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January 2009
“Can you sign this disclaimer form?” asked the Doctor, an hour before I was supposed to have surgery. By now my fingers felt numb, I had departed ways with MySpace and wasn’t sure where 2009 would take me.
Before I went in, I remember thinking: A year ago my friend told me about RSI and now I’m in hospital about to have an operation. How things can change so much in …
One of the funniest and yet brilliant music success stories i’ve seen actually happened to my former flatmate, Lee Kirby.
About 3 years ago, Lee picked up the guitar for the first time and spent hours practising and writing songs. During this period he also started singing songs in Vietnamese, which was not surprising because he loves the Vietnamese culture. This started 7 years earlier when he said he would be the 1st English player to play professional football in Vietnam. He achieved this and since then his love affair began. …
Now, usually my posts are about helping, inspiring and telling stories or theories. I dont often let people know much about me besides the work side of me, but I am going to write a couple of posts about the nightmare I have been living with throughout 2008 and 2009. I am a pretty closed person but with this post and 1 more, you will read a true, personal story about me and the long battle I have had with Repetitive Strain Injury aka RSI.
Jan 08
“Guys, do you …
Or rather, that’s the ‘Oh Sh*t, I gotta send that to my friend’ factor!
I remember a couple of years ago I was in your typical “boring” Monday morning meeting and was asked what my secret was in making a viral video as that month I had been fortunate enough to have had several successful back -to-back viral videos, so they wanted my input. The whole room looked at me and I had to think and act quickly. The first thing that came to mind was remembering my experiences in 2001 …
Twitter was definitely THE social media network phenomenon of 2009. Both celebrities and us common folk alike got slightly carried away with the fun of being able to randomly announce to our followers what we were doing, as and when we wanted. Whether as a means to occupy us whilst bored at work or on the move using phones, everyone seemed to get the Twitter bug and became addicted to the challenge of communicating in no more than 140 characters!
One of Twitter’s big attractive features was that it bridges …
The last half of the naughties saw a lot of growing trends; availability of Broadband on a large scale, online video growth went through the roof, connecting to friends/acquantances became easier and the gap between an unreachable celeb to the common folk decreased due to the likes of MySpace & Facebook. However with the good, always comes the bad – and they can trend too! One in particular has been the rise of the Internet Gangster.
Urban Dictionary describes these “hoodlums” as: “One who uses the internet as a front for …
If you have been living under a rock this Christmas or don’t live in the UK, then you must have been aware of the Xmas battle for Number 1 in the charts: X Factor’s Joe McElderry Vs Rage Against The Machine (RATM). It’s no secret that the power of Facebook made RATM victory, so here at The Worst Kept Secret we took it upon ourselves to have a bit of fun and see what TV reality music stars have the largest presence on Social Media.
We used the big 4: Facebook …
I was having this conversation with my friend yesterday and we were talking about the top 10 most iconic sportspeople of all time. When I say iconic, i don’t just mean the best at the sport but also who left a legacy behind them….and left a major impression on you.
Here are my top 10, in no particular order:
Micheal Jordan
Jordan is my favourite sportsman mainly due to stepping up when it matters. When someone needs a leader, he is always there. Also, not many sportsmen are playing their sport inside, while …
As you may or may not know, Hip Hop has been a major influence on my life and career, so when I was asked by MySpace UK to help produce an interview with Jay-Z, I jumped at the chance. Jigga is one of my favourite artists, not just as a rapper but also as an individual.
Before he stepped in the room the usual thought before any interview I have participated in occurred: “Will he be like how I have perceived him or would I be disappointed like some other artists …
