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When hackdays just *aren’t* cool – some PR advice
I just got a bit ranty and grumpy on Twitter. I saw this tweet: And upon following the link, it rather made me angry. The link goes to this page: Wow. Cadbury want developers to develop their Olympic...
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A quick post on smart and exceptional customer service
I love booking.com. I have used them for the last few years, and always recommend them on to anyone who asks for hotel recommendations. The site is easy to use, has great filtering options, very good...
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Communication metadata: can we get on with having real relationships online?
Something that’s been interesting me since around 2001 (the start of my career in online community) is how do we represent and translate detailed social interaction into digital, from offline...
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#techsmas 2012 sponsored by Nature
It’s that time of year again where I say BAH HUMBUG to your office Christmas parties, and throw one of my own The Christmas gathering for technologists to talk geek, drink an entirely free bar dry, eat...
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Who are the best technology recruitment consultants in London?
Another day, another snarky (and valid) tweet about how a shit recruitment agent (note I say agent, NOT consultant) has done something stupid and wasted someone’s time, or worse still. I’m a big fan of...
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Would you be happy to give up your seat, no questions asked?
Sat on the train the other day, I noticed a woman who was chubby. She may have been pregnant, or just a touch overweight, I couldn’t be sure. She was far enough away from me that asking her if she’d...
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My thoughts on speaker diversity
Another day with another (technology) conference being picked up on having all male (and in this case, white, same age etc) speakers. The lack of diversity at events where people speak is a fairly...
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Minecraft Activities for Younger Kids
Reblogged from Lost Boy: So earlier today Thayer asked if I had any suggestions for things to do in Minecraft for younger kids. I thought I might as well write this up as a blog post rather than a...
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Trying to pick who joins the coding club is wrong
I’ll start with a personal controversial statement: I’ve never liked nor attended many “women’s events”. The very few I’ve been to I felt very uncomfortable hearing stories of being a victim. I’ve...
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#seatgifting – an update and a request for your thoughts, please
6 months ago, I wrote about an idea I had called #seatgifting (link goes to original post) and since then I’ve moved the idea on with the help of the amazing and kind Christian Trippe who’s supplied...
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Donating your handhelds and games to children’s wards
If you’re a gamer who’s got any old handheld systems (any of the DS range, PSP.. etc) sitting around collecting dust, waiting for that one retro weekend of play you think may happen one day (that we...
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Boozey advent calendars
For the last couple of years (and no doubt, forever now!) I have bought my husband a whisky advent calendar from Masters Of Malt (£149.95 + delivery), and it’s *really* good. Good fun, good to get to...
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Privilege: an unhelpful generalisation
I want to keep this as purposefully short as possible. I know that this is a highly emotive subject for almost everyone. Over the last year the word “privilege” has crept into common use in technology...
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Privilege: an unhelpful generalisation
I want to keep this as purposefully short as possible. I know that this is a highly emotive subject for almost everyone. Over the last year the word “privilege” has crept into common use in technology...
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Privilege: an unhelpful generalisation
I want to keep this as purposefully short as possible. I know that this is a highly emotive subject for almost everyone. Over the last year the word “privilege” has crept into common use in technology...
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A week out from my first marathon, I could use your help
So, yeah, it’s finally here. PARP! I’ve trained for just over 5 months for this specific marathon and been running in total for just over two years now, building up to this. You can track my progress...
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Why I ran a marathon
I’ve always watched the London Marathon, both on television and in person. There’s something about it that brings me to tears every time, hearing every story and watching all those people push towards...
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Those who helped me run a marathon: THANK YOU xx
I ran London Marathon last Sunday, 24th April 2016. It was the culmination of a desire I’d had for 15 years. Wow. I’m old. But yeah, 15 years of dreaming of doing it, and then 2 solid years believing I...
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Vlog of the London Marathon, 2016
Want to know what it feels like to run a marathon? I took some very short videos documenting my way round on Periscope so that I could tap into friends and family support. They’re here unedited and in...
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