March 2015

Blocked from Twitter search?

No entryOne of the main advantages of using Twitter is that you can use hashtags to get involved in the conversation around specific topics.

Recently, I was invited to take part in a Twitterchat using #SurreyWISE. I happily tweeted away during the specified time, and included the hashtag as I should. However, none of my tweets appeared in the stream.

Confused, I investigated further.

It seems my account had been blocked from Twitter search. Not sure when. Not sure why.

I Googled and Googled to find a solution.

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By Jackie Barrie, ago

Feeling emotional

rolls royce adWe’re rapidly heading towards 29 March 2015, when those of us in the UK have to set our clocks forward one hour for British Summer Time.

I don’t know about you, but I always have to look up how to do it. I’m not the only one, as shown by this quote from Simple: Conquering the Crisis of Complexity by Alan Siegel and Irene Etzhorn:

“The more luxurious your car, the more likely its owner’s manual will fill your entire glove compartment, and you still won’t be able to reset the clock.”

The world’s most famous copywriter is probably David Ogilvy. And his most famous ad is probably the one he wrote for the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud in 1958.

The headline read: (more…)

By Jackie Barrie, ago