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How to get your press release read by journalists
It’s a Friday afternoon, I’m tired and I just want to go home (or more likely, to the pub). But I...
How to manage your social media presence as a journalist
For anyone working in the public eye, social media is always a difficult thing to balance. As a...
Go Ape: Students are going bananas for it
It’s a tough life being a student, isn’t it? There’s not exactly very much to do. Countless sports...
Social craze: Emma Watson will not be silenced
There was absolutely no question this week that I had to dedicate my final ever Kettle social craze...
Social craze: ice bucket challenge proves how amazing the...
Deciding what to write this week’s column on was tough, as so much has happened in the social...
Social craze: Broom Broom rules the internet
So, unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week or so, there’s absolutely...
What your parents told you not to do: talking to strangers online
When I was younger and about to journey into the strange new world of dial-up connections and “get...
Kettle reviews the hottest apps of summer 2014
It’s summer, you’ve finished university for a few months and you’ve played Candy Crush and 2048 to...
Social craze: The internet bites back at Luis Suarez
Luis Suarez has been banned from any kind of football-related activity for four months after biting...
Social craze: When #WhyImVotingUkip Went Wrong
Let us be honest. When someone significant says, “let’s get this trending,”...
Five celebrities who we have forgotten existed
Fame is a funny thing.
Social craze: women who eat on tubes reaches 20,000 Facebook...
Every time I think that I’ve seen or heard it all in regards to the internet – from the
Social craze: Cheryl Cole returns to the X Factor
Cheryl Cole created sparks across social media this week with her announcement on Instagram that...
Getting the best work experience in journalism
A year and a half ago, I drifted into the world of university with the vague hope that I could...
MightyText: the app all iPhone users wish they had
You can use Skype to call people, use your phone to e-mail people and use your tablet to watch...
Celebrities: seriously, please watch what you tweet
Twitter has always been a minefield for the mouthier celebrities, but these days everyone seems to...
Is Taio Cruz’s KeWe really the key to the we?
Social media has taken a new turn. Not only do celebrities use social media these days, they create...
Is Google Plus a real contender in social media?
For a very long time – a number of years, now – the social networking market has been...
Twitter trolls: Now it’s really getting personal
For the majority of July, I spent my time travelling across America and happily blogging about my...