£500,000 for an artificial island? Is it me?
posted by Steven at 18:49
I attended a course on Tuesday of this week. It was organised by Business Link and was entitled "Social Media". It was intended to show the business benefits of using social media like Facebook, Twitter etc and of writing blogs like this.
I set off to the venue as a total disbeliever, and came back as a convert! Well done to Arun Grimshaw of Tonick for gaining at least one convert as a result of the excellent presentation he gave on the matter. Mind you, I still haven't received his email with the presentation notes that he promised to send. I expect he's too busy "tweating"!
So here's my first attempt at Blogging.
As the Managing Director of a SME based in Truro, and facing all the challenges of the current economic situation which has affected so many of us, I have been amazed this week to learn that somebody in government (national or local I'm uncertain of) has agreed to fund an artist to build an artificial island which he will then tow around the coastal waters of the south west peninsula in 2012 as part of GB Inc's contribution to the Olympic Games taking place in London. And to the tune of half a million onecers! (Source is the BBC's ceefax service amongst others.)
That's an amazing commitment at a time when the country's finances are apparently in appalling shape, and we've been learning that many of our politicians have been benefiting from some fairly dubious claims on their expenses. I'm of an age where I listen to Terry Wogan in the morning (apparently the average age of his listening audience is 53 so I more than qualify on that account) and one of his favourite phrases comes to mind "Is it me?"
So there you are then. That's my first Blog done and dusted. It's fun! I'm not sure what it's done to enhance my personal reputation of gain me more customers but I certainly feel much better for getting it off my chest!
Ah well. back to reality. Now where did I put that quote for a telephone system that I promised to get done before I go home this evening.
A bientot mes amis.
I set off to the venue as a total disbeliever, and came back as a convert! Well done to Arun Grimshaw of Tonick for gaining at least one convert as a result of the excellent presentation he gave on the matter. Mind you, I still haven't received his email with the presentation notes that he promised to send. I expect he's too busy "tweating"!
So here's my first attempt at Blogging.
As the Managing Director of a SME based in Truro, and facing all the challenges of the current economic situation which has affected so many of us, I have been amazed this week to learn that somebody in government (national or local I'm uncertain of) has agreed to fund an artist to build an artificial island which he will then tow around the coastal waters of the south west peninsula in 2012 as part of GB Inc's contribution to the Olympic Games taking place in London. And to the tune of half a million onecers! (Source is the BBC's ceefax service amongst others.)
That's an amazing commitment at a time when the country's finances are apparently in appalling shape, and we've been learning that many of our politicians have been benefiting from some fairly dubious claims on their expenses. I'm of an age where I listen to Terry Wogan in the morning (apparently the average age of his listening audience is 53 so I more than qualify on that account) and one of his favourite phrases comes to mind "Is it me?"
So there you are then. That's my first Blog done and dusted. It's fun! I'm not sure what it's done to enhance my personal reputation of gain me more customers but I certainly feel much better for getting it off my chest!
Ah well. back to reality. Now where did I put that quote for a telephone system that I promised to get done before I go home this evening.
A bientot mes amis.
