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Bestaurant: Share and Discover Everybody’s Favourite Restaurants
Bestaurant is a new free-to-download social foodie app that enables you to share your favourite restaurants with followers and friends – and to check out what their favourite places to eat and drink are too. I joined Bestaurant a couple of weeks ago and have found it to be a convenient way to keep track of and share my personal history of good eats, while highlighting my absolute faves and seeing what other folks recommend. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Bars, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Social Media, Travel
Tagged app, BARS, Bestaurant, Drink, Food, free, freebies, Get Bestaurant, getbestaurant, London, restaurants, social media, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Have a Drinki on Me
Drinki is the world’s first app to reward users with free cocktails in return for Facebook check-ins. The free-to-download app for iOS or Android features more than 60 bars in London (with new venues joining every week) along with bars in Manchester and Liverpool too. Continue reading
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Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, England, Freebies, London
Tagged apps, BARS, cocktails, discounts and special offers, Drink, england, Facebook check-ins, free, FREE COCKTAILS, free drinks, freebies, liverpool, Liverpool bars, London, London bars, manchester, Manchester bars, promo code, social media, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Supreme Tweeter: A New Web Series That Has Us All Atwitter
In a satirically self-effacing look at the strange (and sometimes unsavoury) connectivity of Twitterverse, Harry Lloyd and Jayne Hong‘s new production, Supreme Tweeter, has hit the world wide web at a sprint. Boiling the internet down to its bones in twenty minutes of brisk and effortless humour, they’ve created an inside look at what celebrity means in the 21st century, crafting a tale both caustic and charming. I sat down with Jayne and Harry the night of Supreme Tweeter’s April 1st release to hear about their creative process, and the film’s eccentric milieu of London daily life, North Korean diplomacy, and Photoshop. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, interview, London, Television
Tagged celebritites, Harry Lloyd, interview, Jayne Hong, London, Maddie Salters, social media, Supreme Tweeter, television, twitter, Web Series, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Is Your Brekkie Worth £400? Join Wink Bingo’s Breakfast Club and Win!
Breakfast. It’s the smartest way to start any day and definitely my favourite meal. Whether I’m being healthy with a wholesome and basic bowl of oats or indulging in a full-on full English, breakfast sets the tone for my day. … Continue reading
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#GuessThePrize and Win with @BT_UK and the First Ever Live Twitter Game Show
To celebrate the BT Big Broadband Sale offering BT Infinity for only £7.50, BT will create the world’s first live Twitter game show to be played tomorrow afternoon (10 January). Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Social Media
Tagged @bt_uk, #guesstheprize, £7.50, BT, BT Big Broadband Sale, BT Infinity, competition, game, game show, social media, twitter competition, twitter game show
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Tweet Your Christmas Wishes from atop the BT Tower – #TweetsOnTheTower
From Thursday the 19th to Saturday the 21st of December (yep, this week!), BT will give folks a chance to share their personal Christmas messages to millions of people across London via giant screens at the top of the BT Tower. To get your message displayed, all you have to do is tweet it to @bt_uk with the hashtag #TweetsOnTheTower on the day you want the message to be shown. Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, London, Social Media
Tagged @bt_uk, #TweetsOnTheTower, BT, BT Tower, christmas, London, social media, twitter
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Road Hog/Road Blog
As bigger and better opportunities involving travel come my way, I find myself blogging from the road. Often finding myself in settings that are incredibly scenic but not necessarily ideal for writing or publishing meaningful content online, I’m learning to adapt to my life on-the-go as I try to maintain the same level of consistency and quality (I hope!) as when I was a more static blogger. Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Social Media, Travel
Tagged blogging, social media, Tips for Better Blogging, tips for bloggers, Travel, travel blogging
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Getting the Most from Your Post! Tips for Better Blogging
