Earlier this month my time at Switched on Media came to an end after I  decided to accept an exciting opportunity as Senior SEO Manager at Mindshare Australia, something I’m incredibly excited about doing and doing well. Firstly, the decision was probably the toughest I have ever made – even more so than leaving sunny Birmingham 3 years ago – but I certainly wouldn’t of be capable of tackling the new challenges...

Last year was a great success – 24,000 people downloaded a poppy. 2011′s Remembrance day is even more special – on the 11 hour of 11/11/11 we will host our 2 minute silence & war memorial services on a date that won’t happen for another 1000 years. Not only that, but its also the 90th year since the Royal British Legion began Remembrance Day. Show your respect digitally and wear a poppy profile picture on your...

Physically; I’m not a weak person, nor am I strong. Mentally, I regard myself as a passionate thinker & doer – A strength in my eyes. 1 Thing I’ve learnt in recent times, guided by Andy Jamieson , is that demonstrating strength in all aspects of your life is beneficial to both yourself and your peers. This compilation by Seth Godin positioned in front of me daily: Demonstrating Strength Apologise Defer to...

I got up early this morning, 5:30 to be exact, and ventured to my roof top to witness the rare alignment of the 4 planets – Mars, Jupiter, Venus & Mercury. Armed with my trusty SLR, I set myself up in the freezing cold to capture this beautiful scene from North Sydney. Tomorrow I will be taking more, hopefully with the aid of a telescope. Afterwards I continued to take pictures of sunrise. I’m still new to photography but...

When I first heard about the Facebook movie I laughed. I thought who the hell would want to go see it. But, after reading about it and finally seeing the trailer I feel an urge to go see it. The tale of one man’s progression from his UNI flat to un-told riches from developing a friendship of 500 million sounds inspiring. Most of all, I’m loving the tag line “You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few...

You may already know I’m from the UK. But what you probably didn’t know was how I came to be in Australia. Well its all down to one special lady, Morgan Farrell. Morgs is my lovely lady friend of 2 years. I met hear just after she’d planned to leave for Australia. Her intention has always been to live here for good and to live life to the full. A dream I admire very much. Knowing she’d be leaving soon, I quickly realised how dear...