A personal archive. Since 2009.

• Дюна – Без Вход. Без Чичак. Без Багер.

  July 26, 2019 BG

  Представете си дюна. Ама огромна така. Всъщност най-голямата в Европа. Ей там, на ръба на западното крайбрежие на Франция и…

• Someone Else’s Life Matters, Too

  April 16, 2019 EN

  I donated blood today. I try to do that as often as I can. I do that not because I…

• Why Didn’t You Tell Anyone?

  February 27, 2019 EN

  Why didn’t you tell anyone? What didn’t you contact the police immediately after your boss or the boss of your…

• Choose An F-ing Big Television

  February 21, 2019 EN

  I was brought up in a part of the world and didn’t offer much during times of choice. At least…

• Divorce As Entertainment

  February 5, 2019 EN

  Divorces are rather private and painful matter. Not because they don’t affect anyone else, but the two people parting ways.…

• Donating Blood In Germany – Service Design

  January 26, 2019 EN

  Have been donating blood since the late nineties in multiple countries. This past week, it was my first time doing…

• Andy Murray, Thank You!

  January 14, 2019 EN

  I was lucky enough to watch today what could be Andy Murray’s last game. Not only at the Australian Open…

• Bad Blood

  January 7, 2019 EN

  I came across John Carreyrou’s book Bad Blood in a year-end LinkedIn post written by Bill Gates. He has made…

• Snow Is Falling

  January 4, 2019 EN

  Out of all the physical conditions of water coming down from the sky, snow is arguably the most beautiful one.…

• Informed

  January 3, 2019 EN

  The majority of people don’t have the luxury to keep themselves informed. Life simply prevents them from allocating the necessary…

• I Want To Get Away

  January 2, 2019 EN

  I want to get away. Preferably somewhere far away and for a relatively long time. Perhaps Oceania, New Zealand, Patagonia…

• Madrid For 24 Hours

  January 1, 2019 EN

  Madrid is a place I am always up for revisiting ever since I was a student there. It made an…

• 2018

  December 31, 2018 EN

  The year 2018 was all over the place for me personally. I’ve had exhilarating moments and rather disappointing ones, ups…

• The One About Iskenderun

  December 30, 2018 EN

  According to Indiana Jones, Marcus Brody, who is fluent in more than 12 languages, has just slipped out of the…

• Writing On

  December 29, 2018 EN

  I am now three blog post away from my initial goal, two if I don’t count this one – 300…

• Shtisel

  December 28, 2018 EN

  Shtisel is an Israeli TV series I recently came to watch on Netflix . The story revolves around an ultra-Orthodox…

• Jigsaw Puzzle

  December 27, 2018 EN

  Working with a jigsaw puzzle is supposed to be a straightforward task. There is an exact amount of pics being…

• The Hustle Before Christmas

  December 24, 2018 EN

  It felt a lot like a hustle before Christmas for the both of them for the first time ever. Nothing…

• Getting Feedback

  December 21, 2018 EN

  Getting and giving feedback is an indispensable part of someone growing as a person and professional. But for it to…

• Pamplona Street Art

  December 20, 2018 EN

  Nothing shows more the social dynamics of a city than the creativity of its street art. Pamplona made no exception…

• The Third Lobster

  December 19, 2018 EN

  Every year around this time, I can’t help but feel like the third lobster in a nativity play. Really, like…

• A Linguistic Approach To Sex

  December 18, 2018 EN

  When one learns a language, it is only natural to start with the basics and often slightly deviate from the…

• Pais Vasco, Pintxos And Rioja

  December 17, 2018 EN

  I am sure that there is way more to Pais Vasco than the food and wine it is famous for…

• Visible Issues Of Invisible People

  December 17, 2018 EN

  People tend to think of themselves as unique and superior. They refuse to recognise invisible people’s otherwise visible issues –…

• Fear Movies For The Soul

  December 13, 2018 EN

  Movies’ and series’ scripts often follow the current social, behavioural patterns, challenges and fear. They are a sort of reflections…

• The People vs Data Hoarders

  December 12, 2018 EN

  It is no secret that social media companies, a startup with access to our phone data, and many other data…

• All The Books In The World

  December 12, 2018 EN

  There is something enigmatic about bookstores and libraries. Surrounded by all the books in the world, one feels overwhelmed and…

• Life In Checkboxes

  December 11, 2018 EN

  Checkboxes are a major part of many lives. People might not realise it directly, but almost everything they do is…

• A Man And His Spoon

  December 10, 2018 EN

  Last night, I became a witness to a very trivial moment between a man and his spoon. Nothing really out…

• The Man And The Sunlight

  December 7, 2018 EN

  It is raining, but the other day it wasn’t. I was walking towards the subway stop when the sunlight broke…

• Writing Eloquence

  December 5, 2018 EN

  When I started with my writing eloquence challenge, I put a goal of a minimum 300-word text every working day.…

• Picture-Perfect Memories

  December 4, 2018 EN

  She was sitting on the floor, picture-perfect memories scattered around her. A half-full glass and a Merlot bottle at a…

• December Lists

  December 4, 2018 EN

  Every year around this time, rankings, predictions and retrospectives start flowing in from left and right. I call them December…

• A Diary Called Facebook

  December 3, 2018 EN

  In the last few months, I realised my personal diary was, to some extent, Facebook. In a few months, it…

• Life Sucks – The Spotify Version

  December 1, 2018 EN

  Today, Spotify offered me playlist with names like Life Sucks, Broken Heart and some other morbid stuff. The good news…

• The Blank Sheet

  November 29, 2018 EN

  For a creative individual, the worst thing is the blank sheet of paper, the empty frame or the blank space…

• The Man In The Mirror

  November 28, 2018 EN

  The man in the mirror looks back at me. Sometimes, I get the feeling that I don’t know him at…

• Projecting

  November 26, 2018 EN

  People are projecting. We often find it difficult to look at the facts and judge based on them. Instead, we…

• Voting Populist

  November 22, 2018 EN

  Voting populist seems to be a thing of the modern age. Well, not really, but it in the west part…

• A Struggling Artist

  November 20, 2018 EN

  Here he was at his favourite bookstore with a coffee shop in it. A cup of chai tea latte, his…

