Virtual Cortex: Al Tepper

Who owns my wall? Social media: Personal or public space?

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:59:00 +0000

There is a growing problem with bullying on social networks and as the father of an almost 7 year old son I am aware that in the next 5 or so years (or less I suppose) this matter may raise it's head...

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Never forget

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:01:00 +0000

There is rarely a day that goes by that I do not remember, how could I ever forget? It is part of our family fabric. But today I make an extra special effort to tell people (and remind those who...

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A message to Arsenal fans

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:09:00 +0000

Dear Gooners, despite the years of abuse from some of you, I shall not mock any of you. I too have felt the sting of the pain you felt tonight, the knowledge of the cold winter ahead, the knowledge...

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Tweeting with Rupert: impact on sentiment?

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:21:00 +0000

Rupert Murdoch's recent arrival on twitter has sparked off a thought in my head regarding sentiment. You can read it here on Google+ and please do comment there as well to maintain a singular flow of...

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Why Google+ will defeat Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:01:00 +0000

Have expanded my thoughts re Google + and had the article published on the Real Business website. Do check it out. If you like this check me out on twitter

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What I think about Google Plus

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:11:00 +0000

Well, it's happened. I just blogged publicly for the first time on Google Plus. A blog about what I think about Google Plus, natch. Says it all really. Enjoy. If you like this check me out on twitter

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Post Murdoch? Post Newspapers?

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:07:00 +0000

An esteemed writer that I once had the brief pleasure of working with has written an article arguing that what may come next post-Murdoch may be worse. He is of course absolutely right in such a...

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The Al Tepper Show - episode 3

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:44:00 +0000

Welcome to the 3rd episode of the Al Tepper show, where I pick out some of the best tweets of the week and thus edit the world as I see it. Enjoy...

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Gutenberg, Berners-Lee, Aristotle, McLuhan, Chomsky, Rubel & Zappa's Eyebrows all walk into a blog post...

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:27:00 +0000

A penny finally dropped today that has been dropping since 1998. I thought it had dropped back then. I was wrong. It started dropping but it didn't finish. Until today. I'll start at the...

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An impromptu Friday Night Disco

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:39:00 +0000

Tonight I went a bit 80s nuts and threw a Friday Night Disco (#AlsFridayNightDisco) on twitter. You can view all the tweets by clicking the above link and I am grateful for this massive list of 80s...

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The Al Tepper Show - episode 2

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:33:00 +0000

The second episode of the Al Tepper show, my twitter clip show editing the world as I saw it this week through the eyes of twitter. Enjoy...

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Me Me Me - My Press Page

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:31:00 +0000

I figured I needed a page where I draw together, with the most recent first, all the press I have been lucky enough to get over the years. Enjoy :) Recently had my thoughts about the impact of...

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The Al Tepper Show - episode 1

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:33:00 +0000

I'll be doing a 'making of' blog post this week about the hell I went through as a PC user in making this first episode. It's amateur, rough, full of room for improvement I know, but my objective is...

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What I just told my Empire Avenue shareholders...

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:30:00 +0000

I just sent a message to all (e)ALTEPPER shareholders on EmpireAvenue (not on EmpireAvenue yet click here to sign up now). This is what the shareholder email...

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Alternative Vote v First Past The Post: Both positions and my opinions

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:42:00 +0000

The AV v FPTP debate has to be one of the biggest political issues I've actually been invited to vote on in my life thus far. And it's easily one of the most contentious. My declared position: I...

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Tories & LibDems to become one party?

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:44:00 +0000

Just had a fascinating chat on a Tory Facebook wall about the ConDem alliance and what I think will transpire in the next 2-4 years. These are my best bits. Thoughts? Cameron's clock is ticking I'm...

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The worst song ever?

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:49:00 +0000

Yesterday Dan Whitworth of the BBC reported that the 'Worst Song Ever' has got 16,000,000+ views on YouTube. A day later and it's pushing past 22,000,000+ views. It's not the worst song ever....

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Six reasons Facebook's new comments system is a bad idea

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:39:00 +0000

I am a huge fan of Facebook and set out my stall pretty early that Facebook will beat Google in the end. However, on this occasion Facebook have got it wrong. Badly wrong. They have rolled out a new...

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Social Media is all about the eyebrows

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:57:00 +0000

I recently guest posted a blog about my thoughts and tips on Social Media for Business. Includes my Social Media for Business '13 essential questions'. And it really is all about the...

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The beginning of the end of the UK Coalition Government

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:29:00 +0000

In reply to James Cleverly's article being nice to the LibDems, these are my thoughts. In my humble opinion, for good or for bad, there is just no way I can see this coalition lasting the...

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What 101010 means to me

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:23:00 +0000

People thinking today as 101010 is significant does not make it so, outside of the personal subjective attribution of significance. Today has no more or less meaning than yesterday or tomorrow other...

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Whoever invents a fun gym wins

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:56:00 +0000

I hate going to the gym. It's hard work, I get the whole 'reward relationship' thing but why can't it be fun. If it's fun it's not working you will be told. Well, to get in to the habit of going to...

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First rule of influence? Don't talk about influence!

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:57:00 +0000

I just had a moment of clarity that connected four relatively unrelated themes. I tweeted that moment thus: ooh, a blog post was just born in my brain, writing it now... #fightclub #fastcompany...

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Why relevant ads are free content's saviour

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:50:00 +0000

An interesting evolution is gaining pace in advertising thanks to targeting and I predict the result will be increasing ad revenues & rising CPMs due to better ad targeting. This will resolve the...

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A very British revolution: Let it hang!

noreply@blogger.com (Al Tepper) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:01:00 +0000

Please don't let the Tories & Labour scare you into voting for either of them just to avoid a hung parliament. The Tories & Labour stand to lose most from a hung parliament. They say it's bad for...

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