The weird thing about this blog....

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Simon Fairweather — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:46:14 GMT

Robert, I wanted to post an intelligent and thought provoking comment. However, since I haven't had a decent slice of bacon since moving to the US, I am completely distracted by above shot and cannot think clearly. Thankfully, there's no black pudding or my whole day would be a waste. All the best.

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Lolly and Nat — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:54:00 GMT

An interesting point....It does seem silly that you have to log on to comment - think that probably does hold people back. people seem to find it easier to email us rather than comment - don't know if you find that?!

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robert campbell — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:01:22 GMT

Hi Stephen. That's a thought provoking comment. Richard Huntingdon will be impressed. R&G.

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robert campbell — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:37:09 GMT

Hi Neil. Wow. One man and one jar! I don't think it's gonna win a pencil, but it certainly more attention grabbing than some of the stuff that does win pencils.. Garry was nearly sick! Who do you think the man is? Shall we start a competition to find out?

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Stephen Ward — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:12:47 GMT

I've discovered that, contrary to popular belief, my penis hasn't shrunk as I've gotten older. I think this is worthy of a breakfast.

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Syed Naqvi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:58:02 GMT

Guy it is possible to limit your facebook profile to show people what you want them to see. I would only bring this up as part of my campaign to win a monster breakfast fry-up and Art has you high up on the stakes. While on the topic of Chrome - the preview version is terrible for the Mac. I can only assume you are a PC man. That's not necessarily a bad thing - I love PC's for 3D stuff or programming. Never correct your or anyone elses typos or grammar online. It's just not done. That's like being apologetic for doing a shitty illustration on an etcha-sketch... just saying...

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Guy Gilpin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:28:41 GMT

Before anyone mentions it, I did spot the 'sharing thier mistakes' (and in fact at least two other mistakes). PS the website is defo to blame for the lack of comment. It works better viewed through Chrome

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Art Garfunkel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:15:03 GMT

Breakfast Stakes runners and riders: Gilpin straight in at 2/1, Naqvi out to 3/1. Huntingdon is currently at 500/1.

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Guy Gilpin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:43:40 GMT

I’m not sure if you’re right about your ‘simple test’. Facebook is predominantly a social environment – do you really want your clients looking at your holiday snaps? What happens if a client wants to be added as a friend? (and then what happens when they cease being clients?). It is quite possible that ad folk have facebook accounts in alias names and want to keep them as purely social environments? Similarly, many Twitter accounts will have been set up incognito by ad folk simply to monitor what other peole are doing before formulating a Twitter strategy. I think most people in the industry are thinking about these new communication avenues but they are not necessarily rushing in and sharing thier mistakes. I’d love breakfast!

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Ian Leslie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:09:18 GMT

Yes, you have got a lot of comments this week. Mmm, bacon. Obama book doing fine, ta. Second book in pipeline. World holding breath.

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Syed Naqvi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:06:21 GMT

In the interest of all things Breakfast, is there a tally or a contributor scorecard, are there people more or less likely to win. Have undone any good by even bringing up breakfast twice in the same post? Crap.

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robert campbell — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:14:51 GMT

Hi Ian. Yes and no. For a 'hey this is what we're doing" blog we've got a lot of comments this week, haven't we? Lovely to hear from you. How' s the Obama book doing? R.

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neil clarke — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:09:42 GMT

Good luck with the new adventure Robert.

If you want to get comments, you have to be opinionated. If you want to get ratings, you have to be brave.

Do a post about the D&AD awards, then do a post about one man one jar. See which one wins...

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Ian Leslie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:28:07 GMT

Richard's point may have been expressed a little, um, baldly, but his underlying point is correct. People are moved to make comments when they've read something they heartily agree with or, even more often, disagree with. And (so far) your blog hasn't dispensed many points of view. That's cos it's a "Hey this is what we're doing" kind of a blog. And jolly entertaining it is too. But few people will find their blood rising with an urgent compulsion to comment on your new office space. So, if you really want more comments you'll have to think less like Bridget Jones and more like Richard Littlejohn. If you find that prospect unappetising, then stick to what you're doing and forget about eliciting comments. Most of them (this one for instance) are entirely worthless anyway. And it never does to worry too much what your audience thinks...

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robert campbell — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:30:57 GMT

Hi Nicholas. Don't beat yourself up mate. Two comments are better than one. And thanks for your blogging tips. May we suggest you also send a copy to Richard Huntingdon! :-)

See you soon, we hope. R&G.