Over the last few days, a few articles have come my way (including one I wrote myself) about smartphone addiction and the impact of our ‘always connected’ society. My favourite so far has been this fromm Joe Kraus at Google Ventures: http://joekraus.com/were-creating-a-culture-of-distraction Hi, my name is Sonia and I’m addicted to my smartphone. Except it’s not…
The warrior spirit when germs attack.
I’m sick. Technically, a doctor would announce that a germ of some description has entered my body and that my immune system is in full response mode. I’m pretty sure it’s your common garden variety cold or flu-type bug, that inhabited my 2 year old the week before. She got lots of mummy & daddy cuddles…
Customer service according to your bank
I’ve had two reasons on two seperate days to actually step foot inside a bank branch. This is most unusual, being an electronic payment kind of girl. The customer service I received has been rattling around in my brain as a blog post and refuses to let me get any sleep until I unleash it. I…
My Titanic story, as we remember them 100 years ago
It’s hard to escape Titanic news at the moment, as we mark 100 years since the ship sank. I refrained from calling her unsinkable, as apparently the White Star Line never called her that, but it was stated in a shipbuilding publication that her design made her ‘practically unsinkable’. I confess to following @TitanicRealTime as…
Anatomy of a fake Facebook email
Today one of my email accounts received a Facebook notification, only I knew straight away that it was a fake. This post shows you what the email looked like and the warning signs that this wasn’t a valid notification. More likely, it was an attempt to steal my facebook details & hack into my account,…
Why you have every right to question Kony 2012 & Invisible Children
Have I made you angry with the title of my blog? Are you frustrated at the critics of a movement that just wants to save the kids? Are you trying to search through media reports to confirm what the truth is and what it isn’t? That’s my point. 48hrs ago I had no idea who…