http://hintofsarcasm.com am i still ill? Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:41:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brands of the world, it seems that whoever you have employed to manage your social networking presence does not know what they are doing and you need to sort it out, now! I am finding more and more that certain brands are monitoring keywords using Tweetdeck or similar applications to reply ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w0l4cLeWcdUVB5G-p4WyvEngOX8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w0l4cLeWcdUVB5G-p4WyvEngOX8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w0l4cLeWcdUVB5G-p4WyvEngOX8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w0l4cLeWcdUVB5G-p4WyvEngOX8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~4/cPGY78IdLMM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~3/cPGY78IdLMM/ http://hintofsarcasm.com/2009/08/30/brands-using-twitter-my-tips-for-them/ I downloaded the Windows 7 RTM last week using my MSDN subscription. Great OS. Not going to get into a review right now - I'm sure you can find many of them. The one thing that was annoying was that Firefox was crashing, pages were taking an age or not loading ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_da2othMQ0jVnLMN2OyAAcGQTEQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_da2othMQ0jVnLMN2OyAAcGQTEQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_da2othMQ0jVnLMN2OyAAcGQTEQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_da2othMQ0jVnLMN2OyAAcGQTEQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~4/fW__Am71kMg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~3/fW__Am71kMg/ http://hintofsarcasm.com/2009/08/20/firefox-windows-7-not-playing-nice/ I met Rhod Gilbert tonight. He's playing the Cardiff Comedy festival, I kind of accosted him whilst he was walking to the shop. Top guy though... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oELgUmNt1Z58wa5kF4ej9CvOOq8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oELgUmNt1Z58wa5kF4ej9CvOOq8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oELgUmNt1Z58wa5kF4ej9CvOOq8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oELgUmNt1Z58wa5kF4ej9CvOOq8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~4/JYtOE0PI4nM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~3/JYtOE0PI4nM/ http://hintofsarcasm.com/2009/07/25/comedy-legend/ I tried out the electronic drum kit thing at my dads house while I was there feeding the cats. I have no rhythm, and by the looks of it, no balance either. I'll be back soon, I promise. Things are just a bit hectic around here at the moment, see previous post ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wHBqRr0zCfAJUfbKtMX8VByI030/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wHBqRr0zCfAJUfbKtMX8VByI030/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wHBqRr0zCfAJUfbKtMX8VByI030/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wHBqRr0zCfAJUfbKtMX8VByI030/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~4/1MwjZHWFUl0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~3/1MwjZHWFUl0/ http://hintofsarcasm.com/2009/05/17/things-arent-all-so-serious/ I quit my job today. No, it's not quite as bad as it sounds. I have given 6 weeks notice, intend to part on good terms and I have a long term plan. I just thought that I would start out this post with a rather sensationalist line. A hook, if you ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c0wkJ3e5TPO-yJsVZAVVPQT4fgM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c0wkJ3e5TPO-yJsVZAVVPQT4fgM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c0wkJ3e5TPO-yJsVZAVVPQT4fgM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c0wkJ3e5TPO-yJsVZAVVPQT4fgM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~4/J5W-vBeXD74" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~3/J5W-vBeXD74/ http://hintofsarcasm.com/2009/03/18/to-inifinity-and-beyond/ I had the pleasure of conducting a Q&A session with Brian & Margaret Harries who are behind the venture 'Fab Mash' on Caroline Street, Cardiff, some days before the grand opening, which was on Sunday, March 1st. Nathan: Since the sign went up a few weeks ago, anybody I mention the name ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/itM_mqiQWmV9N80MQS-rmuj9-tQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/itM_mqiQWmV9N80MQS-rmuj9-tQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/itM_mqiQWmV9N80MQS-rmuj9-tQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/itM_mqiQWmV9N80MQS-rmuj9-tQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~4/FC3MnWJc-Q0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~3/FC3MnWJc-Q0/ http://hintofsarcasm.com/2009/03/04/qa-fab-mash/ The Point Cardiff Bay Limited, trading as The Point have today filed for voluntary insolvency. The popular live music venue and club night host has been open since 2004 and has been largely successful, despite being located away from the city centre. Since opening The Point has played host to many popular artists ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/winBA-xlDeXH3yQtz35F7ov1Cns/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/winBA-xlDeXH3yQtz35F7ov1Cns/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/winBA-xlDeXH3yQtz35F7ov1Cns/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/winBA-xlDeXH3yQtz35F7ov1Cns/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~4/aSmMhrem964" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~3/aSmMhrem964/ http://hintofsarcasm.com/2009/02/27/popular-venue-the-point-to-close/ Full-scale models of en-suite rooms planned for the rebuild of Whitchurch Hospital that is due to go in front of the National Assembly Government for approval in a months have been unveiled to the public. The proposal lays down costs of £118m to completely rebuild the hospital at Whitchurch which has stood ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HCJid3StXtnqN3u9rL6UbZZVCN8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HCJid3StXtnqN3u9rL6UbZZVCN8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HCJid3StXtnqN3u9rL6UbZZVCN8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HCJid3StXtnqN3u9rL6UbZZVCN8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~4/OtVGaiQ9ZO0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hintofsarcasm/EVpu/~3/OtVGaiQ9ZO0/ http://hintofsarcasm.com/2009/02/20/mental-healthcare-facility-rebuild-must-go-ahead/