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The 3 lessons all parents should learn from the ‘Momo’ challenge

Posted on March 7, 2019April 16, 2019 by Henry Elliss

Unless you’ve been extremely lucky over the past month, you will no doubt be very familiar with the ‘Momo challenge’ by now. Or at least you’ll be familiar with the many different rumours and stories about it, which peaked around 2 weeks ago and saw parents up and down the land panicking and speculating about…

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Dear Hollywood – stop treating bloggers like idiots

Posted on June 4, 2015January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As you’ve probably guessed from the title, I’m about to have a rant. And not just a “Henry woke up on the wrong side of the bed” type of rant – this is one of those rants that is likely to get me blacklisted by just about every entertainment brand out there, forever highlighted in…

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Fatherhood²: Watch Out – The Dads are Coming!

Posted on January 13, 2013January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have seen the future of blogging – and it’s dads! But fear not, this is no rallying cry or declaration of war – quite frankly, it’s a pretty daunting place, this future of blogging… I should probably start at the beginning… When I first started on my journey as a ‘daddy…

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Fatherhood²: The Pleasure and Pain of “Blogger Engagement”

Posted on April 25, 2011April 27, 2011 by Henry Elliss

As both a blogger and a social media… person, I regularly come in to contact with people hoping to form relationships with bloggers. I’ve even done it myself a few times – though I’m by no means an expert. But the concept of “blogger engagement” is a very interesting one to me, and – I…

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My top blogging tips – in video form!

Posted on July 23, 2010August 25, 2010 by Henry Elliss

I recently did a small piece-to-camera (can you still call it that when I wasn’t actually looking at the camera? Hmm) for the IAB, as part of a series of videos they are doing with various Social Media council members. I chose to talk about blogging, and if you’d like to see what I said…

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Social media – time for a rant!

Posted on March 4, 2010June 4, 2018 by Henry Elliss

This is going to be short and certainly not at all sweet. First up – a caveat: The following is the opinion of this blog’s author and him alone, not the company he works for. Hence why I’m posting it on my personal blog… I know that working in social media means I should be…

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My 5 relatively-boring (online) aims for 2010

Posted on December 31, 2009June 4, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As I’ve just discovered that I can post blogs from my Blackberry, I thought I’d take this opportunity (I.e. A very dull train journey to work) to jot down some of my online aims for 2010. I know what you’re thinking – dull, Dull, DULL! I think the same every time I spot a “10…

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