• Studying Abroad

  November 19, 2018 EN

  Studying abroad is one of the best things that came out of open borders, economies and geopolitical influence. One submerges…

• First Kiss

  November 19, 2018 EN

  I am a sucker for romantic scenes. Books, movies and songs are made about this exhilarating culmination. Guy meets girl,…

• Feminism For All

  November 15, 2018 EN

  If anything, the world needs more feminism, not less. No, I do not mean more women fighting for their right…

• The Dude Next Door

  November 14, 2018 EN

  There is always this guy in American soap operas – the dude next door. He usually is very tall and…

• Personal Service Design Notes

  November 13, 2018 EN

  Sometimes, and just sometimes, one encounters a service design as if taken out of a book. Everything looks so flawless…

• Chuck Norris, Grandmothers And Their Cuisine

  November 12, 2018 EN

  As urban legends go, Chuck Norris is the only one who managed to successfully convince his grandmothers he was no…

• Counting Calorie Intake Sucks

  November 9, 2018 EN

  Don’t you just hate counting calorie intake? The pressure it puts on you is simply unbearable. Don’t eat this, refrain…

• Job Interviews, Online Dating And Three Courses

  November 8, 2018 EN

  Job interviews are very much like online dating. One looks at a profile fitting one’s expectations, submit a nudge and…

• A Dystopian Social Media Functionality

  November 6, 2018 EN

  I don’t know about you, but I always felt unease rather when seeing graphic posts for good social media causes.…

• A Broken Bike Light Reflection

  November 5, 2018 EN

  Last April, I bought a really nice bike (and somewhat expensive). It has taken me quite a long time to…

• Bohemian Rhapsody – Terribly Missing Freddie

  November 2, 2018 EN

  Bohemian Rhapsody was the movie I was very much looking forward to seeing it. I didn’t really know what to…

• Tolerance – A Tricky Word

  October 31, 2018 EN

  Tolerance is a tricky word. Actually, its meaning is very straightforward, but it doesn’t really mean what we believe it…

• Working Title – Help, Bulgarians, I Need Somebody

  October 30, 2018 EN

  Yesterday, a woman was killed by her former partner in Sofia, Bulgaria. He took their infant child and while the…

• Followers-Shmollowers

  October 26, 2018 EN

  At the rise of social media, the number of followers one has been a big thing. For many, it still…

• Therapy Through Writing

  October 25, 2018 EN

  Writing is something I have enjoyed for the better part of my life. For a reason or two (or perhaps…

• Александър Николов – един фалшив герой в страната на медийните чудеса

  October 11, 2017 BG

  В последните няколко дни много се изписа за Александър Николов , който май се казва Спас Василев, но всъщност е…

• Ah, Verona!

  July 11, 2017 EN

  For the past seven years, Verona was always the first major dispatch train station on our trips to Italy. We…

• Шапката на българската демокрация

  May 17, 2017 BG

  Шапката на патриотичността или новото парламентарно представяне са поредния комплект пирони в ковчега на българската демокрация.…

• Brighton – An Unconventional City

  May 16, 2017 EN

  Brighton is not the conventional and very British city you would expect to see when visiting the island. Its location,…

• Изборът да не бъде направен избор

  March 22, 2017 BG

  Трудно е да се пише пост за избора. Това нещо, пред което всеки един от нас е изправен по няколко…

• Subscribing To Democracy

  March 6, 2017 EN

  We can all agree that at this day and age of technology’s progress and the Internet, the average user’s attention…

• Патриотично в една задунайска губерния

  March 3, 2017 BG

  Преди много години стоях патриотично като истукан, облечен в бяла риза и черни панталони, обут в черни обувки, сложил опълченско…

• Криворазбрана цивилизация

  February 16, 2017 BG

  Тази сутрин станах рано и се озовах в залата с единственото желание да се изпотя. Налях си вода за добавките,…

• Ани Лийбовиц за жените

  January 31, 2017 BG

  Автобусът препуска в нощта по швейцарската магистрала. Повечето пътници са потънали в сън, а някои четат или са вперили поглед…

• Когато екипът на президента Радев срещна Туитър

  January 25, 2017 BG

  Днес официалният акаунт в Туитър на президент Радев сподели, че повече няма да бъде поддържан, а ще има нов. Кратко,…

• Български вълнения – малцина срещу мнозина

  January 11, 2017 BG

  Толкова е студено, че даже не ти се иска да отидеш оттатък улицата и да удариш една-две ракии в кварталната…

• To Bark At The Wrong Tree

  January 5, 2017 EN

  Last year, the incredibly depressing by many counts 2016, we’ve got plenty of reasons to bark at the wrong tree.…

• 2016 – Best Of A Year, Worst Of A Year

  December 23, 2016 EN

  It was the best of a year, it was the worst of a year. And for a few more days…

• Southern France – La Joie De Vivre

  December 20, 2016 EN

  Southern France is definitely among the places one has to visit at least once in a lifetime. And if you…

• Alt-Right – Rewrapping Life’s Shitty Presents

  December 8, 2016 EN

  Dear friend, I am sure that you have heard or read the terms alt-right and post-truth numerous times by now.…

• Italia, Italy…

  December 6, 2016 EN

  It is always hard to write about experiencing Italy. One returns from a trip to The Apennines thinking that photographs…

• История от седянката

  November 28, 2016 BG

  Беше привечер и както всеки ден жените от околните къщи се бяха събрали на седянката под върбата пред къщата на…

• Вчера едни хора се биха

  November 25, 2016 BG

  Вчера едни хора замеряха с камъни други хора. После вторите набиха първите. Всичко това звучи като махленска свада. Но не…

• Елити-шмелити или как формираме мнението си

  November 11, 2016 BG

  В дните непосредствено след първи тур на нашите и резултатите от американските президентски избори, започна да се пише много за…

• A Letter To My American Friends

  November 9, 2016 EN

  So, this thing happened, my American friends, uh? Donald Trump is the elected president to assume office in a couple…

• Тик-так, тик-так – избори за президент на Република България

  November 4, 2016 BG

  Часовникът на българската демокрация бие с всеки изминал ден един ритъм по-бързо. Настана отново време за избори за президент на…

