Matthew Burgess

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  A diary of brewing

  Below recounts the day we became men, brewing our very own beer.
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  6.35am: Phone alarm goes off. Quietly curse Hillsy for booking us into the brewery for an early start.
  6.36am: Kick toe on way to kitchen where phone is plugged in. Hop for a few minutes to wake up.
  6.44am: Toast pops up, burnt. Turn dial down [...]

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  The launch of Conversation Media

  Yesterday was an important day for me, with the launch of my new venture, Conversation Media. I thought I might as well give a bit more background to how this affects me and my current job, as a lot of people seem to be drawing conclusions that aren’t all that correct.
  I’m currently employed full-time as [...]

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  Dear Twitter: Cut it out.

  Ok, enough is enough. Over the last few months, I’ve noticed this trend getting worse, and even – unthinkably – worse from there. Everyone on twitter these days seems to be a “social media expert” in their own heads. And I’m not only talking about the people that actually label themselves as “social media gurus” [...]

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  The day Rita Marley and an unknown Rasta changed my life.

  This probably won’t make sense to anyone else reading this. While blogging is all about sharing, if we’re honest, it’s also often a selfish act… recording thoughts to reaffirm our own existence and own memories to ourselves, if not others.
  This is probably one of those posts. Like I say, it’s not likely that it will [...]

• Things I find hard about Social Media #2

  You can read Part 1 of this series here: “Things I find hard about Social Media #1“. Now, I present you with “Things I find hard about Social Media #2″
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  Demonstrating ROI on Social Media. ‘Nuff Said.
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  Ok, ok, maybe a bit more needs to be said. Now see, here’s the thing. I’ve definitely been doing a [...]