It’s no secret that I am was a huge fan of MUA and their great quality products and cheap and cheerful prices but recently it’s begun looking like their products come with a much bigger cost. I kept relatively quiet during their 50% off sale despite being one of the many, many customers who had payment … Continue reading
In recent weeks I’ve seen a rise in traffic coming from my lovely readers on Facebook, so I thought it was about time I created a little page on Facebook for The World According to Gem. Feel free to pop on over and take a look at The World According to Gem Facebook page
Last night I joined the iFABBO and BlogTrends twitter chat on how to grow your blog readership. For upcoming bloggers I think events such as last night’s are crucial, not only for giving sound advice on blogging but also for networking with fellow bloggers. One of the key discussion points was guest blogging. Personally I … Continue reading
It’s Cowes Week which means one thing! I will spend the whole week wishing I were aboard a yacht in the middle of the ocean rather than sat at my desk sipping tepid hot chocolate. Between doing actual work I’ve been feverishly checking the race results and obsessively tweeting my favourite shoe brand @Sperry_UK badgering, … Continue reading
You’d have to have been living under a rock for the last few weeks to have missed the large dose of CRAZY that Charlie Sheen has been serving up. Now don’t get me wrong, I think Charlie Sheen is awesome but his recent media driven descent is somewhat concerning…..Charlie, that old adage no publicity is … Continue reading
Or all out public outrage in this case! Back in November 2009, the Toronto Transport Company (TTC) announced that they would be raising fares by a quarter as of January 3rd, along with a price hike for Toronto Metropasses. This move was particularly unpopular with Toronto’s citizens, especially as many have been frustrated with the … Continue reading
Ever wondered what the news would like if it was purely made up of Facebook and Twitter statuses? Well soon we will see as five french journalists have decided to shut themselves away in a remote farmhouse for five days and write the news purely based on what they read on Facebook and Twitter. Contrary … Continue reading
I’m not really sure what to make of this one just yet…..though I suspect this guy has had more than one too many E numbers! On December 14, one man woke up to find himself in a world infested with zombies, well he’s tweeting like it is anyway. His Twitter bio states “Zombies are everywhere … Continue reading
Ok Twitter has now been down for a while and with the latest update from the guys in the know being only 3 minutes ago, I’m guessing we might be waiting a while. So here is my list of 10 alternative things to do while the fail whale is visiting. 1. Whinge about Twitter being … Continue reading
Boo it appears the fail whale is here to stay……..well it is on my laptop anyway! It’s been 10 minutes now, what is going on? First Google and China, then YouTube suffers downtime and now Twitter? Coincidence? Fail Whale I think you’re pretty awesome and all, but please go away now so I can do … Continue reading
It looks like we’re about to see the biggest online land grab since the Facebook vanity URL rush last year, well we will if rumour is to be believed. Apparently Twitter are set to release all inactive or deleted usernames back into the public domain soon, meaning there could be some highly sought after usernames … Continue reading
Eeek I’m so excited! I’ve just received an email saying my necklace is being shipped, so hopefully it won’t be long until it’s here. If you like what you see you can get your own “Twitterati” necklace from Etsy
Where do the weekends go at the moment? No sooner had I packed the car up and headed back to Surrey did I find myself packing back up and heading back to London……craziness! Nonetheless I had a great weekend of far too many lattes, girly gossip and home-cooked food…..yum! And now onto the start of … Continue reading
Ok now when it comes to social media I didn’t think they come much geekier than me, but this just takes things a step too far. Upon saying “I do” Dana Hanna pulled out his phone to announce his new status on Facebook and Twitter. I dread to think what he tweeted before consummating the … Continue reading
Whilst I love my work blog millions, it came to my attention after a quick Klout review of my Twitter that I have sadly been neglecting my dearly beloved social media sources. So this my friends is my new personal blog. Here I will share my thoughts on just about anything and will try not … Continue reading
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