• Brief Thoughts on eLearning

  September 19, 2016 EN

  eLearning has been a big part of my personal development ever since I have graduated from Fudan University. And I…

• Maravillosa Sevilla

  July 29, 2016 EN

  Two weeks ago we took a weekend trip to wonderful Sevilla – a treat for the senses. The architecture is…

• Christopher Street Day 2016 LGBT Munich Pride

  July 27, 2016 EN

  Every year Munich celebrates Christopher Street Day , an event dedicated to the LGBT community in our city. It culminates…

• Hashtag Munich

  July 25, 2016 EN

  Last Friday was just like any Friday in Munich… until it wasn’t. I went to the gym, applied for jobs,…

• Twitter, NFL и едни 10 милиона долара

  April 12, 2016 BG

  На 5 април 2016 комисарят на американската Национална футболна лига (NFL) Роджър Гудел обяви в Twitter , че със стартирането…

• Emilia-Romagna Bits

  April 11, 2016 EN

  This is not the usual photo gallery from a trip to the Italian province of Emilia-Romagna. It is really hard…

• Twitter, suicidal much?

  February 10, 2016 EN

  Twitter used to be the social network that brought nerds, wit and lust for news together. Now it does not…

• 2015 – The Year Sisyphus Met Me

  December 30, 2015 EN

  2015 turned out to be, in many ways, a repetition of 2010. At least when it comes to my experience…

• Cesky Krumlov – A Day Trip

  December 28, 2015 EN

  Cesky Krumlov ( Český Krumlov ) is yet another proof that Europe is old. This southern Czech city is an…

• The Pretenders. Here Is To Them!

  December 7, 2015 EN

  There are these people who do not bend under the circumstances. The underdogs. The pretenders. The ones who never give…

• Enigma Turns 25 And Launches Enigma Moments

  December 3, 2015 EN

  Enigma turned 25 years old yesterday and launched Enigma Moments . The date marks the launch of the debut album…

• Basel – A Photographic Impression

  November 25, 2015 EN

  Basel is a city of many virtues and sights. It is a rich one not only history-wise but also in…

• Paris, My Dream!

  November 16, 2015 EN

  I fell in love with Paris in the early ’90s, when fresh out of the first year at my city’s…

• Beautiful Venice

  November 12, 2015 EN

  Ah, Venice – the jewel of the Mediterranean! I am not sure there was anyone who counted the number of…

• Dresden – The Capital Of Saxony

  November 5, 2015 EN

  Dresden is the capital of Saxony and a very interesting city to explore. It has one of the most interesting…

• Geneva And Around

  October 29, 2015 EN

  Switzerland is definitely among Europe’s most desired tourist destinations. And Lake Geneva ( Lac Léman in French) is one of…

• Демокрация в социалките

  October 26, 2015 BG

  Преди почти две години и половина, бях от тези имали възможността, честта и щастието да стоят изправени, а по някое…

• Stockholm – The Capital Of Scandinavia

  October 20, 2015 EN

  Stockholm was yet another trip long belonging to my list. And in recent years it was itching big time, especially…

• Моята първа среща с бежанци

  September 1, 2015 BG

  Още се опитвам да намеря правилните думи да опиша това, което видях днес в 8:00 на централната гара в Мюнхен.…

• Секс все ни свързва, пол все ни дели…

  May 27, 2015 BG

  „Какво е семейното ви положение?“, „Планирате ли да имате деца и ако да, кога?” и още други такива въпроси, които…

• Еволюция – Не, драги ми Дарвин, Шкумбата бе прав!

  January 22, 2015 BG

  Еволюция: В началото бе Големият взрив , камъни, ветрове, вода и после една клетка дето се разцепила на две, след…

• Хората убиват хора. Чики-чики банг-банг!

  January 8, 2015 BG

  Вчера, седми януари лето две хиляди и петнадесето, хора убиха хора. Дванадесет души бяха разстреляни от двама в самото сърце…

• Lisboa – Cidade da Luz

  December 30, 2014 EN

  Lisboa (we know it as Lisbon) was a destination I’ve always wanted to visit. I have heard so much from…

• 2014 On Borislav’s POV In A Nutshell

  December 23, 2014 EN

  The year is about to run away and pass the baton to 2015. Naturally, around this time every year, people…

• Какво четохте най-много през 2014 на borislavkiprin.com

  December 16, 2014 BG

  Някак мимолетно почти измина втората година на блогването ми тук на български. 2014-а беше всичко друго, но не и това,…

• Четенето ми

  December 9, 2014 BG

  Четенето не е като другите неща. Такова на хубав текст още повече. И макар често да го оприличавам на чувството,…

• За здравето

  November 18, 2014 BG

  До скоро не мислех много за здравето си. В последните няколко месеца това се промени. За сега с малки стъпки,…

• 25 години мечти, лъжи и видео

  November 10, 2014 BG

  Беше един нормално мрачен ден за ноември преди 25 години през 1989. Бях пуснал телевизора докато си пишех домашната работа…

• Епикризата на една патрЕотичност за чиста и свята република

  October 30, 2014 BG

  Човек би казал, че това бе една добра работна седмица за българската петрЕотичност. В парламента официално се заклеха народните представители…

• Simple, Beautiful And Ad-Free – Questions For 5.5 Million Ello Dollars

  October 23, 2014 EN

  Ello is the hype nowadays. The ad-free social network has just raised a $5.5 million venture capital funding to help…

• Three Day Madness At EuroIA 2014

  September 29, 2014 EN

  Coming back from the EuroIA 2014 conference is hard. I wish it was more than three days packed with workshops…

• Липса на ищах

  September 17, 2014 BG

  Нямам ищах. Не ми се пише. Не ми се туити. Не ми се публикува нищо във Фейсбук. Мълчи ми се.…

• Zurich – A Black And White Mask

  August 12, 2014 EN

  Up until yesterday, I intended to show the way I saw Zurich in every bit of color the rainbow holds…

• Mute Me Tender, Mute Me Sweet…Never See My Tweet.

