This is where endorsement issues can arise.
Is a 'retweet' an endorsement?
This is where endorsement issues can arise.
Continuous Loop
Shorter version first published on The Huffington Post on Thursday 25th August 2011
Has anyone else noticed the Facebook "On this day in..." notifications to the right hand side of the screen (web version)? Have a glance at the picture on the left and you can see what mine looked like a couple of days ago.
Strangely related and sort of interesting so I almost put as my Facebook status, "Well, on this day in 2009 I was submitting an OU assignment" because we do that, don't we? We update our social networks with random observations but why repeat something from a couple of years ago? Who else is going to be interested AGAIN?
Strangely related and sort of interesting so I almost put as my Facebook status, "Well, on this day in 2009 I was submitting an OU assignment" because we do that, don't we? We update our social networks with random observations but why repeat something from a couple of years ago? Who else is going to be interested AGAIN?
Also, I saw that there is a Twitter account that is retweeting every single tweet from Twitter, in chronological order, from the beginning of "twime" (sorry...). At the time of publication @wetreet was up to July 2006 and it's a whole different world.
It really was micro-blogging back then with hardly any @replies. I mentioned on my "I'm a Twitterholic" post that you used to be able to see everyone in the Twitter timeline and that's where a lot of my original followees came from. Yes, it was quieter back then but it was also a lot less interactive. It would be very strange to go back to that now although I do miss being able to see tweets from anyone and everyone.
Again, I thought about tweeting out about the @wetreet account but what happens when @wetreet gets round to retweeting that exact tweet from today. Will the account self-combust?
Are we in danger of creating a social media Möbius Band?
Damn You, Auto Correct!
Have you fallen foul of the auto-correct facility when using predictive text on your phone?
Seeing a tweet of the Top 15 "Damn You, Auto Correct" entries reminded me of the time it happened to me.
I had arranged to meet Ruth (GeekMummy) at Euston Station to taxi-share to the Cybermummy conference. Our trains were due in at similar times so I sent a quick text to let her know we were 15 minutes away:
Seeing a tweet of the Top 15 "Damn You, Auto Correct" entries reminded me of the time it happened to me.
I had arranged to meet Ruth (GeekMummy) at Euston Station to taxi-share to the Cybermummy conference. Our trains were due in at similar times so I sent a quick text to let her know we were 15 minutes away:
Have you had any auto-correct mishaps?
Five Songs To Live Your Life By
If you could just choose five songs to live your life by, what would they be?
Christine asked me this a while back and it's taken a lot of thinking but I think I've got it down to a final five now. I'm a very lyrical person in all senses of the word and have ended up choosing these songs mainly for the lyrics, but as many of you know, I love music anyway and videos just enhance the whole experience.
So, in no particular order:
Christine asked me this a while back and it's taken a lot of thinking but I think I've got it down to a final five now. I'm a very lyrical person in all senses of the word and have ended up choosing these songs mainly for the lyrics, but as many of you know, I love music anyway and videos just enhance the whole experience.
So, in no particular order:
What's in my handbag?
- I want to show off my new handbag again.
- I cannot believe how much my new handbag needed tidying out after just twenty days of use
- I'm a nosy sod and think that if I'm having a look in other people's bags then they should be able to see in mine
Back at the "When I Was A Kid" blog...
Well, I'm still the When I Was A Kid resident blogger! You will find me over there a couple of times a month.
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Today I am talking about Bedtime Stories. Look out for the secret page link with a special offer only for readers of the blog and don't forget to nip back here and let me know what you think.
Nails now looking "Filthy Gorgeous"
I may... just may have solved my "I can chip chip-proof nail varnish whilst I'm asleep" dilemma. Do you remember my blog post entitled "Tough as Nails"? Here's an excerpt:
I'm 36 hours into a new application of nail varnish. [..] This pot of nail varnish promises up to five days of perfect nails and is supposedly chip-resistant. I went to bed, slept for 6 hours, woke up and saw a slight chip in the corner of my ring finger
[..]
