While many people were frolicking outdoors enjoying the sunshine last Saturday, we were busy hosting UXCampLondon over here at Gumtree central. Just because we were indoors doesn’t mean we didn’t have a grand time. It was a great day meeting…
Life looks better in Lego
So Warner Bros is making a Lego movie and some people are upset about it?
We aren’t exactly sure how an entire movie will be based on those shiny plastic building blocks of our youth, but then again we never…
read moreAdventures on Gumtree: Missed connections
Ever wondered whether anyone actually sees or replies to one of those Missed Connections ads? We let one of our writers, Natasha, tell you all after finding herself being described in one such ad.
When I spent one Friday…
read moreCupcake Friday
Our Friday has just got a whole lot better at the Gumtree office by the arrival of boxes of vanilla and chocolate cupcakes from our lovely friends at Sugar Rock Bakery. If you happen to be in Portobello Market tomorrow,…
Boris changes bulbs, improves rideshare experience?
Pimp your fridge: save money, save the earth
Maybe it’s the August heat, but we were fascinated when we saw this how-to on converting a chest freezer into a money-saving, eco-tastic, super fridge. Why turn a chest freezer into a fridge?
Apparently it’s to do with…
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The green in our logo and website isn’t just there ‘cos we like the colour, we’re also green by nature. We’ve asked Erica Grigg, a British Council Low Carbon Futures UK advocate, sustainability PR consultant and blogger for