Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 27th February to the 11th of March and, as you’d hope, has a whole bunch of celebrities. The Fairtrade Foundation has a campaign called Take a Step for Fairtrade with a YouTube channel. If you’re looking for TV faces willing to poke fun at themselves on camera then this is the […]
Sponsored Video: Engery reporting for centralised survival
What do you think the future will be like? A question to wrestle with is whether governments will step up and start to take some serious action. A related question, a scarier question, is how bad will problems become before governments do take action. I’m certain that technology will play a significant role in the […]
Project, presentation, pitch? Stunning images from 2011
Getty is the defacto home for some of the world’s most impressive photography and video. The video below is their summary of 2011 – a video story that ranges from royal weddings, through to sports and global economic chaos. Getty say that they covered more than 8,000 news events, more than 19,000 sports events and […]
Tiger dancers and a surprising New Year twist
It’s the Chinese New Year today. May the Year of the Dragon be a good one for you. Although these two dancing puppets aren’t dragons – they’re Chinese tigers – it’s still a good time to share the video. The two dancing tigers start of dancing to some traditional Chinese music but that doens’t last […]
Yoga meets break dancing
This video shows the amazing yoga-esq routine of Arthur Cadre. The music is by Awolnation (the track called Sail). It’s fantastic. The performance sets the bar extremely high for anyone who wants to demonstrate a supple body and ability to move to music. [iframe_loader width=”520″ height=”293″ src=’http://player.vimeo.com/video/30619461?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0′] In Pure Spirit What did you make of […]
Cash rewards to fund happiness
Simple question – do you have an idea that would make someone more happy? If the answer is yes then World of Betters might interest you. Western Union are using the project to collect 500, pubicly voted, ideas. They’ll then pick the best 100 and give $1,000 to each. All you have to do is […]
Standing up For Freedom – Amnesty International
Amnesty International’s American branch have put together a fantastic animation to celebate it’s 50th anniversary. The animation was created by Prague’s world famous Eallin, directed by Carlos Lascano and with music from Hans Zimmer the video packs a heavy punch. In Pure Spirit Do you support Amnesty International? What do you make of their 50th […]
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation film at the G20 summit
Microsoft was once public enemy number one according to many of the technical people this blogger knows. It may have lost that title recently as it has become fashionable to dislike Apple, Google, banks, oil companies, lawyers, etc. That most people can agree on, though, is that since stepping back from his position at Microsoft […]
Confused.com partners Pink Pound for gay friendly car insurance
Couples get discounts from some car insurance companies. This comes from insurance providers trying to win multi-car deals but also from the belief that you may well drive more safely in your wife’s car than, say, a company car or perhaps even your own. The Pink Pound scheme offers: Car insurance for same sex marriages […]
Poster: Fear nature’s wrath
I hope you’re not easily spooked because the poster below may scare you. This spooky poster visualises the awesome and destructive powers of an angry Mother Nature. This image is something to show to your friends, or strangers if necessary, if they begin to forget just how horrible and cruel reality can be. In Pure […]
