Good manners are great- like social alchemy, they lubricate the processes of every day life, giving a little advantage to those who use them effectively. But as with all things, they require balance. Perhaps it’s because it exposes their ritual, arbitrary nature but gratuitous deployment can breed suspicion or come across as weakness. I...
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Couldn’t resist putting this up. Trendsmap is a service that layers tags on top of a World map to show what is trending where. Let’s have a look at the image below: In the area around London: Grammar, investment, debate. Over toward Liverpool: @mrpeterandre . What does it all mean? P.S. Feel free to...
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Some telecoms examples for today's Follow Friday blog post. Enjoy… @guyatcarphone - Among generally worthwhile tweets, there are also interesting updates on cellular reception as the network inevitably collapses around the country. A good idea and worth having on the roster just in case. Example Tweet: Carphone Warehouse customer service alert: Customers in the...
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A sprinkling of favourites for my first official Follow Friday blog post. Enjoy… @danworth - Journalistic chap who tweets those interesting thoughts that pop up throughout the day. Also has an interesting blog on things like books, journalism and crisps. Example Tweet: In movies most aliens never wear clothes or shoes. Why do we...
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Had a conversation with a colleague about Twitter today. She was claiming that you can't say anything worthwhile in 140 characters, a suggestion made by many that I've tried to explain the popular microblog to. I'd argue it depends what you're trying to say and why. In casual conversation, ideas flow easily; often so...
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