  July 31, 2014 EN

  A couple of months ago, Twitter introduced the mute button. You don’t feel like reading all these tweets of an…

• One down… And so many more to go…

  July 23, 2014 BG

  В навечерието на годишнината от “Нощта на белия автобус” и точно в 17:59 часа премиерът Пламен Орешарски подаде оставка. Това…

• Amsterdam: In Living Color

  July 15, 2014 EN

  24 hours. This is precisely how much time we needed to be completely taken over with Amsterdam.…

• EU, Let’s #Talkdigital and get personal!

  July 2, 2014 EN

  Europeans don’t believe in the EU. At least a big chunk of those that went to the #eurovote2014 don’t. Otherwise,…

• Études Of A Grumpy Sky

  June 11, 2014 EN

  There is some fascinating in the look of a storm forming itself… I usually call it the “ études of…

• С обич, Бареков… Или защита на личните данни

  May 27, 2014 BG

  Вчера беше ден на равносметка и теглене на черта – кой какво спечели и/или изгуби след неделния евровот. Лидери на…

• Eyes on the ball / Очите в топката

  May 22, 2014 BG

  „Очите в топката!” – тази фраза постоянно я чувах докато Пенка Стоянова ме учеше да изпълнявам наказателни удари или да…

• Хомосексуалист, хетеросексуалист и бисексуалист влизат в един бар…

  May 12, 2014 BG

  Според вас колко грешки са направени в заглавието? Ако следваме логиката, че хомосексуалист е истинска дума, тогава хетеросексуалист и бисексуалист…

• What I Read In April

  May 6, 2014 EN

  During the month of April, I have read some books and papers that left a deep impression on me. Previously…

• Аз съм българче, срам ме е от мене…

  April 28, 2014 BG

  Добро утро, българи! Спахте ли добре? Как мина уикендът ви? Чухте ли за Розово, селския протест и изгонените сирийци? Чухте…

• You Are The Product, Stupid!

  April 17, 2014 EN

  There is this rant on social media about the platform user interface, privacy, and functionality changes on and off. Every…

• Мрънкане, Реформаторски Блок и Направи Избор

  April 8, 2014 BG

  Вчера, Реформаторският Блок официално даде старт на предизборната си кампания с агитационен клип “Направи Избор” публикуван в Ютюб и в…

• Sorry, Devs – User is The King – Get Over It!

  April 2, 2014 EN

  Lately, I have been under fire on Twitter for saying that Apple’s iOS offers the best user experience among mobile…

• Berlin – Unforgettable Past And Multikulti Present

  March 18, 2014 EN

  I had to visit Berlin for a third time in order for It to hit me. And It hit me…

• Играчки и пътешествия

  March 14, 2014 BG

  Обичам да пътувам. Всъщност, не. ОБОЖАВАМ да пътешествам. По работа ми се случа рядко да го правя обаче. Това се…

• Berliner Euromaidan

  March 12, 2014 EN

  Lately, every travel I take upon offers me a meeting with a political protest or pride parade. Last Sunday (March…

• Бира вдясно с Радан Кънев

  March 7, 2014 BG

  В един чудесен бар „ Das Edelweiß ” на четвъртия ден от третия месец на 2014 година се проведе среща…

• Istanbul – A Fairy Tale

  February 20, 2014 EN

  All along I thought I had shown you the pictures from our trip to Istanbul, Turkey in the last days…

• Теория за относителността (на толерантността)

  February 18, 2014 BG

  В този пост ви предлагам мнението на един приятел, с който често обменяме мисли за българската толерантността и има ли…

• Гейовете в Парка на Свободата

  February 12, 2014 BG

  От известно време насам бутоните на прословутата българска „толерантност” започнаха да се пропукват и цепнатините в пластмасата, формираща обвивката им…

• Two Interaction Design Books I Read in The First Month of 2014

  February 10, 2014 EN

  Two Interaction Design books, “Evil by Design” by Chris Nodder and “Microinteractions” by Dan Saffer, have been sitting in my…

• “Infographic Of The Day” Has A Brand New Look

  February 6, 2014 EN

  “Infographic of the Day” is a Tumblr-based blog I have been maintaining for more than 3 years now. Every day…

• Когато Мара фавна Гошо, но ретуитна Ваньо

  January 30, 2014 BG

  Или какъв смисъл е вложен в един фав или ретуит в социалната мрежа Туитър.…

• The Meanings of a Favourite and Retweet

  January 27, 2014 EN

  Twitter’s popularity in the past couple of years has grown exponentially. Although this platform is trying hard to position itself…

• К’ва оставка бе?

  December 23, 2013 BG

  За последните повече от шест месеца България, в по-голямата си част, всеки разбра че има някакви хора на пл. Народно…

• 10 милиарда комари не може да грешат – Дари кръв!

  December 20, 2013 BG

  “Процентът на хората даряващи кръв безвъзмездно е нищожен в сравнение с този на кръводарителите с определен от тях реципиент.” Това…

• Go Selfie Yourself!

  December 13, 2013 EN

  “Why something, such as the selfie and that has been out there for 7 years now, is so popular today?”…

• Мерцедес блъсна трамвай – тихо, кротко, по германски…

  December 9, 2013 BG

  Това се случи миналата събота. Седяхме си мирно в трамвая и обсъждахме списъка с подаръци, които трябваше да приготвим за…

• Къде, по дяволите, са всички?

  December 3, 2013 BG

  Защо все гледаме чуждата купичка?…

• Бой, Еб*не и Српска Музика

  November 26, 2013 BG

  Три неща са неизменна част от българската действителност. Всъщност повече от всички други реалности. Т.е ако има нещо, което да…

• How To Blog On Multiple Pages On Your Website

  November 19, 2013 EN

  This is a practical guide on how to blog on multiple pages on a WordPress based website.…

• Cologne In Color, Light And Clouds

  November 12, 2013 EN

  I had the opportunity to shoot some photos in Cologne (Köln), Germany featuring clouds and other interesting objects. The first…

• 24 години

  November 10, 2013 BG

  На този ден, 10-и ноември 2013 г., се навършват 24 години от края на един строй.…

• Schwarz und Weiß – Kölner Dom

  November 4, 2013 EN

  On my recent trip to Cologne (or Köln as it is originally meant to be), I shot a number of…

• Eventyard – An Events Platform With Big Ambitions

  October 29, 2013 EN

  A few weeks ago, my attention was drawn to an events application for my iPhone – Eventyard . Later on,…

• Service Design – The Book

  October 28, 2013 EN

  “Service Design”, subtitled “From Insight to Implementation” by Andy Polaine, Lavrans Løvlie & Ben Reason.…

• To Ljubljana, Zagreb And Back

  October 15, 2013 EN

  Both Ljubljana in Slovenia and Zagreb in Croatia has been on my list for years. I have heard so many…

• “Добър ден! Какво ще желаете?”

