Twitter turns five this week (Happy Birthday Twitter!) but apparently the real ‘first tweet’ was sent 10 years ago, before Twitter even existed! It would be hard to miss the one that’s doing the rounds today containing the first ‘official tweet’ that was posted by the co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey. It said very simply [...]

@WatersideSkin Fantastic! Looking forward to seeing you there Debbie! in reply to WatersideSkin # @tr4cyirwin Looking forward to it Tracy. Glad you're enjoying the book too! in reply to tr4cyirwin # @ian_hardacre Thanks Ian – I'm sure we will! in reply to ian_hardacre # Today's the day! thebestof Conference and Ball! Really looking forward to [...]

Us British are notoriously bad at shouting about our own achievements but it’s important that we do. Not just in order to gain valuable recognition, feedback and support from our peers which helps us in continuing to move forwards but also because it inspires others to follow our lead and strive to attain their own [...]

Here’s an interesting article I found on the BBC website today detailing some tricky situations big businesses have found themselves in (and how they overcame them) which will be shared with us in more detail for a new BBC Two series called ‘Business Nightmares’ presented by Evan Davis. The series starts tonight at 8pm and [...]

@garypeirce Glad to hear you'll be coming along Gary! Looking forward to seeing you there! in reply to garypeirce # Thanks very much for all the #ff #039;s folks! Who's coming along to 'Think Big' event on 16th? # @joannedavies79 Was almost lethal! in reply to joannedavies79 # @foreverbohemia Hope you enjoy it. Am sure [...]

There’s a book that’s getting quite a bit of attention at the moment – it’s called Clout: The Art and Science of Influential Web Content by Colleen Jones. It’s about attracting the right people and changing what they think or do at the right time with influential content. Content is what people want – not [...]

It’s been quite a week for the history books this week hasn’t it! What with a Royal Wedding, a ban on herbal medicine and the death of Osama Bin Laden it’s been a real rollercoaster of highs, lows and ‘not quite sures’ all packed into a matter of days… It seems that everywhere you turn [...]

This morning, I watched the Royal Wedding from a hotel bedroom in America, and what an occasion it was. I can honestly say that I’ve never felt as proud to be British as I do today, which might be something to do with the fact that I’m an Englishman in Chicago, to mis-quote Sting! The [...]

@PlainTalkingHR Indeed! It most certainly was Bina. Spectacular! in reply to PlainTalkingHR # @peagal1 – Reallly something wasn't it Steven? in reply to peagal1 # @No1Detective – Wasn't it great! in reply to No1Detective # The monarchy is back! No question. Amazing day. # @_ElleHolmes Me too – on my own in a hotel in [...]

We all love a story don’t we? I’m sure you’ll have fond memories of your parents or grandparents, teachers or tv presenters telling you stories – I know I do – and stories are one of those things we never grow out of. Stories inspire us, teach us, move us to buy things, make things [...]