@stephentall's weekly Twitter updates for 2011-11-18

@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2011-11-18

by Stephen Tall on November 18, 2011

Some timely advice for charities > 'How to pull in last-minute online donors' http://t.co/HIdlyUIj via Philanthropy Journal. #
'Dole Queues and Demons' > fab title for book looking at history of Tory election posters over the past century http://t.co/mlfmrZhb #
How party election broadcasts used to be: http://t.co/87j9dF7T < Cecil Parkinson in '83 talking about the economic recovery. #
RT @NottsProfSteve Self-publicity alert but regarding party election broadcasts, this is also good: http://t.co/qrD5n6Bc < He's right y'know #
Y'know what: I rather liked Craig's version of Gaga. #xfactor #
So has Berlusconi lost the public vote already? It's not even Sunday. Typical #xfactor fix. #
Radio Gaga. You geddit? #xfactor #
No snark: Little Mix rock. #xfactor #
@CllrDaisyBenson Don't worry, there's always YouToobling later. in reply to CllrDaisyBenson #
Marathon session of 'The Jury' complete. Good fun tho sentimental lapses at end & Julie Walters a bit too Thaw-as-Kavanagh sassy northerner. #
I think next week we should vote to eject the British public. #xfactor #supportingmishab #
Genuinely distressed at the number of sane women I know who appear to lose their wits at the sight of Mark Wright. #imaceleb #
@saturngirl "Off of TOWIE". Apparently. in reply to saturngirl #
@AnushkaAsthana Astro is amazing. Which makes me an Astro-naut, I understand. in reply to AnushkaAsthana #
Dougie McFly is so totally posh. Who knew? #imaceleb #
@AnushkaAsthana I'm going to insert a caveat for Mischa B: would hold her own on US X-Factor. in reply to AnushkaAsthana #
@saturngirl *adds quickly* I haven't seen Towie either. in reply to saturngirl #
@sarabedford It's always the exception who proves the rule… in reply to sarabedford #
@saturngirl I watch #imaceleb so I look down you #Towie viewers. in reply to saturngirl #
Obviously #downton viewers look down on #imaceleb viewers. Because they're middle-class. #
@jpshaddock Don't put it past Fellowes to contrive plot-device that transposes cast of #downton to the jungle. Obvs it'll be over in one ep. in reply to jpshaddock #
'Pollwatch: David Cameron's "blame Europe" strategy – a quick postscript' http://t.co/pM5uTfTE < brief but good point via @NeilStockley #
Yay >> 'Poirot' to return for final series on ITV http://t.co/2N4x2WU6 << (Tho always confuses me if I come across new episodes on ITV3.) #
'Sir Richard Lambert appointed as chair of Big Society Trust' http://t.co/o6IMaOFd (via @thirdsector) < Good, sensible appointment. #
"The 100 largest UK family foundatns gave £1.29bn to charities in 09/10 cf £1.41bn in 08/09" via @thirdsector > http://t.co/TUojNpDe #
(The scary double whammy of recessions: income falls as spending needs increase. Why surpluses vital out of recession.) http://t.co/TUojNpDe #
Lawks: 2010 figs show British Red Cross increased donations by 59%, Unicef by 41% and Save the Children by 33% http://t.co/kvcVE0qF #
Good on Peter Tufano at Oxford's Saïd Business School – you can achieve things fast in the University. (If only I kne…http://t.co/Gbg2ijNI #
Fascinating essay on the "nocebo effect" http://t.co/HgpZ5ziz. Bad news can kill you. Wonder if it can torpedo economic recovery? #
'Is climate scepticism a largely Anglo-Saxon phenomenon?' http://t.co/zIqjJsLs < nuanced analysis (a rare thing in the climate debate). #
@mjturner1975 Yep, charity link again (twas follow-on comment). in reply to mjturner1975 #
@MarkRClay I suspect better marketing and bigger budgets — often conflated with flight to quality! 🙂 in reply to MarkRClay #
Who says you can't learn things from telly? I now know how to pronounce TOWIE. Thx #imaceleb #
RT @bengoldacre Explore the 1985 Argos catalogue http://t.co/a92DIpvX < Only one thing sadder than scanning this in; me reading it all. #
@neilmonnery That's the kinda slam-dunk jazz that happens when you become a Lib Dem branch social sec 🙂 in reply to neilmonnery #
Mmm, first brussel sprouts of the not-yet-festive season. #
MT @TheEconomist GOP's game of whack-a-frontrunner continues. Gingrich now reigns supreme in polls. http://t.co/kt7ZbkCR < Love final line. #
'Why competition isn't working in higher education' http://t.co/m9Gw3Lhb < interesting arg: lift cap on student numbers to drive improvement #
'Unlocking our heritage' http://t.co/vLRowZCH < Oxford's C.13th St Mary's University Church gets long-overdue restoration. #
'We'll never know whether Labour is right' http://t.co/pcGgUQ0f < obvious but true point: Why "trusted with the economy" crucial poll Q. #
Patrick O'Flynn has OTT rant against Clegg in today's Express http://t.co/fZhoQYCM. Reminds me why I unfollowed him. Just uncivilised. #
'JustGiving reveals average donation values of social media shares' http://t.co/gN6CTq7y < interesting stuff. Facebook's where it's at. #
Pleased to see Oxford novelist/academic Patrick McGuinness s'listed for Costa prize http://t.co/utEgqCnI My review here http://t.co/Z9fUoUvl #
'Naming rights – a tale of two cities' http://t.co/ViWkhu2T < Interesting contrast betw Newcastle/Chelsea stadium name branding decisions. #
'The New Boring is everywhere' http://t.co/8dDLaMbM The Guardian's cooler-than-thou-the-plebs-are-so-beneath-us attitude can be so *euugh*. #