Creative Pioneers Challenge 2013

Applications open today for three month paid internships.

Check out the job board at www.creativepioneers.co.uk.

Advertising Open Day

Tomorrow, 29th January, over 2000 university students have the chance to find out what it's like to work in advertising.

Just 171 places remain. Go to www.creativepioneers.co.uk.

Watch out as the rest of the world goes online...

200 million extra people will go online this year...in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

So predicts Saul Klein of Index Ventures, in January's Wired magazine.

Right now, London is the fourth largest city on Facebook (and the largest on Twitter), but is it is the only English-speaking city in Facebook's top ten, behaind Bangkok, Jakarta and Istanbul. And it will soon be overtaken by Sao Paulo, Mumbai, and Mexico City.

Quote of the day from James Dyson

"Reward and risk go hand in hand - as do conservatism and stagnation."

James Dyson

I know which side I'd like to be on.

Best new product

ScanGuru, a book scanner that allows home users to turn books into e-books.

Check out qidenus.com

Innovation

The most popular word at Wired 2012....that's why the IPA is helping launching a new innovation hub for marketing and agencies in Tech City this month to start the year as we mean to go on.

New Year, new things to try

Experiment with 'bare paint' to light-up your body.

Check out bareconductive.com