A 1.0, and a 2.0, and a 3.0 - The Semantics of a Clever Web »
Posted on April 15th, 2008 by Paul Woodhouse in SEO, Search Engines, Social Media | Leave A Comment

View of Pendle Hill overlooking Nelson from outside my local pub.

This past week I’ve been unceremoniously reminded on more than one occasion of my old stomping ground via the medium of TV. I’m originally from a place called Nelson, which is in the borough of Pendle that sits next to Burnley. Not everybody has necessarily heard of Nelson in the UK, so Burnley, which they have, is used as its geographical surrogate. Over here, there’s very little point mentioning either, so it makes sense to use the mighty Manchester to explain my roots - even though I would never claim to come from there.
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Is More Always Merrier? »
Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Paul Woodhouse in Social Media | Leave A Comment

I’m telling you - they’re a lovely bunch to work with this Direct Online Marketing™ crew. You only have to whine about needing a dentist once on the company blog and there are post-it notes and emails hovering about all over the place. Granted, I could’ve asked them in person, but I fear they’re still becoming accustomed to my rather broad Lancashire accent. Which, in turn, becomes even more incomprehensible when you’ve got a Marlon Brando-esque mouth in The Godfather beginning to develop.

Incoherent drooling can scare some people.

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