There’s so much more to creating a great blog post than simply tapping out a few paragraphs and pressing the “publish” button. As someone who’s been blogging pretty much everyday since 2006, I’ve learned a thing or two over the years (sometimes the hard way) about what to do to ensure a blog post is as effective as possible. Here are a few basic tips on getting the most from your post! Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Social Media
Tagged blogging, social media, SPONSORED POST, Tips for Better Blogging, tips for bloggers
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Win a Pair of Tickets to the bettane+desseauve Wine Experience London
The second edition of the bettane+desseauve Wine Experience London will take place the last weekend of October at Saatchi Gallery where guests will have the chance to sample more than 400 of the best European wines on the market today. Tickets for the tasting run 30 quid a pop. But check it out! I’ve got eight pairs of tickets to share with you lucky readers. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, London, Shopping, Wine
Tagged bettane and desseauve, bettane+desseauve Wine Experience, bettane+desseauve Wine Experience London, Bruno Giacosa, Château Giscours, Château Hostens Picant, chelsea, Cheval des Andes, competition, contest, Domaine des Perdrix, Dominio de Pingus, Drink, Duke of York’s HQ, Food, free, free wine, freebies, king's road, London, London blog, Masciarell, Piper-Heidsieck, retweet to win, RUINART, saatchi gallery, Shopping, sloane square, social media, SW3, SW3 4RY, Taittinger, tickets, twitter competition, win free tickets, wine blog, Wine Experience London, wine producers, wine tasting, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Expedia Wants You to Travel Yourself Interesting and Win a Trip to Abu Dhabi #TYI
Expedia has unveiled a #TYI (Travel Yourself Interesting) Twitter hashtag campaign to help make some of the Twittersphere’s more lacklustre tweets more interesting, with slebs such as Little Britain comedian Matt Lucas and kitchen sensation Rachel Khoo being among the first to receive the “interesting” treatment with video spruce-ups designed to bring a smirky smile to your face and get you dreaming about your next travel destination. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Social Media, Travel, Video
Tagged competition, expedia, hashtag, social media, Travel, Video
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Win a Pair of Tickets to Salon du Chocolat #BigChocolateWin
Salon du Chocolat, the world’s biggest chocolate show, is teaming up with Chocolate Unwrapped, London’s annual chocolate festival, to create what will be the most chocolaty day in British history yet: Salon du Chocolat London. Keep reading for your chance to win a free pair of tickets. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping, Social Media
Tagged chocolate, chocolate blog, chocolate unwrapped, chocolate week, competition, contest, Drink, Food, free, freebies, London, London blog, olympia ex, retweet to win, salon du chocolat, salon du chocolat london, salon du chocolate - london, Shopping, social media, tickets, Travel, twitter competition, win free tickets, win free tickets to salon du chocolat, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a £100 Voucher from Zalando: UK’s Largest Online Wardrobe
Online fashion shopping with free shipping? That’s the offer from Zalando, the UK’s largest online wardrobe. And guess what? I’ve got a Zalando gift voucher worth £100 to share with one lucky reader. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Fashion, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged #LargestOnlineWardrobe, £100, adidas, ben sherman, bench, Birkenstock, brands, Camper, Clarks, competition, contest, converse, Crocs, Desigual, Diesel, fashion, free, free shopping, freebies, French Connection, gift voucher, Guess, Jack Wolfskin, Lacoste, Levi's, Miss Sixty, nike, Oakley, Pretty Ballerinas, Roxy, RT to win, shoes, Shopping, Sisley, social media, Ted Baker, The North Face, Timberland, Tommy Hilfiger, trainers, twitter competition, UK's largest online wardrobe, vans, win a £100 voucher, zalando, zalando gift voucher, zalando.co.uk
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Win a Modern Design Measuring Cup Set and Spoon
I’ve got a Cuppa set of measuring cups and a Dash 4-in-1 measuring spoon to give to one lucky reader. Both are BPA free silicone, very attractive and dishwasher free and are excellent examples of the practical and modern designs available from Umbra.com. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Design, Food, Freebies, Recipes, Shopping, Social Media
Tagged 4-in-1 measuring spoon, baking, competition, contest, cookery, cooking, cuppa, dash, design, Food, free, freebies, kitchen, kitchen utensils, measuring cup, measuring cup set, measuring cups, measuring spoon, recipes, retweet to win, silicone, social media, tweet to win, twitter competition, umbra, umbra.com, WIN
