Coffee With Allan Cockerill...

Ben Chifley A Local Man

Allan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:16:36 +0000

Many countries have had leaders who have come from humble beginnings, and for Australia, this leader was Ben Chifley. Joseph Benedict Chifley was born in Bathurst, NSW, Australia in 1885, the son of an Irish - Australian blacksmith. He left school at the age of 15, and began work for the New South Wales railway, where [...]

You Are Gonna Miss This

Allan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:35:59 +0000

Fathers’ Day always makes me think, and so does Mothers’ day! As I watch my kids continue to grow, and experience the ups and downs of their teen years and early adulthood, I think more and more on these special days. My own teen years were full of rebellion and disregard for authority, I was after all [...]

Social Networking On A Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Allan — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:10:01 +0000

The gathering reminded me a lot of Plurk, there were people from different parts of the world, and different walks of life all in one place. The venue is part of my family history, as my Dad used to come hunting with my uncle here over sixty years ago. Looking over the hills and valleys, there is [...]

Choosing Between The Apple iPhone Or Nokia N95

Allan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:45:18 +0000

With all the hype over the iPhone in the past few weeks, it was hard not to get caught up in it. With the time approaching to upgrade my own handset, I was very tempted to jump in to the pool and ttry Apple’s iPhone myself, but resisted the urge. Last week though, I went looking, and [...]

Why Would You Unfriend Someone On A Social Networking Site

Allan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:27:58 +0000

This post was written thanks to a number of Plurk friends! I’ve posted a related piece on Su Comments about building online friendships. This post came about because of a plurk by Rantz Alot about why people would want to unfriend others on social media sites. Again, the things that get people offside are spam, constant moaning, not [...]

The Importance Of Friends On Social Media Sites

Allan — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:33:32 +0000

The importance of friends on social networks can’t be underestimated. In fact, without them, the sites wouldn’t be the same, and they certainly wouldn’t be social for a start. As silly as it may sounds, there are people who think that they can join a site like Plurk or Twitter, and simply start making announcements about their [...]

Using Article Directories And Hub Pages To Market Your Web Site

Allan — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:38:24 +0000

Using article directories provides an ideal way of getting the message out about your product or web site. With the continuing emphasis placed on the use of back links and search engine optimization, this is an ideal method of marketing. By writing about your product and placing links to your site in the resources box, you [...]

Beating Writers Block And Mining Your Life For Writing Material

Allan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:18:08 +0000

David Bridger recently wrote post about mining your life for writing material. The concept really struck me, because there are so many people writing about so many things, that it can be hard to come up with something new. The best way to do this, is to look to your own life in relation to the subject [...]

Standing Out From The Crowd With Plurk

Allan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:29:52 +0000

Plurk Offers More Than A Run Of The Mill SMS Service. Let’s call a spade a spade. Twitter is not a micro blogging tool, but a glorified SMS carrier. As good as it is for sending messages, it is not the be all and end all when it comes to this type of service. Times are changing, [...]

Why Does My Plurk Karma Keep Dropping

Allan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:33:49 +0000

Since I have been on this new social networking site, there is one question that is constantly asked: Why DiD my karma drop this morning? Plurk karma is a very clever way to draw people in every day once they have joined. Different levels of karma have different rewards, such as new emoticons, and different activities increase the [...]