Posted by Amy on June 24, 2009 – 4:48 pm
I have very fond memories of the Top 40 show on Radio One. I’m afraid it’s a very Peter Kay style story about me in my bedroom with an old fashioned tape recorder, trying to press pause when the presenters spoke so I had my very own Now That’s What I Call Music top 40 style medley.
I don’t listen to the Top 40 much anymore, but I was interested to hear they may have to change their system again. Only recently they started to include downloaded songs too, as the ipod took off and digital music downloads soared.
Now, with the introduction of Spotify, they may need to change it again. The Official UK Charts Company have said that music played on Spotify could start to be taken into account when compiling the Top 40. It’s going to take at last another year to develop this,. but it’s great they’re paying attention and noticing how music consumption is constantly changing. I suppose this will lead to other things like You Tube too - I know lots of my friends use You Tube to listen to music generally and as a karaoke tool on a drunken night as you can get videos with the words – it will be interesting to see how they incorporate these tools into the charts.
Posted by Amy on June 16, 2009 – 4:26 pm
As part of my work for Wolfstar, we handle the social media for buggy manufacturer, Silver Cross. I really enjoy working on this account. Silver Cross is a great brand, that has proven it can retain its traditional and heritage roots, but update its product range and bring itself bang up to date - without compromising its identity.
Last week, we organised a special blogger meet-up for a selection of mummy bloggers at the Rainforest Cafe in London.
It was a little stressful trying to organise about 27 adults and 18 children in quite a small space with intermittent thunderstorms, but once we were all in it was really enjoyable.
It was lovely to meet all of the mums I’ve been working with so closely over the past few weeks - and obviously their adorable children!
To name just a few, I had chance to chat to and get to know Alpha Mummy, Wahm-Bam,NixdMinx, Noble Savage, Potty Mummy, Maternal Tales, And One More Means Four,Boozlebox, Home Office Mum, Diary of a Surprised Mum, Being a Mummy, Daddacool, Notes From Inside My Head, Thames Valley Mums, Part Mummy Part Me, Metropolitan Mum,Perfectly Happy Mum, London-Baby and the lovely Susanna who I’ve met a couple of times before too.
Thanks for a great day and I hope we can do it again soon!
Posted by Amy on June 16, 2009 – 4:11 pm
It was recently my mum’s birthday and she was a bit surprised when she didn’t get a card from her mum and dad (my nana and grandad). Nana is usually really organised and wouldn’t forget a card.
When we went round for a drink the next week, my grandad asked her if she’d got their card. Mum said no and it transpired they’d sent her an e-card! My nana and grandad are both online, but their knowledge generally spans booking flights on Jet 2 and checking the cinema times. However, they’d done their bit for the environment and and sent an e-card.
Mum said no, she hadn’t received it and asked which email address he’d sent it to. He said, “I tried to send it to your work email address but it kept bouncing back. So I took your surname off and it worked fine!”
Mum and I tried to explain every letter had to be right in an email address and you can’t just make it up or delete bits. They didn’t really get it.
I think their ideas about email are based on the old Royal Mail system that if you get even half the address right, the letter will EVENTUALLY get there.
Nevertheless, I thought it was a cute story worth sharing. At 72 and 69, I think they’re doing pretty well when it comes to technology (my nana knows more text speak than me) and I’ll be sure to keep an eye on my inbox for my very own e-card coming soon
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