Are Instagram & Social Media Ruining Humanity?
rant, social media, travelIt's very, very rare I write rants on this blog, but this one is long overdue. A couple of years ago I wrote a post about why my blog and social media had been pretty quiet. The main reason for that post - in summary - was due to how false…
Why The Blog Has Been So Quiet Lately
blogging, digital, social media, travel, travel bloggers Hi guys, hope you're keeping well! Apologies for the silent treatment of late. Since July I've had to step away from blogging and social media a little, for various reasons. I guess my recent unenthusiastic approach to blogging and social…
Skyscanner’s #24hPeriscope: Exploring ‘Yuccie’ Islington In London
#24hPeriscope, digital, london, Periscope, Skyscanner, social media, travel, travel bloggers, videoYou've all heard of the term 'yuccie', right? No? Well think of it as a more creative, entrepreneurial hipster. A yuccie, as described perfectly by Skyscanner, is a young, urban creative. Yuccies are a new breed of young people that like…
Lessons from Losing my iPhone
camera, digital, iphone, me, phones, photography, photos, social mediaWhen I finally switched from Android to Apple last year, it was like moving from a Vauxhall Corsa to a BMW (no offence to those who own a Vauxhall Corsa). It was so easy, so fast, a great transition, and I loved it. Then, 5 weeks ago, my mobile…
Escaping Your Personalised Web Bubble
digital, digital marketing, Facebook, social media, twitterAre web algorithms hiding information from us? Are Facebook, Google, Netflix and others marching so quickly towards personalised content that they are showing us what they think they want us to see rather than what we need to see?A few years…
Titlebombing Twitter Trends
beer, digital, infographic, social media, twitterTwitter has completely changed the way we communicate. How we communicate with the people behind brands, how we communicate with friends, how we communicate with celebrities and sports stars, and how we share photos.Mashable is the authoritative…
Altruism Versus Self-Interest
digital, freakonomics, self-interest, social mediaI've always been intrigued as to how and why certain people behave in a certain way in a given situation. Why do they choose x over y? Did they do that certain something truly for someone else, or did they do it simply to make themselves feel…