  October 14, 2013 BG

  „Добър ден! Какво ще желаете?” е поздравът придружен с усмивка, който всеки клиент получава при влизане в магазин, ресторант или…

• On (B)Endorsements

  October 2, 2013 EN

  Endorsements are a relatively new thing (at least on LinkedIn). There have been out there for people to prove the…

• Алея Карл Маркс

  September 16, 2013 BG

  Алея Карл Маркс (Karl Marx Allee), ресторант “Кафе Москва” (Kafé Moskau) и огромен рекламен надпис “Балканкарподем” (Balkankarpodem) качен на покрива…

• Prague – A Trip Of Lights

  September 10, 2013 EN

  Prague is a true beauty… A princess. A city of many architectural virtues, great beer, and delicious food. It is…

• MobX 2013 Is About To Happen

  August 21, 2013 EN

  MobX, 2013, here I come! All my bags are packed, and I’ll be leaving soon on a jet plane, flying…

• On Your Website Content

  July 23, 2013 EN

  Whether you are thinking of creating a new website or revamping your old one, you have to think content before…

• A New Hope – #ДАНСwithme

  July 15, 2013 EN

  There is new hope for Bulgaria and it is called #ДАНСwithme . Over a month now, thousands of Bulgarian are…

• За Волните, Долните и Болните

  June 18, 2013 BG

  Този протест е различен. Вие видяхте ли децата вчера? Да, тези които рисуваха, а около тях майки и бащи изказваха…

• Visualizing User Data

  June 14, 2013 EN

  The end of this working day was marked by the two presents two major social networks Twitter and Foursquare made…

• Apple Maps

  June 11, 2013 EN

  Yesterday, June 10, 2013, Apple announced major updates at WWDC 2013 conference, both software and hardware-wise. And while everyone is…

• Poker – IFP European Cup In Cyprus

  May 31, 2013 EN

  Last month my friends at the International Federation of Poker (IFP) had their first-ever European Nations Cup tournament taking place…

• The Foundation Of Personal Approach To Expatriate Messaging

  May 22, 2013 EN

  Expatriate Messaging is a growing trend in a cross-channel communication greased up by the chain of tools available today –…

• 13 Things I Hate About Your Website

  May 13, 2013 EN

  1. Don’t make me register just to look around.…

• A Pocket Guide – Books for Digital Marketers

  May 10, 2013 EN

  I recently finished reading two books from the series “A Pocket Guide” by Five Simple Steps . One of them…

• The Anatomy Of A Blog Post Gone Viral

  April 30, 2013 EN

  N.B.: You will need Google or Bing translators to read through most of the resources in this blog post.…

• Съдията, съдията… на на на!

  April 23, 2013 BG

  “Съдията, съдията, съдията педерас!” – един изключително популярен рефрен, който е неизменна част от всеки един футболен мач от горния…

• On Getting Your Political Message Right

  April 22, 2013 EN

  … Or a brief content strategy for a political party social media manager.…

• Brief Social Media Strategy Suggestions For A Bulgarian Political Party

  April 16, 2013 EN

  Being a political party who is willing to engage on social media with potential voters and supporters shouldn’t be difficult…

• А ти пусна ли фиш?

  April 10, 2013 BG

  Аз тото не играя. До сега съм пускал фиш само два пъти. И два пъти не спечелих. И двата пъти…

• Speaking in Tongues

  April 4, 2013 EN

  Or why I am a sorta polyglot. #subtitle…

• Най-великите

  March 31, 2013 BG

  Преди малко повече от седмица мъжкият национален отбор по футбол на Република България игра квалификация за Световно Първенство Бразилия 2014…

• The First Seven Years – #Twitter

  March 21, 2013 EN

  Today Twitter turns seven years old. The social network/newsroom/idea generator/book of complaints/a gazillion other great things is #Twitter7.…

• Twitter, Chukolov and Eurocommunications

  March 19, 2013 EN

  Oh, the variety of people who are on Twitter!!! Who said that this popular social network is only for geeks…

• GLOBUL – Tweeting In Bulgarian and English

  March 15, 2013 EN

  Many businesses are trying hard to reach out to their customers (existing and potential) on Twitter, including GLOBUL. The majority…

• Tweeting in Tongues

  March 6, 2013 EN

  I tweet. A lot. Well, a lot more than I used to. And I am alsmost daily tweeting in tongues.…

• Mobile First – The Book

  March 4, 2013 EN

  The digital landscape is moving fast. Content consumption is shifting its pattern,, and mobile devices take a bigger chunk of…

• Bulgaria’s Shadow Cabinet In Twitter (#всянка)

  February 28, 2013 EN

  As I write this post, my home country Bulgaria is in crisis – perhaps, a shadow cabinet is needed. Ways…

• Expatriate Messaging

  February 6, 2013 EN

  Part of the social graph each individual keeps is the ability to shift between channels as s/he pleases. The more…

• Würzburg Trip – A Fest Of Colours

  February 2, 2013 EN

  Würzburg is a city of wine… Or so people say here in Bavaria. The truth is that I had a…

• A Conversation With Timbuk2’s Community Manager

  February 1, 2013 EN

  Following my previous post on Timbuk2’s social approach to customer services , I was happy to get in touch with…

• Content Strategy For Mobile – The Book

  January 31, 2013 EN

  The other day I read another book from the A Book Apart series (Brief books for people who make websites)…

• TIMBUK2 And Social Customer Service

  January 25, 2013 EN

  On January 24, 2013, one of the clips on my TIMBUK2 Мessenger D-Lux Bag broke due to harsh weather conditions.…

• Hitting 100K Views On SlideShare

  January 24, 2013 EN

  Earlier this week “Apple’s iPhone Launch Marketing Strategy Analysis” I published on my SlideShare channel back on Jan 08, 2010,…

