Finally

Well after a week of no laptop, I'm now able to update my blog. I've finished working for Mobile Business, too much for too little money, so they've now found a new editor, which is great.
My business plans are coming along too, should be meeting people this week. Quite exciting and scary too.
Went to the NMA Awards on the 26th June. Interesting array of winners. Good to see that Argos is finally getting recognition for its digital work. Although, I do think they need to ensure that the dedication to digital filters down to the minions. Last time I spoke to a PR person at Argos, they told me digital wasn't a priority for them. Interesting when you think how the experience of ordering on the web, picking up in store and paying at a quick terminal is so much more palatable than standing with the chavs. If only they could understand how important they're going to be in the new trying 'credit crunch' days.

Have had a bit of a debauched weekend, not with the romantic interest mentioned last month, but with a new one. Considering I spent all weekend with him, and I didn't want to kill him, we could be in trouble. He does however keep demanding I visit him in the achingly trendy Shoreditch. Not entirely sure that'll be happening regularly. Even better though, he's a geek so at least when I start talking about SEO and social integration and web2.0, he won't doze off out of ignorance. Boredom, maybe, ignorance though, not.
Need to get my head together as I've two features to write on SEO. Better dust off my 'How to get to the top on Google' manual. Have also been reading Groundswell, about the importance of social media. Given that comments on Facebook are falling, should be quite interesting. Have been watching with interest the rise of things like Dopplr and Twitter. The exhaustingly digital Paul Walsh seems to spend 24 hours a day updating his feed, frankly my life's too dull for that. Pleased to be back online. Amazing how much you get done, though, when the constant chirping of incoming mail isn't there. I've reorganised my office, fed my fish and managed to make a jelly. I'm having a breakdown clearly.
I'm still surprised at the ruling against YouTube re; Viacom's case against them. Quite how YouTube is going to offer up all the users' details without someone mounting an action against them. I would have thought someone would pull the Human Rights card. Yet to be seen.

Star spotting

I've been a bit slack updating this, mainly because I've been quite busy working! Damn work - gets in the way of everything. I've been working mainly on a few Eastern projects and also one in the glamorous world of Tunbridge Wells. Mobile Business, the magazine I've started consulting for, has been bought by Miles Publishing, a successful publishing house. Miles Bossum, its founder and owner, is a pretty ambitious guy and we share a couple of mutual friends, which is always a good sign.
I also found time to catch up with Andy Oakes, publisher of respected digital title NMA. We were gossiping like old women with the guys from Freestyle in Soho Hotel [where I seem to hold most of my 'meetings] when who should we spot? Keira Knightley. Looking a bit like a bag lady, IMHO, but gorgeous nevertheless. The boys were of course like meerkats trying to see who she was with but, bless 'em, they are celeb whores.
Mr Oakes was kind enough - and sexually confident enough - to allow me to go through his 'manbag'. I wasn't looking for it, but stumbled across a magazine. Apparently it's his guilty secret. I wouldn't DREAM of telling you the subject matter......

Everything's gone mobile

Have just had a fantastic meeting with Mobile Business, who want me to do some work with them. Great title, but needs an injection of funkiness. Really looking forward to getting my teeth into it. Sun, good meetings; life can't get better - can it?