I have a day in front of a computer - mainly typing, answering the phone, writing, washing the odd cup after a brew, buttering a piece of toast... the usual office-type activities. It's not exactly manual labour. I head for home noticing another couple of chips on two separate nails on my left hand. I think to myself that I'll have to sort that our later.
I go home, eat my tea (I don't prepare it - my husband has already done that). dry the pots after son #1 has washed them, watch some TV, read a book, open my laptop, go for a bath, wash my hair, get ready for bed, head downstairs for more laptop/TV time and a brew and notice that my nail varnish is now beyond touch-up repair.(FFS, I sound a bit Nancy Dell'Olio, don't I?)
Blackpool Illuminations Switch On - Why Keith Lemon?
100 Words - Bacon Butties
So, I conducted a Sunday brunch survey on Twitter and Facebook:
- White or brown bread for bacon butties - and why?
The
general consensus appears to be that white bread is the way forward.
White bread supports the bacon and holds the sauce in place properly.
Brown is only to be used if you are on a diet. Barm cakes were mentioned but that's too much bread for me.
But
it does also open two other debates:
- Red or brown sauce – and why?
- BLT – lots of wrongness or just the best thing in the world?
McVitie's Jamaica Ginger Cake
Advertorial (for more information please see my disclosure policy)
The jungle drums beat loud and proud round these parts. McVitie's have obviously heard about my dalliance with a ginger cake recipe so asked me to share the information about their relaunch of the original Jamaica Ginger Cake with you.
Guest Editor at Tots100
Eh?
We have a site caretaker deliver our post at work. The postman leaves it at the Gatehouse, the staff there sort it out and deliver it around the business park. Today, the usual knock on the office door was heard and this was handed to me:
"No post today, love. Just this from the site manager. I dunno... maybe he thinks walls need brightening up"
What was it?
An afternoon of good, clean fun!
Sometimes you get a PR offer in your email that you just can't refuse:
It took about 2 seconds between the email landing and me replying to accept the offer. And what a fabulous idea - a cleaning company and a scratch-and-sniff experience at the theatre (more about that in a minute).
*Hi, we're from Dirt Devil. Would you and Jake like to come to The Lowry to watch Mr Stink by David Walliams? We've got a bit of information about our latest cleaning range too and a great workshop for the kids to attend whilst you're listening to the boring stuff.*or words to that effect
It took about 2 seconds between the email landing and me replying to accept the offer. And what a fabulous idea - a cleaning company and a scratch-and-sniff experience at the theatre (more about that in a minute).
Why are women getting into debt?
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Credit analysts claim that female
personal bankruptcies are now growing at 25% a year. But why is this
happening?
One likely answer is the increased cost
of living, combined with the fact that men's salaries still generally
outstrip women's in the world of work. Also, many women who have
children will take time out of their careers to raise their families
and often return to the workforce on a lower income than they might
have reached if they had stayed in work.
I'm on the "When I Was A Kid" blog today...
I am the new When I Was A Kid resident blogger! You will find me over there a couple of times a month.
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This month we are talking about Outdoor Play. Look out for the secret page link with a special offer only for readers of the blog and don't forget to nip back here and let me know what you think.
and over at In The Powder Room...
I have written a calmer, more balanced article about my Mumsnet experience which
has been published in the "Shit Happens" section of In The Powder Room.
has been published in the "Shit Happens" section of In The Powder Room.
There is also a response from Justine Roberts, co-founder of Mumsnet.
Head on over there to have a read.
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Wikio Parent Blog Rankings - August Preview
I've always noticed that during the summer months I experience a drop in readers, comments, people sharing the posts but we all know it's only for a bit of fun, right? In fact, even though I say I don't take much notice of my statistics, I actually have a glance at them now and again. It's always useful to know how people are arriving on your blog, how long they stay, if they read any other posts whilst here and how/why they leave. What do you think? Do you scour your stats page, do you glance occasionally or do you not really care in the slightest?