• Design Is A Job – The Book

  January 22, 2013 EN

  There is this book out there ( part of the A Book Apart series )… It deals with running a…

• 2013 Resolution – Giving Back And Helping Good Causes

  January 16, 2013 EN

  As far as New Year’s Resolutions go, I had some and more through the years. Some were turned into reality;…

• A New Responsive Look

  January 14, 2013 EN

  I finally found the time to get on with a responsive design for www.borislavkiprin.com. And guess what, it is a…

• Landscapes My Camera Captured

  January 13, 2013 EN

  Landscapes, places, and scenery I was lucky to see……

• Architecture My Camera Saw

  January 12, 2013 EN

  Amazing stuff people build with their hands and machines… Architecture spotted around the world through the lens of my camera.…

• Portraits Of People And Emotions

  January 5, 2013 EN

  Encounters in color and black & white… Portraits of people and faces met around my travels to the moon and…

• Best Wishes For 2013

  December 31, 2012 EN

  We are about to enter a brand new year in our lives – 2013… In times like these, we hope…

• Social Media Plugins And Your Website

  December 30, 2012 EN

  In the past couple of months, I have encountered a number of websites that use the official social media plugins…

• Facebook And Your Legal Notice Status Update

  November 27, 2012 EN

  This growing trend all over Facebook of people publishing a Legal Notice as a status update warning Facebook that the…

• Vienna And A Fisheye Lens

  November 15, 2012 EN

  Every time I plan a trip to Vienna, Austria my heart trembles in anticipation. There is a connection between this…

• Usable Usability – The Book

  November 12, 2012 EN

  Usable Usability: Simple Steps for Making Stuff Better by Eric Reiss…

• On Buying User Experience

  October 17, 2012 EN

  In the age of consumerism, the Internet and word-of-mouth being stronger than ever, we stopped buying “products”. Instead, we are…

• Pervasive Information Architecture – The Book

  September 17, 2012 EN

  “Pervasive Information Architecture: Designing Cross-Channel User Experiences” by Andrea Resmini and Luca Rosati…

• How To Broadcast Online A Charity Event

  July 6, 2012 EN

  A few weeks ago, I had the honor to be part of an amazing challenge aiming to raise funds for…

• Letting Go Of The Words – The Book

  June 18, 2012 EN

  Letting Go Of The Words: Writing Web Content that Works by Janice (Ginny) Redish…

• Pedal4Innovation

  June 1, 2012 EN

  Pedal4Innovation – a photo journal from a challenge through the UK supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK, Neuroblastoma Alliance UK and the…

• On Facebook Buying And The IPO

  May 5, 2012 EN

  So Facebook is on a shopping spree… This is not necessarily a shocking chain of events. But given the fact…

• On Your Social Media Messages

  March 20, 2012 EN

  At this time there are thousands of social media managers, content creators, and all sorts of messages creating marketers publishing…

• On Hypocrisy

  February 15, 2012 EN

  Last night I had a long conversation over Skype with a dear friend. We happened to be catching up and…

• Rocket Surgery Made Easy – The Book

  February 13, 2012 EN

  “Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems” by Steve Krug…

• When Larry Met Sergey – The Interactive Guide

  January 24, 2012 EN

  When Larry Met Sergey – The Interactive Guide – The blogosphere is going nuts about this Google interactive guides and…

• Steve Jobs Biography – The Book

  December 12, 2011 EN

  “Steve Jobs: A Biography” by Walter Isaacson…

• Storytelling for User Experience – The Book

  November 24, 2011 EN

  “Storytelling for User Experience” by Whitney Quesenbery & Kevin Brooks…

• On Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google

  October 6, 2011 EN

  The world has witnessed in the last couple of weeks some major and long-awaited events like F8, Amazon, and Apple…

• Rework – The Book

  October 4, 2011 EN

  “Rework” – by Jason Fried and David Heinemer Hansson…

• Web Form Design – The Book

  September 29, 2011 EN

  “Web Form Design” – by Luke Wroblewski…

• Search Analytics for Your Site – The Book

  September 19, 2011 EN

  “Search Analytics for Your Site: Conversations with Your Customers” – by Louis Rosenfeld…

• Prototyping – The Book

  August 9, 2011 EN

  Prototyping – A Practioner’s Guide by Todd Zaki Warfel…

• Comdirect – Account Opening Service Design

  June 27, 2011 EN

  For almost two months, I have been trying to open an account with a German online bank called Comdirect .…

• Card Sorting – The Book

  June 21, 2011 EN

  “Card Sorting” by Donna Spencer…

• Information Architecture for the World Wide Web – The Book

  May 31, 2011 EN

  “Information Architecture for the World Wide Web” by Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld…

• The Social Media Management Handbook

  May 25, 2011 EN

  The Social Media Management Handbook by Nick Smith, Robert Wollan and Catherine Zhou…

• Subject To Change – The Book

  May 18, 2011 EN

  “Subject to Change – Creating great products and services for an uncertain world” by Peter Merholz and Brandon Schauer…

• Enigma MMX Video

  March 17, 2011 EN

  Today, March 17, 2011, marks the culmination of an amazing social effort. The music project Enigma, its mastermind Michael Cretu…

• The Elements of Content Strategy – The Book

  March 14, 2011 EN

  “The Elements of Content Strategy” by Erin Kissane…

• E-Plus Service Design Gone Bad

  February 2, 2011 EN

  In my last trip to Germany, I decided to finally purchase a prepaid SIM card for my handheld. Since I…

• Enigma Video Contest

  January 24, 2011 EN

  After a successful 20th anniversary celebration with the fans, Enigma is launching a second event (Enigma Video Contest) in continuation…

• Your Company, Social Media and Customer Service

  January 19, 2011 EN

  My dear readers, just a quick note to let you note that I have just published a second blog post…

• Neuro Web Design – The Book

  January 18, 2011 EN

  “Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?” by Susan M. Weinschenk…

• Gurus, Ninjas and Other Biohazard Internet Materials

  January 17, 2011 EN

  The internet is a full-frontal exposure. Especially for those that claim it is their business. Whether on Twitter, Facebook or…

