Wednesday, 14 October 2009
whichenglish now on TWITTER
I signed up for a Twitter account for whichenglish today, so I will start tweeting soon.
Became a fan of Crush it! and Gary Vaynerchuk
I added GV on my whichenglish FB profile and left him a message
Added: 10 new definitions
Today I made some updates to old text and added 10 or so new definitions, including how to spell moustache/mustache, smoulder/smolder, rouble/ruble and ambiance/ambience.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Added: matte, matt or mat?
Just added to whichenglish.com: the difference between matte, matt and mat.
Overheard: Friend me up
I was just checking out Gary Vaynerchuk's website after having bought his ebook today and after I started reading it on my Sony Reader. While on his site I noticed that one of the panels is headed "Friend me up". Inside the panel are clickable links to MySpace, Facebook etc.
I must say that I have never heard the expression to friend me up before. This phrase, if it does become one, is going to annoy a LOT of people. If you can't deal with meet up or meet with, this one is going to make you want to scream!
So, having said that, if you want to friend me up on this blog, on Facebook or Twitter, please do so. Friend me up, yo!
I must say that I have never heard the expression to friend me up before. This phrase, if it does become one, is going to annoy a LOT of people. If you can't deal with meet up or meet with, this one is going to make you want to scream!
So, having said that, if you want to friend me up on this blog, on Facebook or Twitter, please do so. Friend me up, yo!
Thanks to Gary Vaynerchuk
The decision to start this new blog over on blogger.com has everything to with the ebook that I downloaded today, Crush it!, by Gary Vaynerchuk, aka Gary Vay-ner-chuk. (For more about him, see http://garyvaynerchuk.com)
I am only on the first chapter but already he has convinced me that you have to put your passion into your ideas as well as exploit the advantages of social media to create, build and nurture your online brand. So, first stop, a proper blog on blogspot.
The idea behind his book is that the internet not only revolutionised access to information in a similar manner to the (European) invention of print, but the internet has radically change the nature of business.
His argument is that anyone who puts themselves to it can compete head-on with big, traditional companies by being on the web. They can do this because the gatekeepers are removed and people aren't hampered by not having deep pockets.
Nothing new? No, but his point is that the advent of social mediums such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube etc actually make it easier today than it was during the dotcom boom to build a brand, be seen and form connections and partnerships. This applies both upwards to large companies willing to sponsor your site and downwards to those people you reach through your online activities.
Like I said, I've only read the first chapter so far but already I've been inspired to set this website up and make a proper go of it. I will keep posting as I read and I will do a full review once I'm done.
I look forward to having "online conversations" with you, my readers.
JK
I am only on the first chapter but already he has convinced me that you have to put your passion into your ideas as well as exploit the advantages of social media to create, build and nurture your online brand. So, first stop, a proper blog on blogspot.
The idea behind his book is that the internet not only revolutionised access to information in a similar manner to the (European) invention of print, but the internet has radically change the nature of business.
His argument is that anyone who puts themselves to it can compete head-on with big, traditional companies by being on the web. They can do this because the gatekeepers are removed and people aren't hampered by not having deep pockets.
Nothing new? No, but his point is that the advent of social mediums such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube etc actually make it easier today than it was during the dotcom boom to build a brand, be seen and form connections and partnerships. This applies both upwards to large companies willing to sponsor your site and downwards to those people you reach through your online activities.
Like I said, I've only read the first chapter so far but already I've been inspired to set this website up and make a proper go of it. I will keep posting as I read and I will do a full review once I'm done.
I look forward to having "online conversations" with you, my readers.
JK
Who is using my website?
I love browsing through the Google Analytics function to find out about how many people are turning to this website. Without giving away the specfics, it it interesting to see not only the range of countries that people are coming from it is also fascinating to see specific locations.
In the last 30 days I have hits from community colleges, county councils and universities. I've even had hits from the audit commission, the EU parliament, the European commission and even the houses of parliament (UK). Who knows? Maybe I've helped an MP today avoid making an English error today. There are also hits from many, many international, global corporations from all around the world. Again, it's nice to know that their workers are turning to this increasingly popular site.
It is reassuring to know that my website is helping solve peoples' linguistic problems and that they are increasingly turing to me.
My web stats are constantly on the increase. Anyone with a website would always love more, no matter how many million hits they get, but the graphs are definitely going in the right direction. This makes it all worthwhile and encourages me to keep going with it.
In the last 30 days I have hits from community colleges, county councils and universities. I've even had hits from the audit commission, the EU parliament, the European commission and even the houses of parliament (UK). Who knows? Maybe I've helped an MP today avoid making an English error today. There are also hits from many, many international, global corporations from all around the world. Again, it's nice to know that their workers are turning to this increasingly popular site.
It is reassuring to know that my website is helping solve peoples' linguistic problems and that they are increasingly turing to me.
My web stats are constantly on the increase. Anyone with a website would always love more, no matter how many million hits they get, but the graphs are definitely going in the right direction. This makes it all worthwhile and encourages me to keep going with it.
Updated the website
OK, so now that I have added a final post to the old blog that means that I am now using this as the official blog.
First entry
This is the first entry of the new blog for the number one website for English usage, whichenglish.com. I am the website's editor and content creator.
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