Blogs, Twitter & The Social Network

When it comes to blogging, and the social network in general, Mr Uku has a lot to talk about. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by something as dumb as Twitter, maybe he can help you.

The Self Promotion Monster

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TweetThere’s a lot of talk about self promotion on Twitter right now. It’s all down to an article in The Guardian about one Mohsin Hamid who has been branded a monster for his particularly vehement style of getting his name out there. What’s he doing? Well from what I can gather, he has been tweeting [...]

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Bye Bye Posterous

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TweetOn April 30th 2013 the blogging platform, Posterous, will shut down. This is both a bit of a shock and not really a shock at all. It’s main selling point was to allow easy blogging via email. But then along came smart phones with apps like the lovely WordPress app that meant you could blog [...]

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New Year: Resolutions & Wishes Part 2

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TweetYesterday I had a bit of a rant with my New Year Wishes. Today, I’m slightly hungover after a Twitter party that went on for ages and someone kept filling my glass with port cramming more and more cheese down my neck until there was barely enough room for the chocolates. But I’ll live. 2013 [...]

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New Year: Resolutions & Wishes

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TweetIt’s New Year’s Eve and will soon be 2013. 2013! How the fuck did that happen? Last thing I remember was getting drunk, eating cheese and complaining about the weather. Suddenly it’s the new year and I don’t appear to have achieved anything. Again. Oh well, maybe 2013 will be different. Maybe I’ll finally get [...]

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Stop spamming, twit

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Tweet  I bloody love Twitter, me. It’s aces. Without Twitter, I’d have nobody to talk to each day. When I worked in call centres, I’d have various people in and around my pod who I could banter with throughout the day, working at home, I rely on Twitter to provide this very important function. So [...]

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A new home

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TweetI’ve moved. Or rather, I’m moving. Will Write For Cake will be shutting down  and my new home will be here at MrUku.com. It still feels like a bit of a mess right now, but we’ll all settle in and get used to the new place eventually. I’ve brought a few of the more popular [...]

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Business blogging – Nobody likes a shill

TweetRecently, I’ve been trying to push my writing business toward the online world, and away from the printed. Now,with a little help from a friend, it’s finally happening. I’m now promoting my skills as a blogger for hire and we’ve got a few companies interested. We’ve done this by getting them to think of their [...]

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Does a writer have to have a blog?

TweetHow the hell should I know? Let’s get things straight from the off. I’ve just woken up from my afternoon nap and am feeling very grumpy, so I probably shouldn’t be writing this. But tough. Other bloggers, published writers, are having a go at this subject so I thought I’d throw my vast knowledge into [...]

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