The Metro – 28.06.10 – The UK’s Worst Boss
Not something you’d want to bump into down a dark alley…or even a light alley!
‘Run by you’ mobile phone network giffgaff rewards thousands of community members with their first pay out
giffgaff, the UK’s community-run mobile phone network has made its first Payback to its customers this month, with the average user receiving £14 for their involvement in the running of the network, with some earning over £500 each.
The web 2.0 inspired business, which keeps costs low for its members by cutting out call centres and big budget advertising, instead offers the public a genuine alternative to the existing big mobile networks, with the opportunity to get involved in return for cash rewards, which they can keep or donate to charity. [...]
Mankini Stunt – mirror.co.uk
Attack of the Mankini – community-led phone operator giffgaff makes a splash at Hyde Park
Facing up to authority
giffgaff, the new community-run mobile phone network has today revealed the official face of UK authority according to us Brits.
To celebrate its launch this week, giffgaff has unveiled a cutting edge image that combines the facial features of Sir Alan Sugar, Maggie Thatcher, Gordon Brown, Katie Price, Anne Robinson and Theo Paphitis. Dubbed as the Wikipedia of the mobile world, giffgaff asked 2,000 Britons who they thought of when visualising “The Man”, which until now has only been a colloquial metaphor for the anonymous figure seemingly in control of the world. [...]
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