• Read It Later – The Instapaper Way

  January 10, 2011 EN

  At the end of 2010 the web and its users when ballistic over the leaked internal document hinting that Yahoo…

• My Initial Take On Quora

  January 6, 2011 EN

  Quora is a Q&A social network that has gained quite a lot of attention on Twitter and the rest of…

• Content Rules – The Book

  January 4, 2011 EN

  “Content Rules: How to create killer blogs, podcasts, videos, ebooks, webinars (and more) that engage your customers and ignite your…

• 2010 Sends Best Wishes For 2011

  December 30, 2010 EN

  It is the very end of the year 2010, and I wanted to take this opportunity to write a few…

• A Project Guide to UX Design – The Book

  December 28, 2010 EN

  “A Project Guide to UX Design: For User Experience Designers in the Field or in the Making” by Russ Unger…

• Top 5 2010 Blog Posts by Borislav Kiprin

  December 27, 2010 EN

  Since it is the end of the year and many of us are trying to recap everything that happened in…

• The New Community Rules – The Book

  December 21, 2010 EN

  “The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web” by Tamar Weinberg…

• My Christmas Kindle eBook Wish List

  December 17, 2010 EN

  It is that time of the year when book recommendations are flying left and right. Some of them are rather…

• Enigma Social Song Is Out

  December 16, 2010 EN

  After three months of collaboration with the fans Enigma social song “MMX (Social Song)” is out. And it is not…

• 100th Blog Post

  December 15, 2010 EN

  Sometime a week ago, I realized that the #100 blog post on www.borislavkiprin.com was inevitably due to be published. I…

• Content Strategy For The Web – The Book

  December 14, 2010 EN

  Web Content Strategy is a scorching topic nowadays. And it should be by all means! One needs to know and…

• Trips and User Experience

  December 13, 2010 EN

  It seems blogging is taking more and more of my time and devotion. Which gives me quite a joy, by…

• Steve Krug – Don’t Make Me Think – The Book

  December 7, 2010 EN

  A few months back, I read a book written by Steve Krug – “Don’t Make Me Think – A common…

• WikiLeaks, Internet And Responsibility

  December 1, 2010 EN

  This morning I had an interesting conversation with my dad while I was having my morning coffee and WikiLeaks came…

• Landing Page Optimization – The Book

  December 1, 2010 EN

  Landing Page Optimization: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions by Tim Ash…

• Enigma Social Song Stage II

  November 16, 2010 EN

  Enigma Social Song Stage II has started today. There are already 250 votes and counting – only 6 hours after…

• Twitter User Types – A Fun Infographic

  November 15, 2010 EN

  The following is an interesting graphical segmentation of the different Twitter user types. The infographic is created by @ngonews and…

• Enigma Social Song Stage I Concluded

  November 8, 2010 EN

  Last week on Monday, November 2, 2010, was the day that voting for the best vocal submission on Enigma Social…

• 2010 SEO Industry Survey By SEOMoz

  November 5, 2010 EN

  Yesterday, I came across the results from the SEOMoz 2010 SEO Industry Survey . There are many take-outs from it,…

• Skype 5 for Mac – Hoping to Stay in Beta

  November 4, 2010 EN

  I have been longing for a Skype for Mac update for a while. There is somehow always a difference between…

• Shared Reference, Stupid!

  October 20, 2010 EN

  Shared reference is that thing that makes a dialogue. It is that flow in the conversation that makes people understand…

• HTML5 Infographic For Dummies

  October 13, 2010 EN

  HTML5 Infographic…

• Enigma 20th Anniversary Celebration

  October 6, 2010 EN

  This year is the 20th after the release of Enigma ‘s first album – MCMXC a.D. Since that debut, Michael…

• “Made to Stick” – The Book

  October 4, 2010 EN

  Just a quick note to all you, my readers……

• IDEO Future Of Books – How Will We Read

  September 22, 2010 EN

  I follow Johnny Holland on Twitter – @johnnyholland . Today, they happened to highlight an interesting view on the future…

• Reading in the Digital Age

  September 15, 2010 EN

  Knowledge is an advantage, and there is nothing like reading. I don’t read every day. Well, not reading books every…

• Consumerism

  August 30, 2010 EN

  ConsuNo, this post is not about some poor family’s drama. It is about the reality in today’s consumerism society. A…

• My Silence

  August 21, 2010 EN

  My silence is persistent. I know I have been absent for a while, and unfortunately, I will be absent some…

• Digital Advertising or the Bulgarian Version

  August 11, 2010 EN

  Yesterday, I had yet again to meet a friend over beer and talk about life and business. At a certain…

• Complexity Out. Simplicity Stays

  August 5, 2010 EN

  Google Inc. decided to turn off its Google Wave product. This was published at the official Google blog yesterday (August…

• HOW TO: 10 Apps to use with Twitter

  August 4, 2010 EN

  Twitter is a very dynamic social network. Just imagine how many people can not get everything they want to say…

• 10 Must-Have WordPress Plugins

  August 2, 2010 EN

  If you plan to start a blog, or you have a small business that you wanted to take online using…

• 1000 tweets

  July 26, 2010 EN

  Last week I sent my 1000th tweets @borislavkiprin . It has taken me a bit more than a year to…

• Updated Website

  July 22, 2010 EN

  My updated website is on. Please note that today I have introduced two changes on the website! Below you will…

• How Does Google Work [Infographic]

  July 20, 2010 EN

  Thanks to PPC Blog, we all have the opportunity to look at “how does Google work” from a more visual…

• My Gmail Was Hacked

  July 11, 2010 EN

  It is a second time in the past week that my Gmail was hacked. Apparently, password changes cannot help at…

• Expandable Banners, Bulgaria & UX

  July 9, 2010 EN

  A couple of days ago, I tweeted that an expandable banner on www. topsport.bg (a Bulgarian sports news portal) will…

• Birthday – Tsingtao, Double-Deck Burger And The Top Of The Mountain

  July 6, 2010 EN

  I am 11 days shy of yet another birthday that brings me closer to Christ’s age. And instead of thinking…

• Your employees and social networks [Infographic]

  July 5, 2010 EN

  Many companies are afraid to let their employees actively participate in social networks and media platforms… at least while they…

