Monthly Archives: July 2010

An iPhone 4 For J’Ro (Electric Pig Riddim)

The promise of an iPhone will make a man do some strange things. Last month, Electric Pig magazine held a competition in which all you had to do was tell them why you should get the iPhone. Unable to compete … Continue reading

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Aaron+Gould – A ‘model’ workplace?

A fortnight ago, I said some very nice things about Scott Gould. In truth, I meant none of them and it was mainly said through a mixture of fear and self-preservation. Now that I am back in London and have … Continue reading

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Purley 2.0 – @socialpurley is launched!

On 8th July 2010, after an hour long chat with my friend and business partner @james_brooks – the @socialpurley twitter account was launched. The aim of the group is nothing more complicated than what it says in the bio: A … Continue reading

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“Flirt to convert” – An evening of Christ, change and courtship with Old Man Ray…

Ray Woodland found Jesus Christ at a Billy Graham evangelistic in 1956. As Ray described it: It was then that I threw off the shackles of religion and learnt what it really meant to have a relationship with my Saviour … Continue reading

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Purley 2.0 – Croydon’s new Social Media hub?

This is Purley. I live here. Purley is an affluent suburb of Croydon which has a population of around 72,000 people. Of this population, only about 10 people use Twitter. That is an optimistic estimate – I’ve only actually touched … Continue reading

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A farewell to the Exeter Church scene…

I arrived in Exeter as a fresh-faced young man with impressive A-Levels in Sept 2005. Although I knew little about the university I was about to commit the next five years to, I had heard great things about the local … Continue reading

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5 Things I Have Learnt from Scott Gould

Having got the office bromance stuff out the way in my last post – I just want to briefly mention 5 enduring lessons I have learnt or had reaffirmed from my time working at with Scott Gould at his Aaron+Gould … Continue reading

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As good as Gould (a.k.a WHY I LOVE SCOTT GOULD)

Scott Gould describes himself as: …A husband, pastor, speaker, thinker and do-er, and most important of all, passionate Christian. My expertise lies in Social Media and Experience Planning. He is the founder of Exeter’s top social media consultancy Aaron+Gould, co-founder … Continue reading

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Ask not what the Internet can do for you…

Earlier this month, Mashable asked readers to come up with concise definitions for the term “Social Media”: I weighed in at No.1 with a remix of JFK’s famous challenge – which effortlessly embodied the hybridic/mash-up nature of New Media by … Continue reading

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