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My Feud with Facebook

Everyone knows I’m anti-social media as it is, but I really hate Facebook. I am a bit of a Facebook snob, I don’t befriend everyone who asks, nor do I befriend my friends-of-friends-of-people-I-went-to-school-with-sisters-baby. I keep a select group (under 75) of friends on my Facebook and to be honest even some of them can go, I am just holding on for nostalgia. Especially now that I...

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My Digital Footprint

When you work in the digital industry, everyone talks about your ‘digital footprint’ and how this is what employers will look at first when considering you for a digital job. Strangely, this makes me scared to apply for jobs. Not because I have any photos of myself drunk on Facebook, but because I can’t be content with the fact that my whole skill set might simply be summed up by how many...

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Please Don’t Google Me

On my way to work this morning I was sitting on the bus thinking about those random things you encounter daily that you want to share – bad umbrella etiquette (in fact most of them for me are etiquette related), stories about human behaviour, or the exact science of how a sushi roll should be put together to ensure the flavour/texture ratio isn’t out of balance. Now that I have a blog, I often...

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What if the Marketers Get My Data?

While some people may consider this strange, I have always been a supporter of any plan to microchip people with GPS tracking devices. Why? Because I watch too many movies, and I’m afraid of being kidnapped. True story. I actually WANT the Government or the Police to know where I am at all times. This morning I came across this article about RFID technology being used in supermarkets to make shopping...

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Websites You Need to Stop Building

My brother and I were just having a big conversation about social media and how, after being at a social media presentation, it seems like everyone has drunk the Kool-Aid except me. Shoutout to an echoer of our cause, The Oatmeal’s list of 8 Websites You Need to Stop Building. Will add my thoughts in another post.