April 2008
5 random tracks Fetched from Up Your Ego 42 minutes ago.
//jaiku.com/images/icons/fav-twitter.gif” class=”icon” alt=”Twitter / Up Your Ego”> upyourego: What a lovely morning. God bless the god of rain for all he throws upon us. Now to go to the news meeting to find out nothing new. Fetched from Twitter / Up Your Ego 49 minutes ago.
I think I’m in trouble with my wife for being late home from work for a third day in a row. I’m not going to be back until 6.30 - eek!
Do you ever have weeks were you start something and just can’t get it finished? I’ve been writing an article for five days now!
An iPlayer Virgin →
The long awaited iPlayer version for Virgin Media has finally launched and it looks pretty good and paves the way for the future of television.
First we had iPlayer for…
Samantha was training Opera Singers and having seen what she did to the baritone, the director is keen to see what she might do for a tenor
But the baking instructor popped her bread rolls straight into his mouth and he’s promised to try her muffin next week
Where is the line drawn between Documentary and trashy titillation? Is it here: http://tinyurl.com/3nocjv
Have you seen the Welsh Blogger story? He was fined for writing ‘menacing’ comments towards a police officer. Is this a milestone?
5 random tracks →
Fallowfield Hillbilly - The Courteeners Death or Glory - The Clash Henrietta - The Fratellis Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Sexuality - Billy Bragg
You what?
Every morning…
What a lovely morning. God bless the god of rain for all he throws upon us. Now to go to the news meeting to find out nothing new.
5 random tracks Fetched from Up Your Ego 3 hours, 27 minutes ago.
//jaiku.com/images/icons/fav-twitter.gif” class=”icon” alt=”Twitter / Up Your Ego”> upyourego: I hate fire drills - I hated them at school and I still hate them at work. Setting alarms off just to see if we leave the building! Fetched from Twitter / Up Your Ego 3 hours, 31 minutes ago.
I want to clone →
I write a number of blog posts that are often very similar - for example I write up the five songs my iPod played to me on shuffle each morning in a feature called 5Tracks.
I…
Now THAT’S a hair cut →
Yes that really is Jeremy Clarkson with the most amazing Brit-Fro I’ve ever seen.
The photo is taken from a very early Top Gear clip that shows Jeremy doing a painfully serious…
Law of the Playground →
I saw this on TV a couple of weeks ago (don’t ask the channel I can’t remember but it was probably one of those obscure ones half way up the EPG on SKY) and loved it - it brought…
Holy Clarky-fro →
Yes that really is Jeremy Clarkson with the most amazing Brit-Fro I’ve ever seen doing a painfully serious public service announcement about bad drivers.
The message…
5 random tracks →
My best friend - Weezer Still take you home - Arctic Monkeys The dreaming tree - Dave Matthews Band Who are you - The Who The card cheat - The Clash
You what?
Every…
To get a story changed I’ve had to go to a team in Plymouth who went to Birmingham who went to London who went to someone else in London.
What’s wrong with the BBC Homepage? I like it but a lot of people are complaining. Blog post in the works - any feedback?
I want to go out for lunch but the rain is so heavy I can’t be bothered. At least we have a pool table and darts board to pass the time.
Is it possible to clone a Wordpress post? So click ‘clone’ on an existing post and it makes a new post with the same data?
I hate fire drills - I hated them at school and I still hate them at work. Setting alarms off just to see if we leave the building!
I’m pretty big around here! Fetched from Up Your Ego 3 hours, 4 minutes ago.
//jaiku.com/images/icons/fav-twitter.gif” class=”icon” alt=”Twitter / Up Your Ego”> upyourego: I have to stop saying hello on the phone. Everyone keeps thinking I’m our aussie sports producer! Fetched from Twitter / Up Your Ego 3 hours, 12 minutes ago.
I’m pretty big around here! →
When will I, will I be famous - I can’t answer, I can’t answer that. Well actually now you can - you just need to add up all the unique subscribers over all your social media…
Just finished my ‘fame’ blog post http://tinyurl.com/49wobw. it’s now 1am, I have a three month old baby. I’m going to bed.
Writing an article on fame requires music. Here is that music. http://tinyurl.com/273ubm
I should be finishing an article on political reform for work but can only think about the one on fame now thanks @justinfleming :)
Because of all this talk of internet fame I now have http://tinyurl.com/3t3ec stuck in my head. Go on - I dare you - click it.
Did anyone ever sign up for Lucky Oliver and then completely forget about it or am I the only one? They’re shutting down! Must get pics.
I currently add anyone that invites me to be a friend in any social network … as a friend. It’s cool now but what if I ever become famous?
Does Stephen Fry twitter? He has a blog and a podcast - if he joined then Twitter would probably die permanently.
Hello sun. Sitting on beach listening to twit sending tweets
I have to stop saying hello on the phone. Everyone keeps thinking I’m our aussie sports producer!
//jaiku.com/images/icons/fav-twitter.gif” class=”icon” alt=”Twitter / Up Your Ego”> upyourego: Here are some photos of the BBC in the Channel Islands (Tv & Radio studios) http://tinyurl.com/5eemyo Fetched from Twitter / Up Your Ego 3 hours, 34 minutes ago.
Just watching Twit live on Stickam
Here are some photos of the BBC in the Channel Islands (Tv & Radio studios) http://tinyurl.com/5eemyo
Make it funny Fetched from Up Your Ego 3 hours, 10 minutes ago.
//jaiku.com/images/icons/fav-twitter.gif” class=”icon” alt=”Twitter / Up Your Ego”> upyourego: Talk about multimedia - I’ve just filed a package and interview for radio, a package for television and two articles for the website! Fetched from Twitter / Up Your Ego 16 minutes ago.
I walked past a shop in Jersey called Rolled-Up yesterday with a wide selection of bongs in the window.
The weather is stunning today so I’m going to have a picnic in the park with the kids and then let them run around and ware themselves out.
OMG Humphrey Lyttelton has died! Goodbye to a legend. Do you think I’m Sorry I haven’t a Clue will continue with a new host?
The top 25 UK podcasts are all comedy related. So I’ve written a guide to making it big in Brit Podding. http://tinyurl.com/4rhlsf
Trying to decide whether to watch Friday Night with Jonathan Ross or Have I got News for you (Sky+’d it) or just write another blog post.
Make it funny →
If you want to have a really successful podcast in the UK it seems you need to stick to a number of key rules - at least if the top 25 chart on iTunes is anything to go by.
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And finally - of the 25 top UK Podcasts 21 of them are in the comedy category and another three could be classed as comedy as they’re funny.
You’ve got Russell Brand, Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Clive Anderson, Chris Moyles, Friday Night Comedy, Look Away Now, Adam & Joe etc…
Toying with the idea of launching a podcast with a friend - after all its all about the big opinions and funny on the iTunes chart right now
The top ten UK Podcasts (itunes) are all comedy or personality related and most come from the BBC.