i was really excited to attend future of web design on behalf of white label dating today. it’s the first time that i’ve had the chance to go back to any of the carsonified events since i left and it was really awesome to meet up with everyone.

there are too many names to thank, but in particular, denise wilton, paul boag, drew mclellan, alun rowe, ryan taylor, dave kirk, alex & deanne hunter, marcus lillington, anna debenham, jim coudal, and of course all of the carsonified crew!

i really don’t think that there’s anything more to add to that…

the next question is, are you brave enough?

M xxx

just a little video from me to you about twitter etiquette. oh and there’s a funeral car too, just to cheer things up.

now go tweet… and don’t forget me…. twitter.com/melkirk

peace out xox

it’s almost the holiday season, everyone should be jolly right? the holiday season can soon turn to nightmares if you don’t recognise and accept some crucial points….

stay safe this summer!

xox

with rumours rife that google could be looking to acquire twitter, grumbles can be heard wide and far, as demonstrated by the number of comments left on this recent techcrunch post. the reason? all of the cool apps appear to be getting bought up by big corporates - last.fm, flickr, delicious etc.

of course this is the dream for many of the founders – big dollar bills and a life of comfort with the potential of your app being rolled out to the mass market for whom you might not have been able to reach. however, I often wonder how that makes those founders feel. surely there has to be something a little bit sad about letting control of your baby, the project over which you’ve poured so many hours of work into and sleepless nights?

what about those who are kept on as part of the acquisition? to deal with the  shift in culture when you’re acquired by a huge company such as google or facebook can’t be easy. where changing things on the fly and staying nimble might be easy to do when you’re a tiny startup – this isn’t as easy when you have a big boat to turn.

i’m definitely one of the grumblers, that’s for sure. i love twitter as it is. i know that the ev and the good guys there need to make money from the service but i’d be sad to see it end it’s startup journey. heck, i joined back in 2006 when you could almost hear the tumbleweed. maybe that’s just me though… after all, you’re talking to the girl that cringes every time she hears it mentioned on radio one, feeling it seep away from what was cool with the tech crowd to part of the mainstream web activity of many teenieboppers.

my social media cap tells me it’s a good thing – it’s increased reach and mass appeal can only be good for brands, but the early adopter in me sheds a little tear. no matter what happens to twitter, if it enables me to stay connected to as many people as i currently am and the failwhale (god bless his soul) only makes the occassional appearance, i’ll continue to love it. i can’t help it, it’s almost part of me. i wish ev and the team the best for whatever decisions are having to be made at the moment.

as you may have seen from my recent tweets, i’m currently out of action following an op… being a vlogger addict, i couldn’t just miss this week… but it does mean that you get to see what an awful patient that i make!

normal humour, cheekiness and smiles to return next week. i promise.

keep smiling xox