Category Archives: Twitter

My 10 year Twitter anniversary!

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Cat

Today is my ten year Twitter anniversary. If my account was German it would by now have gone through Kindergarten and primary school and be starting in secondary school. I could talk for hours what Twitter means to me, the … Continue reading →

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Twitter archive

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Cat

Twitter have released a new feature allowing everyone [gradual rollout] to download their entire Twitter archive. I’m not going to lie – I am incredibly excited about it and have literally been waiting for years for this, especially as most … Continue reading →

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Why I am opposing the Concessionary Fares Scheme Review in Reading [#rdg]

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Cat

I use public transport a lot. I commute to and from work, I use it to reach recreational activities and it allows me to reach friends to socialise. In Reading I pay £1.80 for a single bus journey or double … Continue reading →

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Job searching with social media – Day 1

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Cat

For the past few months I have been looking for a new job, as well as working on updating my CV and all the other things that come with it. Up until yesterday I was unable to utilise social media … Continue reading →

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Should the date of birth be on a CV/resume?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Cat

It’s about time to update my CV again and earlier today we had a discussion in the house whether a CV should contain the date of birth. I have always had it on there and I had never considered taking … Continue reading →

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Getting over my inner swinedog

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Cat

One of the things I’ve touched on in a recent post is that I am trying my hardest to become more grounded and it involves getting back into a routine with life. This isn’t just having that cup of tea … Continue reading →

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#TwitLight: Who are you, @fbstj?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Cat

TwitLight is a Twitter Spotlight posted at random when I have time and submissions. Take a look at all the previous TwitLights and you are more than welcome to take part, too! @fbstj and me go way back. I mean … Continue reading →

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#TwitLight: Who are you, @sahfenn?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Cat

TwitLight is a Twitter Spotlight posted at random when I have time and submissions. Take a look at all the previous TwitLights and you are more than welcome to take part, too! #TwitLight has finally returned after an absence of … Continue reading →

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1, 2, 3, 4, or 5?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Cat

Earlier today I tweeted: I just sent an email. Guess which of these will happen: Sacked Negative reply Positive reply Noncommital reply No reply I got several replies: HeartbreakRidge: could be a combination of the above. # XaosWolf: I go … Continue reading →

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The rise and fall of a superhero on Twitter [@DMLFury]

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Cat

Twitter is great for many reasons, but reading Drew’s Nightshift adventures wasn’t something I’d seen before. And it was kinda awesome. Oh and shameless plug, he was also the first #TwitLight participant two years ago! You can read about that … Continue reading →

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#TwitLight is coming back

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Cat

I’ve recently mentioned Twitter in a few posts: This is what Twitter does for me Have I unfollowed you on Twitter? Here is why. 50000 tweets later.. and I’m still here! #TwitLight ran from April to August 2009 with 29 … Continue reading →

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50000 tweets later.. and I’m still here!

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Cat

This morning I hit 50000 tweets which is incredibly scary. In fact I reached the number with a tweet to this post which is quite strange really! I joined Twitter just under four years ago and never expected to use … Continue reading →

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Online identity

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Cat

It somehow came up in a conversation tonight on how long I’ve been on some sites and realisation kind of hit. carocat.co.uk will be five years old in September with currently about 560 posts and at least one post a … Continue reading →

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Have I unfollowed you on Twitter? Here is why.

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Cat

Tonight I unfollowed 116 people on Twitter. It’s the biggest cutdown of people that I’m following on Twitter in over two years and I’ve unfollowed some people I’ve been following almost as long as I have been using it. Here … Continue reading →

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This is what Twitter does for me

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Cat

‘Why do you use Twitter’ is a question I am often asked by friends that either don’t use the service or have signed up, but not seen the point themselves. And I end up explaining the same things all over; … Continue reading →

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Photo library

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Cat

Sorting out all the photos I have taken has been an ongoing project of mine for close to two years and I’ve blogged about it several times before. And, as of a few days ago, I’ve actually finished it! All … Continue reading →

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Sheffield

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Cat

This week I spent a couple of days in Sheffield which was more of a neccessity rather than a trip for the sake of going on a trip. Still, no one can say I didn’t do a bit of sightseeing … Continue reading →

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And the return

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Cat

As I’ve mentioned in my previous post, I was on a brief trip back home. And brief it was indeed as I spent less than 27 hours off the coach in Germany, yet still managed to get a lot done. … Continue reading →

Posted in #rdg, Germany, Life in general, Personal, Travelling, Twitter, Twitter Updates | 6 Comments