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Listed below are comments made by s1m0nb3rry between Wednesday, 7th May 2008 and Monday, 29th December 2008.

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• On this week's iPM: coke, games and 'cell' phones 3:36pm on 29 Dec 2008 @cliffwalker
  You are absolutely right about the fact that the Coca-Cola distribution system is so strong because it is driven by a profit motive and the last thing we want to do is damage that. It would be like killing the goose that laid the golden egg.
  
  One hypothesis is that there is aid money available (and increasingly, in some cases, local national government money) to pay for distribution and that those distributing the ColaLife Pods should get paid for doing so. Although the cost would be very small especially when the 'wedge-shaped' pod is used as this doesn't displace a profit-carrying bottle.
  
  Another thing that struck me when visiting Tanzania was the simple but effective control systems in place for distributing Coca-Cola: daily sales targets; proper accounting etc etc NGOs could learn from this too in order verify that the distribution of the pods was actually effective.
• A video from Tanzania 4:02pm on 28 Nov 2008 Greeting from Tanzania - thanks for featuring this Chris. I think I had a mini breakthrough today. I met with PSI (an NGO) who are very interested in the idea and _may_ take on the design of pilots here in Tanzania.
  With best wishes
  Simon
  colalife
• Is Coca-Cola it? 9:55pm on 22 Oct 2008 Hi Everybody
  
  I thought you'd be interested in this 30 second video that supports ColaLife's submission to Google's Project 10^100 initiative:
  http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bj24ofyfr6E
  
  If you've got a YouTube account please make it one of your favourites and give it a 5 star rating! We continue to need all the support we can get!
  
  Thanks, Simon
  http://www.colalife.org
  
• Is Coca-Cola it? 10:45am on 08 Jun 2008 It's been a while since I visited here and what a great discussion. On Coca Cola, I am with lostinshropshire and Inappropriate1 - the trick, I think is to combine the best of each organisation/group and move forward to make change happen.
  
  I would also agree with jkrf4h - but would say two things: 1) this Coca Cola idea doesn't conflict with the provision of potable water and 2) the educational and awareness-raising elements of the Coca Cola idea are as important as the distribution aspect.
  
  And finally, here's an update on progress. I had a telephone conference with Coca Cola's Head of Global Stakeholder Relations and his colleague in the UK on 5/6/08 and a face to face meeting is set up for 16/6. A report on the meeting is here: http://www.simonberry.net
  
  If you are member of facebook please join the group AND invite your friends. We are nothing without numbers! A search for Coca Cola Children on facebook will find it. Thanks.
• We'd like to teach the world to sing... 10:33pm on 24 May 2008 This was a great feature and a stroke of genius to involve Eve Graham. This was tough one to crack but it came together beautifully on the day. Thanks are recorded here: http://tinyurl.com/6yflcy
  
  Onward and upwards
  
  Simon
  
• Suggest a story for May 17 11:13pm on 19 May 2008 I have been suggesting that the Coca Cola idea be debated for 3 weeks. Sorry to be so persistent. You said you'd call Coca Cola the first time it was suggested and then things went dead.
  
  There's now a Facebook group on this. It was set up yesterday. In the first day it's got 104 members and 757 invited. See
  http://tinyurl.com/6qxszq
  
  Thanks
  
  Simon
  
  
• Running Order for May 17th 8:22pm on 16 May 2008 Re Coca Cola idea
  
  Details of all correspondence so far with Coca Cola is now here: http://tinyurl.com/56wpfl
  
  Simon
• Running Order for May 17th 7:04pm on 16 May 2008 Hi
  
  Last week a suggested a debate "How Coca Cola could save lives" based on this blog post: http://tinyurl.com/5csfaa
  
  You said you'd call them. I've called them too but can't get past the 'we already do a lot of good work' person. However, did you hear what Annie Lennox said of Desert Island discs this week (in about minute 42!)? "We live on a planet where we can get Coca Cola to any part of the world but where children are dying, usually of dehydration." (or similar).
  
  I think there is a debate to be had here.
  
  Regards
  
  Simon
  16/05/2008
  
• Suggest a story for May 10 09:15am on 07 May 2008 On Tuesday 80 CEOs attended a Business Call to Action event with Gordon Brown to discuss ways for global business leaders to come together to develop new and innovative ways to spread growth, prosperity and opportunity across the world. See http://74.50.104.190/.
  
  I applaud this initiative. BUT, we need to be much more imaginative than this. There is a lot businesses can do working together with the other sectors.
  
  I'd like to see this idea debated - How Coca Cola can save lives - http://tinyurl.com/5csfaa
  
  Simon

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