Don’t call me mummy

On the back of the mummy blogging issue, I was thinking a lot about my “status” as a mother, and the fact that I get annoyed if I am wedged into a predefined genre of “mummy blogging”, purely because I happen to have children.

Am I defined by being a mother?

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Twitter, I am breaking up with you

Dear Twitter,  there was a time, when our relationship was new and shiny, where I woke up in the morning with a feeling of titillating excitement at what I might … Continue Reading →

Blog her? Yes, sir!

I’ve just bitten the bullet and created an account at blogher.com. If you don’t know what that is, don’t worry – neither did I when I decided to keep this … Continue Reading →

Copyright law

  • By Alison
  • 2 July, 2009
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SciFiGuy asked about copyright in the general forum at support, and since I can’t reply in that forum, I PMed him some information instead, as I find copyright interesting. But … Continue Reading →

blogging… take 3

yuku have started a company blog for the third time. Depending on your local customs, three is either a charm, or bad things happen in threes! So only time will … Continue Reading →

Twitter and banality go hand in hand

  • By Alison
  • 21 April, 2009
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I was reading next months .net magazine today, and there was a column inch dedicated to twitters over heard in the "twittersphere" (actually, that should be over read, right?) Oh.My.God, … Continue Reading →

Is pettiness an epidemic?

I was reminded yesterday of one of the things I was not sorry to leave behind when I stopped working for yuku, and that is the incredible childishness and self … Continue Reading →