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Nov 03  09
Social Networking6 Comments

Stephen Fry, British actor and highly influential Twitter user, caused uproar, online and offline, when he recently Tweeted his intention to quit Twitter. And all because 1 of his followers called him boring. understand @stephenfry’s tweets but, much as I admire and adore the chap, they are a bit… boring…. (sorry Stephen). That was all [...]

The Stephen Fry conundrum that throws Twitter’s credibility into question

Sep 24  09
Giveaways Social Networking21 Comments

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Link to me and grab a free MacBook Air

Jun 29  09
Blogging Social Networking2 Comments

Last week was perfect. My wife, my daughter and I got in the car and drove to the south coast, near to the place where I was born, and spent 4 blissful days by the sea, staying in what can only be described as a hyper minimalist cottage. I’ll come back to the cottage, and [...]

The early morning interruption that produced a eureka moment

Jun 22  09
Blogging Money Social Networking8 Comments

$1,000 per month is often considered the break point for a blog. $1,000 not only represents a genuinely credible and useful amount of cash, it’s also a good psychological barrier that needs to be broken before moving up the pro blogging ladder. I’ve often been asked how much blog traffic is required to make $1,000. [...]

How many Twitter followers do you need to make $1,000 per month with your blog?

Jun 19  09
Blogging Social Networking18 Comments

It’s time to expose another Twitter scam. The Twitter Traffic Machine, the brainchild of self titled social networking evangelist and professional monopoly player Bill Crosby, makes it’s ugly presence felt all over the Twittersphere with alarming regularity. The reason for it’s obscene level of penetration is pretty obvious to anyone used to this sort of [...]

The Twitter Traffic Machine scam exposed