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Ave Maria
On the radio a man was telling about his Christmas Eve plans. Beer and Facebook. And on sunday he’ll clean off the silly drunk messages. Then the song he wished for was put on. Ave Maria. When Facebook finally got the Timeline out and about, Finns started to report how their private messages were leaking to public. They weren’t, but that’s what they thought. Back in time wall was being used for conversations, more or less personal. Perhaps some of us didn't know they were visible to all their friends. Seeing these conversations on their Timelines made some of the users sure Facebook was...
About taking a break
Sometime around 2005 I took a break from blogging. It was because I wasn't all happy with my blog, but also because of some very technical reasons. I had been really blogging for a couple of years and before that had a very simple online journals since I don't know when. The idea of blogging had been quite a natural thing for me. This break was supposed to be for just a little while. Weeks, maybe months. The next time I actually blogged was during the spring of 2010. Taking a break feels sometimes necessary. Break from work, break from a hobby, break from the daily or weekly exercise....
Socia Media Tip 11: Don't be possessive
Did you post a link on Twitter, Facebook or maybe even Plurk? And then someone who "follows" you or is your "friend" went on maybe a few days later and posted the same link without crediting you as a source? Well, maybe you weren't the source. Your social media followers and friends have most likely loads of going on and unfortunately they won't be able to see all of your nifty links and other posts. It happens. Of course it's always nice and polite to credit the source. But it's not mandatory and you cannot know you were the actual source. Perhaps they happened to follow that same blog yo...
Night thoughts
Sighs and howling Fingers of evasive winter tapping the window Too many thoughts in my head Storming back and forth like a riot Pointless, as they will be gone and forgotten in daylight I know the way I won't take it
Social media tip 10: Glow
Web is full of people doing the same thing: Sharing the same links, tweeting the same ideas, giving the same comments. There's also loads of people afraid of showing their personality and passion. You don't need to be one of them. Not even if you are a "serious" business person. Being enthusiastic about what-ever-might-make-you-enthusiastic gives you a certain glow. You will stand up from the crowd. You will make people your friends and followers interested or even enthusiastic about what ever you are sharing. Find your passion, and be passionate about it. Have fun and show it. Have a pe...
Social media tip 9: Have fun!
Yes, you are a serious businessperson. Yes, we know that. But what we don't know is you are human. And it's human to want to have fun and be entertained. Girls just want to have fun, but so do boys, women and men. Even if we won't always admit it. Your business can afford a little joking around. Showing some self-irony makes you seem more sympathetic and even more interesting. If you are being entertained you will be more entertaining. If tweeting, sharing and blogging starts to feel too serious, boring, forced and stuck-up, it won't do service to anyone. You will dislike it after a whil...
Straightening a crumbled watercolor painting
A tip for all of my fellow amateur aquarelle artists: If the paper gets all crumbled because of the wetness of watercolours, iron it straighter. Yes, with that iron you would use for your shirt. Try first on a less significant painting if unsure. You won't be likely to get the paper as straight as before applying the paint and water. I'd recommend letting the paint to dry first. You may try otherwise for effects. Iron on a hard surface, such as a table, instead of the ironing board. Use low temperature. There's no need to burn the paper. Don't use steam. Iron the backside of the...
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