Twitter is growing at a faster rate than Facebook especially among business owners and professionals who are recognising its commercial value. Many business owners think that creating a Twitter profile will mean instant success however as with all social media, effort is required on your part. But what are the best ways to start network …
I have a desk. It has a computer on it, some pens and a plant. It’s a nice desk. So why is it that when I am completing writing assignments I am unable to sit on my chair and work at my desk? Why Can’t I Write At My Desk? My favourite places for writing …
We are now in the official countdown to Christmas and like it or not it’s that time when we start to see Christmas adverts, images and promotions. Don’t be fooled, each brand has one aim in mind… to make you spend your money with them. So far this year we have seen cute penguins from …
The social buzz this week is all about Facebook At Work. When I say this I don’t mean you sneakily checking your news feed whilst pretending to be looking at some company graphs I mean a Facebook network specifically designed for the workplace. According to the Financial Times, Zuckerberg is developing a version of Facebook …
Alright I admit it, I was clambering for an invitation to join Ello, the hot new public social network. I think the fact that it was invitation only made me want it really badly … a bit like a ticket only party at a club you never really liked but suddenly want to attend. All …
This morning I checked my emails and received this awesome comment from my Mum “It’s so funny after I gmailed you those flight details the internet showed me more… it’s like it knew”. Bless you Mum. Anyway, inspired by this I decided to make a compilation of the top 5 social media and technology comments …
Every professional has a guilty secret… you know… the shortcuts we take, the bad habits we get into and the corners we cut. It is so engrained in our busy working lives that perhaps we don’t even know we are doing it? Well it’s confession time and I want to start the ball rolling by …
Trolls. In fairy tales they were green and lived under bridges but these days they live online. What is an online troll? Wikipedia defines a troll as “a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people by posting inflammatory extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) …