Foodies Festival – Hampton Court Palace
Last week I entered a competition on Twitter, run by Teapigs – a quality obsessed, independent tea company, and won a pair of tickets to the Hampton Court Foodies Festival, the first of a series of festivals in the UK. The day started out overcast and by the time we arrived the umbrella was required, [...]
Taking charge
A review of the Duracell Instant Charger – a useful USB powered, rechargeable device for charging the iPhone and other handheld battery operated devices don’t let the dainty looks deceive you, this thing packs a punch At first glance you could mistake the Duracell Instant Charger for an iPod Nano, as its dimensions are fairly [...]
MoJo goes Mobile
We were really excited to discover that ExtractMojoTM has stepped up a gear and is being taken to the next level by the developers who have acquired the rights from George Howell Coffee Company (GHCC) and now trade under the name MoJoToGoTM We initially purchased a Coffee Refractometer and the SCAE bundled ExtractMojoTM software after [...]
Surrounded by coffee porn…
Yesterday I paid Paul at CoffeeHit a visit at his new premises in Brockley. The showroom was larger than I expected and it was great to see so many products and parts in one place. Most of us are familiar with coffee suppliers websites, with nice images of the products, but many of us never [...]
Storing contacts in the digital age
Not too many years ago, most contacts were kept on paper, in address books or on a rolodex. Nowadays most contacts are stored digitally. With the recent surge in social media and web 2.0 technologies, we are embracing technology in new ways, storing contacts, client data and supplier details electronically. When Twitter went offline for [...]
A choice of Coffee Roasters
There comes a time in every industry where monopolies are broken and suddenly there seems to be an abundance of suppliers, all raising their game and pushing each other to new levels. This is what seems to be happening in the UK freshly roasted coffee marketplace. Some of these suppliers have been around for many [...]
10 coffee tweets per minute on Twitter and growing…
Judging by the #coffee tag usage more and more people are tweeting about their coffee experiences. Sadly not all posts are on topic and the word coffee is being used liberally, but there are some nuggets contained in the tweets. The best way to keep on topic is to follow those who consistently tweet about [...]
Social Media brings together coffee lovers
Over the past 4 months we have welcomed over 120 followers of @getnoticed – a dedicated Coffee Twitter account – who contribute to coffee discussions and share their thoughts and aspirations with other coffee lovers around the world. Some of the connections made online have led to the start of some good friendships and introductions [...]
Closing off an eventful year – farewell 2008
2008 will be remembered for years to come as the year in which the credit crunch hit the UK and took down a number of banks, high street businesses, household names (including Woolworths, Adams Kids etc) and contributed to one of the biggest surges of unemployment in living history. None of these events have dented [...]
