That’s it. The year is done, 2013 is over, 364 and a half days have been experienced. So that means it’s time to look back on my ambitions for 2013 and see if I achieved them! The framework was Change, Connect and Challenge, a way of structuring my thoughts for the year. Practically, I split […]
2013 – Week 52
Christmas Week, that weird one (which carries on into next week) where life does not follow normal pattern! Reading Marketers fear the female geek. The cycle of why certain things are aimed at men only and some ideas of how to break the cycle. Putting right the wrong done to Alan Turing by David Allen […]
2013 – Week 51
The year is nearly done. Thoughts turn to plans for 2014, personal, professional, what ambitions will I set myself for the year? Reading Looking outside the Tech Bubble by Rob Underwood. Don’t agree with everything in here about giving back, but at its heart, it’s a call to action to take a look around you […]
2013 – Week 50
An interesting week, with potential for huge changes. But more on that as they crystalise! Reading Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregellis. An interesting Alt-history story, the first in a trilogy. What happens if the Germans had harnessed mental powers in WW2 and what would be the UK response. The Brilliant Hack that brought Foursquare back […]
2013 – Week 49
Reading Odon Childbirth device: Car mechanic uncorks a revolution. A feature about Jorge Odon, a car mechanic from Argentine, who has invented a new device to help with childbirth. What we can learn from fake tears on social media (The Kernal). Why people push their grief onto social media when a celebrity dies. (something you […]
Boots Blogger Event – Sensationail
Last week I attended a blogger event, pulled together under the auspices of Boots I believe. It was aimed at beauty bloggers, so not 100% sure why I was on the list, but it was a very good event, looking at 2 different devices that use light to help you in the quest for looking […]
2013 – Week 48
Reading 18 Ways to take Mobile seriously from Inma. It’s been the year of the mobile for years and years, but it’s permanently tipped that way now and this provides a list of the basics to make sure you’re meeting needs. I’m not Angry. After my meeting with Ben, this is where my searches took […]