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Win a Case of Buddy’s Bourbon Flavored Beer
Here’s a chance to win a whole case of beer with true American spirit – Buddy’s Bourbon Flavoured Beer. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, Freebies, London, Shopping, Social Media
Tagged beer, bourbon, bourbon beer, Bourbon Flavoured Beer, Buddy's, buddy's beer, buddy's bourbon flavored beer, Buddy's Bourbon Flavoured Beer, competition, contest, Drink, free, free beer, free case of beer, freebies, lager, London, London blog, photography blog, retweet to win, social media, tesco, tweet to win, twitter competition, whiskey, whiskey beer, Win a Case of Buddy's Bourbon Flavoured Beer, win free beer, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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LBM Audible #11: Getting in the Picture with TikiChris (LondonBloggers.net)
Here’s a link to a LBM Audible interview with yours truly about photography and blogging. Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, interview, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged blogging, Blogs, interview, LBM, LBM Audible, LDP, London, London blog, london bloggers, london bloggers meetup, London Daily Photo, londonbloggers.net, photo blogs, Photography, photography blog, PODCAST, social media, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Bottle of Russian Standard Vodka + a Russian Mule Copper Mug
Hey folks, I’ve got a 70cl bottle of Russian Standard Original, the world’s number one premium Russian vodka, along with a handy dandy “Russian Mule Copper Mug” to share with one lucky reader. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Freebies, Shopping, Social Media
Tagged cocktails, competition, contest, copper mug, Drink, free mug, free vodka, moscow mule, mug, premium vodka, russian mule copper mug, russian standard, russian standard original, russian standard original vodka, russian standard vodka, russian vodka, social media, twitter competition, vodka, win a free bottle of vodka
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Enjoy a Big Night In – and a Chance to Win £500
Big Night In is a campaign launched by Money Supermarket to showcase how you can have a great night without blowing the bank. The campaign features a competition open to bloggers who are up for the “chance to show us just how much fun you can have with £50”. Every blogger who takes part in the competition will be given £50 and will be entered into a prize draw with one lucky winner receiving £500 just for having a bit of frugal fun! Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Competition, Money, Social Media
Tagged big night in, blogger competition, Blogs, competition, contest, money, money supermarket, social media, win £500
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Win Smokehouse Barbecue Rubs, Mills and Sauces from @BartIngredients
Courtesy of Bart Ingredients, I have a yummy package of the new Smokehouse Barbecue range of rubs, mills and sauces to share with one lucky reader. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Food, Freebies, Recipes, Shopping, Social Media
Tagged BARBECUE, bart, bart ingredients, BBQ, chipotle, competition, contest, Food, free, herbs, marinades, pepper mills, recipes, Rubs, seasoning mills, seasonings, Smokehouse Barbecue, social media, spices, twitter, twitter competition
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Pinteresting Developments Worth Sharing – #PinItForwardUK
The folks at Pinterest have recently started to focus their attention on growing their presence here in the UK (Pinterest is a San Francisco start up). I don’t really have a problem with how things have been, but I suppose seeing more British and London relevant pins on there and not feeling that the site is so heavily skewed toward Stateside stuff could be pleasant change. And if any of the UK tweaking will result in more Brits and Londoners coming across my pics, that would be swell too Continue reading
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British Airways “Perfect Days” App and the Eternal City (Urban Travel Blog)
The gist of my brief Roman holiday was pretty basic: eat a lot of pizza, walk around all over the place and brush up on my street photography. And, in that sense, the day was indeed a perfect one for me. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Food, Italy, Photography, Restaurants, Rome, Shopping, Social Media, Travel, Urban Travel Blog
Tagged apps, BA, british airways, British Airways' Perfect Days, Fiumicino Airport, Food, hotel artemide, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, leonardo express, metro, Perfect Days, Perfect Days app, pizza, pizza taglio, public transport, public transportation, review, roma, rome, rome metro, sightseeing in rome, social media, street photography, trains, Travel, travel itinerary, urban travel blog
