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Cocktail Party

Proof of how Social Media keeps you informed and helps search engine indexing

1 October 2009

If your company has doubts about using Social Media or how to use it to benefit your business, the following might help change that. So, a little after 1PM today I posted this article on http://www.communicate.fm: Twitterfeed tweeted it about 2:05pm: Google sent me an alert mentioning the post at 14:49 Amazing proof that even [...]

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Play fewer notes…

18 September 2009

Like for most kids, growing up was a bit challenging. I remember the first two weeks of high school after we ‘emigrated’ from North Wales to Bournemouth – all very strange with too many new things, so I fell back on what I knew – music. I didn’t play the guitar all that well but [...]

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“Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.”

15 September 2009

Why is it that some people seem to be able to strike up a conversation with ease. Effortlessly moving from one subject to the next… Oh to have the ability to know exactly what will get you on-side right from the off. A lot of us have felt/thought it at some point I’m sure… No [...]

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Never be afraid to try something new

31 August 2009

“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. “ This quote is above the bar at a village restaurant that we go to quite a lot. We’ve been there quite a few times over the last 3 years, and each time the food has been great and [...]

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A great butcher – no, “an award winning butcher”

30 August 2009

Over the weekend my Brother-in-Law (BIL) said that he’d been to the butcher in the local village to buy some lamb for the Sunday roast. Great I thought – as lamb is my favourite. Later that afternoon, my Sister-in-Law (SIL) returns from having her hair cut in Northampton (about 45 mins away from where they [...]

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Uncomplicated chatter

29 August 2009

Having just spent the bank holiday weekend with family, something happened that I think was worth sharing: how my 3 year old niece and 18 month old nephew are fantastic communicators! I say that because, my niece can quite easily hold a fairly good conversation now and my nephew is beginning to be able to [...]

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