How my commute inspires me
Working and living in London is amazing. But there’s one thing I find really difficult to get my head around. The commute. Mine is over an hour, there are three changes from SW15 to EC2A and my trains are delayed 80% of the time. It’s…
Pinterest: Not just a social network, it’s a “Catalogue of Ideas”
Social networks are undoubtedly a huge part of many people’s lives, a way to connect with others, share experiences and organise our hectic lives. Pinterest definitely covers all these bases and a little more… Founder and CEO Ben Silbermann describes Pinterest as a “catalogue of…
Responding to the earthquake in Nepal: Facebook shows us how it’s done
Social media is widely viewed as a means of lightweight entertainment or a casual way to connect with friends but last weekend it caught my eye for a different reason. After the terrible earthquake in Nepal, I’m sure many of you were left concerned for…
The importance of Instagram for brands in 2015
Instagram is No.1! The dawn of 2015 saw Instagram overtake Twitter in the on-going social media popularity contest. Drawing in over 300 million users every month, Instagram is now the channel for brands to watch, with Twitter missing out on the heavyweight title by a…
Eastside Educational Trust and Tug- Encouraging young Londoners digital futures.
This December, Tug has joined heads with a great organisation called Eastside Educational Trust. Our main aim is to provide our digital expertise and reach out to young men and women who are interested in our sector, hopefully encouraging them to choose digital as a…
The Importance of creativity within Social Media, as proved by LEGO
Last night I attended a talk from Lego’s Social Media global director Lars Silberbauer. LEGO’s social media pages are both famously successful and highly creative, proving that creativity is important in branded social media. The foundation of LEGO’s success is their aim to ‘build’ relationships…
#ShoreditchGraffiti Pick Of The Week
London based artist Lakwena is responsible for this beautiful barrage of colour located on Holywell Lane in Shoreditch. Talented Lakwena’s inspiration is ‘the human instinct for adornment and embellishment’ which is clearly evident in this mood lifting mural. Shoreditch has followed this philosophy effortlessly…
Tug crashes London Coffee Festival 2014
Flicking through the metro this week I came across an ad for The London Coffee Festival and as a recent coffee convert (due to the impressive array of boutique coffee shops in the EC2 area) I deemed it an un-missable event. The festival was only a…
