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By: So last night… at social // potato chips

So last night… at social // potato chips — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:50:59 +0000

[…] out loud on a regular basis” on business cards. My first recollection of his work was on a bottle of Microsoft wine I saw on a colleague’s desk several years ago. I recently discovered that Steve and Hugh were […]

By: The Granddaddy of All Social Objects : Starshot – Strategic Event Marketing

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:12:40 +0000

[…] Read more about Hugh’s McLeod’s social objects and Stormhoek Blue Monster Reserve here. […]

By: Whitney

Whitney — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:23:30 +0000

Podcamp Boston is coming up at the end of October, joining a huge number of Podcasters, Bloggers, and new media makers with people from a surprisingly huge number of VC firms, and everyone in between.
I love the idea of ordering some Blue Monster reserve for the event– is that even possible?

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:05:48 +0000

Actually, Tony, the year was 1992. Drew Mr. Hell on the back of a cocktail napkin. The Blue Monster was inspired by another drawing: http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/002999.html Re. Blue Monster. It's not really about the drawing, or the "character". It's about the idea.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:44:16 +0000

Did you get the idea for the blue monster when you were writing for the MR Hell Show back in 2001? ..nice colour change from red to blue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaagh!_It’s_the_Mr._Hell_Show

By: robert

robert — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:10:36 +0000

cool the bottle would be a nice thing to have.

By: vinny warren

vinny warren — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:11:15 +0000

wow! not sure how you’d enter that in the one show

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:29:24 +0000

Microsoftie Screwtops! Yowzer! The End of the Blue World is Nigh!
And please do not ask me what I am on about. Is has something to do with a gallon of ultra cheapo Cape Virginia wine, the flagon screwtop and a bottle of Old Brown Sherry.
And DP.

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:41:34 +0000

How to make ZERO money in the wine trade: Start giving a shit about the cork snobs.
Bwaahaahaaha!
Thanks for all the kind words, Everybody.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:59:54 +0000

Well done Hugh!
That only Microsofties get the wine is a shame. However as it is a screwtop I ain’t too fussed!
Yes I am a cork snob!
Bwaahaahaaha!

By: grant

grant — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:43:49 +0000

Great concept, great coverage. Many congrats on pushing it through Hugh. The seemingly disparate linkage, creating a compelling ‘social object’ — surely a true example of the power and purpose of web 2.0?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:24:27 +0000

Hugh
Brilliant move. Profoundly smart.
Timing, given the rugby result, couldn’t be better.
Thomas.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:21:40 +0000

Microsoft could really “change the world” by letting this BM go public! Or they could of course simply go home and drink the lot!
Lucky monsters!

By: katie ledger

katie ledger — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:40:51 +0000

Hugh,
brilliant idea and great article in FT.
keep on pushing those boundaries with your “social objects”( great speech the other night at Lords).
a genius cartoon to follow?

By: katie ledger

katie ledger — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:34:10 +0000

Hugh,
brilliant — just keep pushing those boundaries — its all about the conversation and i have had a BM conv with three people today because of this. also great speech the other day at Lords — made me think more about “social objects”. Did I say you were a genius?