Walking in the Sky With Vodacom

29 March 2014

Yesterday I flew over Joburg in a helicopter.

This experience was so crazy and unexpected – I hardly know how to explain it. But here’s how it went, briefly:

Last week I was invited to participate in a mysterious “Instawalk” hosted by Vodacom. (If you don’t know what an Instawalk is, read here.) The invitation was shrouded in secrecy. I signed on right away, sensing something extraordinary.

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Not Cool, Nike. Not Cool.

04 September 2012

UPDATE: This morning I received a call from the brand communications manager for Nike South Africa. He apologized profusely for the misuse of my photo and agreed to compensate me for the photo’s usage. Of course this doesn’t undo the damage completely, but I’m pleased that Nike owned up to the mistake and offered to resolve the situation in a reasonable way. Nike, you have regained a little bit of your coolness now, at least in my eyes.

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