your favourite lovely company? Since February 14th (Valentine’s day), we’ve written about many of the lovely things that…
Nov 14th
The Paradox Of Choice →
Barry Schwartz’s brilliant TED talk (embedded below) has some fascinating implications. He argues that delightful experiences are becoming scarcer as we come to expect perfection in so many aspects…
Nov 12th
Nominate wishli.st in The Open Web Awards →
We’d be really grateful if you could take two seconds to nominate wishli.st in the ‘Social Shopping’ category of the Open Web Awards. It’s really easy and you can do it using the handy widget…
Nov 12th
Mobuzz Saved By The Community! →
Last week the founders of Mobuzz released a video asking their viewers to pitch in and help save the company.  They were asking for contributions of €5 to ease the company’s cash flow crisis. …
Nov 11th
MOO Caption Competition - Buy The Winning Cards! →
We spotted some time ago that MOO were running a little Christmas caption competition. Recently, they announced the winners over on the MOO blog and released a special pack of cards with…
Nov 6th
Can The Community Save Mobuzz? →
Mobuzz, a company that produces a daily round up of tech news in three languages, are having a cash flow crisis and they’re turning to their community for help! A video plea from the…
Nov 5th
FundItFrog.com launches! →
Until now FundItFrog - the service we covered earlier that raises money for charity as you shop online - has only been available as a Facebook app.  However the service recently …
Nov 4th
Four Lovely Halloween Celebrations →
Historically there isn’t anything lovely about Halloween.  However in recent years, for most people, it has become a fun festival to celebrate with food, fancy dress, friends and family. Many…
Nov 3rd
Freed Win Local Press Coverage →
Freed Fashion, a company we profiled earlier, have landed a full page article in their local newspaper the Hexham Courant complete with lots of pictures - click here to check it out!  This…
Nov 2nd