• This Message is Generated Automatically

  July 3, 2010 EN

  Yet another post on job hunting mishaps. Not necessarily mine, but then I ought to have something to do with…

• SlideShare User Experience – Four processes that make it work or not…

  July 2, 2010 EN

  A few months back, as a final project for my Usability and Design Class at Instituto de Empresa , I…

• The iPhone Evolution In An Infographic

  June 28, 2010 EN

  The other day I stumbled upon an infographic that explains petty well the iPhone evolution in the past 4 years…

• headhunters and HEADHUNTERS

  June 11, 2010 EN

  God, it ain’t easy to find a job!…

• Master In Digital Marketing At Instituto De Empresa

  June 2, 2010 EN

  Master in Digital Marketing…

• Iberia Case – Social Media and Web 2.0

  May 20, 2010 EN

  The following Iberia case slidecast served to showcase how Iberia can improve their social media presence. It aimed at raising…

• Just Made “Hot on Facebook” On SlideShare

  May 13, 2010 EN

  I have just received an email from SlideShare notifying me that I made my first appearance on the website’s homepage.…

• Уеб Догма ’06 от Ерик Рийс

  April 15, 2010 BG

  Както бях обещал, по-долу ще намерите правилата написани от Ерик Рийс и преведени на български за изграждането на сайтове и…

• Eric Reiss’ Web Dogma ’06

  April 6, 2010 EN

  Eric Reiss’ Web Dogma ’06…

• Website Testing Strategies

  March 19, 2010 EN

  When and how to use each of the three main website testing strategies (A/B, A/B/n, Multivariate)?…

• Dynamic Prioritization

  March 9, 2010 EN

  What are the advantages of Dynamic Prioritization compared to others more commonly used, like “first in first out”?…

• Blogging For IE Online Programs Blog…

  February 13, 2010 EN

  I just published a new post on IE ( Instituto de Empresa )’s online program blogs. Please see the original…

• Questions to answers when choosing an adserver

  February 5, 2010 EN

  Hello, there!…

• Analyzing Website Performance

  January 31, 2010 EN

  Summarising the critical aspects of each type of analysis (purchasing process, lead process, on-site search, homepage, brand metrics & landing…

• Collecting Primary And Secondary Data Types

  January 30, 2010 EN

  Here is an example of something concerning one of my website’s primary and secondary data types I have been thinking…

• Primary Data Types vs. Secondary Ones

  January 29, 2010 EN

  Primary and secondary data types represent a collection of information that can help one improve the website to optimise the…

• Conversion Funnel KPIs

  January 28, 2010 EN

  Defining the Business Goals. How to establish the conversion funnel?…

• Free: The Future of a Radical Price – The Book

  January 11, 2010 EN

  “Free: The future of a radical price” by Chris Anderson…

• Studying online

  December 21, 2009 EN

  New post for IE Business School blog – Studying online at http://online-masters.blogs.ie.edu/2009/12/21/studying_online/…

• Buyers & Sellers Online – Are we really ready!

  December 21, 2009 EN

  A couple of months back, my group work in IE’s Master in Digital Marketing required a series of online surveys…

• Masters in Digital Marketing – Face-to-Face Classes

  November 20, 2009 EN

  A new entry about face-to-face classes on IE Business School ’s Online Master Blog is available. Do have a read…

• Finding the Masters in Digital Marketing

  November 13, 2009 EN

  I know I haven’t posted for a while, but things are rather hectic.…

• Emerging Media Brings The Power To The People

  October 14, 2009 EN

  Just to share some views concerning emerging media trends and things to keep an eye on… Just click on the…

• Paying Attention, Are You, People?

  October 11, 2009 EN

  Are you paying attention? The video below shows remarkably well where we were and where we are going in terms…

• WebIT Expo – The Bulgarian Adtech

  October 8, 2009 EN

  Yesterday, I took time off from my studies at IE and ventured on a Sofia trip to visit the Webit…

• Music – A Call To Action!

  October 3, 2009 EN

  There was a time when almost every teenager that had access to TV used any opportunity to see what was…

• Boys with toys

  October 1, 2009 EN

  Almost every other man on this planet is longing for a gadget or two… And I am one of these…

• A digital week in London

  September 30, 2009 EN

  I have come back from a very digital week in London, UK. It was a wonderful and hectic experience that…

• A Few Factors for Successful Advergaming

  September 11, 2009 EN

  There is a new star coming up… Actually, Advergaming is not new, but old. It is just that marketers did…

• Research – Offline And Online

  September 9, 2009 EN

  Site usability evaluation is a tough nut to crack without the offline research where one can actually put an individual…

• Viral Marketing and its don’ts

  September 7, 2009 EN

  Viral marketing equals crowd-sourcing marketing or to put it in another way, one of the most rapidly developing marketing channels.…

• Google Wave for Marketers

  August 31, 2009 EN

  This Google Inc. tool, Google Wave , might mean quite a lot to the digital marketer. With it, the following…

• Google Wave – The Application

  August 31, 2009 EN

  Now that I have humbly tried to cover the situational analysis at this time for Google Inc and its direct…

• Google – The Competition

  August 29, 2009 EN

  In my previous blog, I have mentioned that Google Inc has been on a shopping spree in the past few…

• Google Inc.

  August 27, 2009 EN

  When we talk about the Internet, there is always one company that will be mentioned one way or another in…

• Flock – A New Breed Of Browser For You

  August 25, 2009 EN

  Check www.flock.com . This is Flock – the new Social Browser offered by Mozilla.…

• What’s Next, Mr. President?

  March 23, 2009 EN

  Just yesterday, I turned in a paper on Best Practice in Conversational Campaign for my IE studies. Naturally, I chose…

• Staying Connected

  March 17, 2009 EN

  Some time ago, I decided to focus on some things that have been amazing me since the very adolescence –…

• BTC – Staying Connected – 2

  March 17, 2009 EN

  This starts to remind me a bit of the Rambo sequels… This time with BTC, of course. I had the…

• The Start Of My Blogging Adventure

  March 9, 2009 EN

  Finally, I got my hands to start my blog – “ Borislav’s POV “. Since I am currently furthering my…