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Carat Media Internship: Journal Entry #21
Last week was an eventful one at Carat to say the least, as I carried out a new set of tasks revolving around Sitelists. The day primarily focused on spreadsheets that showed all of our website...
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Carat Media Internship: Journal Entry #22
During this week I had to complete some administrative stuff for the unit itself, which involved a video that I had to have checked (for client confidentiality purposes.) After all this was done I was...
View ArticleWriting Update
Considering it's nearly the end of the month, I thought it would be wise to update on my progress with redrafting my latest project. I've been rather busy as of late -only yesterday I attended a...
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Carat Media Internship: Journal Entry #23
Admittedly this post is slightly late as I've been rather busy recently. Last week was very enjoyable albeit a little similar to the week before. I was involved with our DSPs using pixels again, but...
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As the blog reaches 8000 views since January 2013, I think it's about time I updated on my recent endeavours. Last week I attended the first ever meeting of our university Creative Writing Society. It...
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Carat Media Internship: Final Journal Entry
We have finally reached the end. After 24 weeks of 8-hour Thursdays I can say that I have racked up an average total of 192 hours of working in one of Britain's most reputable media agencies. Such an...
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Flatland (Book Review)
The 1884 novella by Edwin A. Abbot is a very popular tome used to demonstrate the laws of mathematics in schools, such is its enduring influence. It has also proven to be a rather pre-emptive piece of...
View ArticleKilling Two Birds with One Stone
Sorry I haven't updated this blog over the last month, but with exams approaching and placements to apply for I've been a little snowed under. This post will be very different and if you don't like...
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The Caves of Steel (Book Review)
The Caves of Steel (1954) is a robot detective novel by robotics pioneer Isaac Asimov, focusing on life in a womb-city New York, where everyone lives in populous underground "Cities," with staggering...
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Right to be Forgotten: Opinion
I'm sure I don't need to remind everyone on the EU's ruling over the Google-Gonzalez case. Basically put for those of you still unaware, a Spanish man (Mario Costeja Gonzalez) discovered a search...
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UKIP: A Political Polemic
I thought I should weigh in on a political opinion of mine as the European and Local Elections loom closer. This post is not to discuss my own personal preference, vis-a-vis party affiliation, but...
View ArticleUpdates
Acting as a sort of kick-starter for summer now that my exams are finally over, I thought I'd use this opportunity to hopefully try and get back into the swing of writing. In my last update I explained...
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Neuromancer (Book Review)
I have recently finished William Gibson's pre-eminent Cyberpunk novel Neuromancer and can say that it was a brilliant ride. Published in 1984, the novel was critically acclaimed and went on to win all...
View ArticleinSIDious: A Short Story
Sorry I've been inactive as of late, but there's been little to write about; I've been editing and reading more etc. as well as putting together, over the last 4-5 days, a short story that I've had...
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My New Employer
As I mentioned in my last update and at the end of my inSIDious short story I have recently been taken on at another media agency for the next 10-12 months. This year will be fully-paid I'm glad to say...
View ArticleMy New Project
Hi all I hope your summers are going great! I start work in a couple of weeks and since I haven't updated on much in a while I thought I should put something up here. A short while ago I mentioned what...
View ArticleMEC: First Day!
My first day at MEC passed in a breeze. After a talking-through of the benefits I am entitled to and the regulations I must adhere to, I was introduced to the team I will be working with. I completed...
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Hyperion & The Fall of Hyperion: An Omnibus Review
Hyperion (1989) and The Fall of Hyperion (1990) are the first two of four books that together form the Hyperion Cantos. A Science Fantasy work, Simmons through great talent has created a universe...
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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (New 'n' Tasty) Review
I'm a little late in reviewing this with things being so busy for me. I guess it's about time that I finally posted this review and updated over the coming weeks over what's been happening. Thanks for...
View ArticleWhy I Read/Write: Some Thoughts
So a few minutes ago a thought occurred to me: Why do writers write?Now this question is usually answered easily enough, expressed differently from writer to writer of course and the response will...
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveller... (Book Review)
Okay so promise kept, I am reviewing a book I just finished a few days ago, the postmodern novel from 1979 by Italo Calvino, If on a winter's night a traveller. The book -unlike most I'd imagine- is...
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A Forest of Stars (Band Review)
It has been a while, hasn't it. I haven't really been active on this blog for several months now, mainly due to work commitments and all kinds of events cropping up here and there, but no reason to...
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The Connected World: An Examination of the IoT's Potential
Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of YouTube's arrival to the online world and it got me thinking about how far they've come, how far we as a species have come into this new social dimension; where...
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Carat Media Internship: Journal Entry #20
This week revolved around a couple of long tasks, the first of which involved using PowerPoint for an evaluation of a Branding campaign that covered two clients, very similar to what I did last week in...
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An Essay on Analysis
HOW TO ANALYSE DATAThis essay is a compilation of pointers detailing how to think and –where appropriate- how to best use Excel to implement desires to achieve a result. Before we begin however, I feel...
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