Reflections On The Measure Of A Man
Jack Gibson passed away last night. I’d say that the vast majority of my readers would never have heard of Jack, but he sure made an impact on me. Jack took on the NRL (National Rugby League) team that I…
Allan Cockerill
A business consultant and copywriter based in Bathurst NSW Australia specializing in search engine friendly web content and social media.
Founder and CEO of This Writer For Hire/Allan Cockerill Services, Allan helps businesses to get their conversation right in the market place!
Allan also ghosts writes for select professional clients, and is able to "translate" industry jargon into copy that is easy to read and comprehend.
Current clients include a large international legal firm, a well known anthropologist and a number of hospitality businesses.
Giant Facebook Party Trashes City Garden Causes Thousands Of Dollars Damage
Following a number of party incidents spawned on Myspace by groups of teenagers, a Facebook group has caused outrage in the British city of Leeds by trashing an award winning garden with a giant water fight. The group, Leeds Biggest…
A Good Name Does Matter Just Ask Any Bogan
Michael McNamara has mentioned one of my favorite topics: Bogans! Having written my own piece on Bogans I was very interested to read what Michael had written on his blog. Also mentioned in the post are such famous and outstanding…
How Trying To Be Anonymous Online Can Hurt You And Others
Mari Smith, John Reese and The Washington Post all caught my attention this week, and all for a similar reason. That reason is the online identity or persona of people using the internet, and how they conduct themselves. Mari talks…
Facebook Wall Spam And Profile Privacy
How do You define Facebook wall spam? Some say it’s the barrage of pokes and wall posts that they receive, while others count chain letters and stories like ‘Alexandra’s’ as spam. Others still will stand up and voice their concern…
Microsoft’s Yahoo Takeover Bid Scrapped
Microsoft announced today that it was scrapping its takeover bid for Internet pioneer, Yahoo. The announcement was made today with the publication of a letter to the Yahoo board by Microsoft CEO Stephen Ballmer. “We continue to believe that our…