Posts Tagged ‘twitter

10 years ago

10 years ago

I spied an interesting hashtag on Twitter recently – #10yearsago, which threw up some interesting tweets.  This got me thinking: what was I doing 10 years ago? Something very significant, ...

Mapping the weather by car

Mapping the weather by car

Nearly every new car on sale comes equipped with an onboard thermometer. The Vauxhall Cavalier was one of the first cars I can remember to have one. How we all ...

Renault Vel Satis: road test memories

Renault Vel Satis: road test memories

Renault Vel Satis guru Oliver Hammond piqued my attention via Twitter a while ago because of his efforts in building up a VelSat community. His Vel Satis forum site is ever-more ...

Mercedes on X-Factor

Mercedes on X-Factor

OK, that’s not strictly true, but forgive my indulgence, for tonight, Mercedes might become a bit more cool and youthful. The firm will, according to New Media Age, launch an ...

Facebook and Twitter for cars: BMW to the rescue

Facebook and Twitter for cars: BMW to the rescue

Twitter addicts need to tweet all the time. Facebook fans need to update their status, and Like the thoughts of others, constantly. Social media is all-pervasive and smartphones make it ...

Social media strategy advice needed!

Social media strategy advice needed!

SOCIAL media channels continue to both expand and mature. There are ever-more out there – but norms are also developing for the established players, too. This has got me thinking ...

BMW drive back advice

BMW drive back advice

BMW is launching the new 5 Series this week – and, on Friday, I’m driving one of the Brit cars back to the UK. It will be a 24-hour flurry ...

BBC 6Music must be saved

BBC 6Music must be saved

BBC 6Music is a resplendent beacon of absolute and unbridled brilliance. It rocks. It is witty, erudite, intelligent, entertaining, pure, diverse, and plays music that would be on anyone’s Godlike ...

Motorsport and Twitter aim for Groundswell

Motorsport and Twitter aim for Groundswell

TWITTER as a networking tool is developing fast. Once again, I found out how useful it can be this week. Trusty ol’ twhirl lit up green one morning: an @ ...

Social media and I

Social media and I

HOW is this motoring journalist finding social media is helping him? For the past few months, I’ve been religiously following the many, many bibles; it quickly became clear socializing would ...