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New Gallery in Bradford, England Explores Our Online Lives (CheapOair)
… a new gallery focused on how the internet shapes the everyday lives of people around the world. New Gallery in Bradford, England Explores Our Online Lives CheapOair, 8 May 2012
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, England, Social Media, Travel
Tagged bradford, cheapoair, england, internet, kodak gallery, life online, museum, national media museum, social media, west yorkshire, yorkshire
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Life Online Gallery at the National Media Museum in Bradford
Life Online recently launched at the National Media Museum in Bradford. It’s the world’s first gallery dedicated to exploring the social, technological and cultural impact of the internet. I was there for Life Online’s opening day and had fun checking … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, England, Social Media, Travel
Tagged bradford, england, internet, kodak gallery, life online, museum, national media museum, social media, west yorkshire, yorkshire
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Great British Chefs’ Food Photography Workshop #smwldn #smwfoodphotography
Last night’s Food Photography Workshop hosted by Great British Chefs at Tom’s Kitchen was great. The food provided was tasty and photogenic, and chef Tom Aikens was kind enough to do a bit of a meet and greet and give … Continue reading
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It’s Miller Time
Its Miller time … or at least I sure hope it is. I know a lot of people here in London and throughout the UK could definitely do with a fun night going out and simply relaxing with friends. A neato way to … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London, Social Media
Tagged app, beer, check in, it's miller time, lager, miller, miller time, prizes, social media
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Everybody’s Got One
You know that old saying about personal opinions, right? Yes, everybody’s got one. And with all the user review sites, the blogosphere, Facebook, Twitter and such out there on the internet, personal opinions are more readily available (and possibly just … Continue reading
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Tweet Your Way to Secret Cities with @KLM
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has introduced a really fun contest for its Twitter followers. From now until the 24th of April, KLM is offering the opportunity to win two free tickets to secret destinations around the world! Here’s the scoop on KLM’s Secret Cities competition: Follow @KLM on … Continue reading
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Posted in New York, Social Media, Travel
Tagged air travel, competition, free, freebies, KLM, new york, new york city, NYC, secret cities, social media, Travel, twitter
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The Great Enabler and Interface
Definitely the most wonderful aspect of being a freelancer is that very often I can do my work from pretty much anywhere I want. All I need is an internet connection … and my Macbook. I’d be lost without the … Continue reading
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Posted in Shopping, Social Media
Tagged apple, freelancing, laptops, macbook, social media, technology
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Social Media Advertising 2010 – Cavendish Centre, Monday 20th September
Social Media Advertising 2010 will bring together leading brands, agencies and marketeers to discuss the latest tools and techniques for running effective, integrated social media advertising campaigns. Social Media Advertising Monday 20th September 9:00am – 5:30pm at the Cavendish Centre … Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, London, Social Media
Tagged cavendish centre, London, social media, social media advertising 2010
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“From Streets to Tweets with Chris Osburn” at Leeds College of Art, September 30th
Thursday 30th September 2010 6-7pm: Hot food and Registration 7-7:30pm: Welcome and Opening Pitches 7:30-8:30pm: From Streets to Tweets with Chris Osburn 8:30pm till late: Networking in the Mosaic Bar Leeds College of Art Blenheim Walk, Leeds LS2 9AQ Hey y’all. I’ll be back … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Graffiti, Photography, Social Media
Tagged creative networks, Graffiti, leeds, Leeds College of Art, Photography, social media, street art, west yorkshire, yorkshire
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