Today is the day. It’s the launch of the book ‘Social Media in Social Research: Blogs on Blurring the Boundaries’, to which I contributed a chapter on using social media for qualitative research. The book was curated by Kandy Woodfield and is original in that she invited a broad range of social research experts to … Continue reading New book ‘Social Media in Social Research: Blogs on Blurring the Boundaries’
Category: Personal
The old phone
The 7yo found this phone in the bottom of a drawer. He has been playing with it for a few days and, today, he asked: But how did you write in it? I explained about clicking on a key once to get the first letter, twice to get the second one, etc... He insisted: No, … Continue reading The old phone
September round-up
I like months that start on Monday. I don’t know why. I suppose it’s one of those quirky things that don’t require an explanation. With September starting on a Monday, and no-doubt fuelled by the amazing weather, I was filled with optimism and wrote this in my journal: “September is going to be good”. So, … Continue reading September round-up
When things aren’t adding up…
This message popped up on my Twitter feed this week, as I was adding a few more things to my to do list (and starting to feel increasingly anxious about the next few weeks): A great little reminder, don't you think?
August round-up
August = school and family holidays. Therefore, it is no surprise that this was a somehow unproductive month. For me, August included the following highlights. Researching As I am working on a paper on using social media for customer insight, I spent some time catching up with literature on this topic. I have also … Continue reading August round-up
Of burdens and black dogs
Many years ago, I had a student that was really, really difficult. He was unpleasant. Disruptive. Challenging. And he openly said that he did not like me. I am not going to lie: I was very happy when the semester was over! One year later, he showed up at my class door. He wanted … Continue reading Of burdens and black dogs
July round-up
July was going to be the month I was going to get on top of my to do list. It didn’t happen. It was nonetheless a good month, which included the following highlights. Researching At the beginning of the month, I attended the Academy of Marketing conference, in Bournemouth. I presented 2 papers, including … Continue reading July round-up
June round-up
June was a very weird month. Following some health problems, I had to take time off at the start of the month. Really off –the ‘not-even-reading-a-book-kind-of- being-off' off. That means that I failed to achieve most of the things on my To Do list. Still, there were some highlights during the month. Researching … Continue reading June round-up
May round-up
At the start of the month, I wrote in my research journal: “May must be very, very productive”. By productive I meant researching and writing a lot. And I really meant it. But… ... my good intentions went down hill very, very, very quickly. As I look at the square in my diary that … Continue reading May round-up
Slow down to speed up
In a recent speech to graduating students at Tufts University, Anne-Marie Slaughter talked about the importance of slowing down. She said: "Celebrate idleness. Yes, idleness. (...) our greatest insights and discoveries come not when we are doubling down staring at a computer screen or into a microscope, but when we sit back, rub our eyes, go for a … Continue reading Slow down to speed up
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