I enjoyed reading this blog post on the Personality Not Included website (great book by the way, highly recommended – it’s about making your business more authentic). Anyway, in this blog post about Social Media Karma, author Rohit Bhargava talks about the way every single action you take via social media (whether it’s a status [...]

How are you all doing over there? I'm having a great time out here but I have to admit… I miss you all! Thank goodness for Twitter # @wheniwasakid Absolutely – it's all about capturing the imagination of the reader… perfect for a traditional toy shop I'd say! in reply to wheniwasakid # @SourceSupplies It's [...]

I found an article on the BBC Website this morning which I think you might find interesting. It’s delving deeper into two approaches to praising children. The first approach is praising intelligence by saying things like ‘Wow, you learned that so fast, you’re so clever!’ or ‘ You’re so brilliant – you passed that exam [...]

Thousands of runners took part in yesterday’s Virgin London Marathon, covering the 26.2 mile route around the nations capital and what an awe inspiring occasion it always is. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the people who take part in The London Marathon. These people will have spent months, if not years training [...]

@rainbow_richard In time for the weekend! Brilliant! in reply to rainbow_richard # @Supawood Alright, alright! Don't rub it in Keith! Lol! in reply to Supawood # @Sound2HireLtd One step at a time. You'll get there! in reply to Sound2HireLtd # @Awakenlifecoach Sounds intriguing Bev! in reply to Awakenlifecoach # @SophieDaMey Glad you think so Sophie. [...]

I’ve just come across a fascinating article on the Guardian website about a centuries-old language which in danger of disappearing forever because the last two people on earth who speak it fluently won’t talk to each other! Ayapaneco has been spoken in Mexico for centuries. It’s survived the Spanish conquest, wars, revolutions, famines and floods [...]

There’s a new book out called Clever Dog: ‘Life Lessons From Man’s Best Friend’ which the Author, dog trainer and publisher of K9 magazine Ryan O’Meara describes as an “unusual self help book”’ that can teach us about things like social skills and even achieving financial success! I’ve not read it but I was interested [...]

Our Social Media Success Story Competition has been a huge success with over 650 votes coming in before 9.30 this morning when voting officially closed (and a few more afterwards which couldn’t be counted unfortunately) and we have a winner (although as you’ll see it was a VERY close thing)! 1st Prize – Dawn Fry, [...]

@BenRogers_ Ben if you buy a copy (all proceeds go to charity) and send it to me I'd be delighted to do this for you in reply to BenRogers_ # @PlainTalkingHR Patience patience Bina… in reply to PlainTalkingHR # V productive & positive day in London. Lovin' Virgin trains today…hope that's not tempting fate as [...]

Ollie Rastall runs a cleaning supplies company called Source Supplies which has recently used Twitter to become the local governments preferred supplier, completely bypassing the traditional (and very long) tender process completely! If Ollie gets your vote and you think he should be our winner, leave a comment at the bottom of this post telling [...]