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As the summer months roll on, the great British public’s enthusiasm for a lovely picnic shows no sign of abating whatever the weather, and dog lovers will

Over the past few years, the Paleolithic diet, or so-called ‘caveman’ diet, has veritably entered the mainstream. Paleo aficionados posit that by

In 1994, Hollywood superstar Kevin Bacon claimed that he has worked with everyone in Hollywood, or with someone who had worked with them. Fast forward to the present day, and the game ‘Six degrees of Kevin Bacon’ is a

Any writer will tell you that the world of publishing is one fraught with the potential for rejection. From self-help books, to novels, to biographies, to

You‘ve spent all that time making sure your websites look amazing. Now you want to attract people to them. Search engine optimisation (SEO) is

Football is full of canine references – the midfield terrier, the yard dog at the back and the obligatory ‘one man and his dog’ turning up for a low key match – but did you know that there have been games and

Despite the country’s reputation for authoritarianism, Russians living outside of the big cities are finding ways to make the current craze for cryptocurrency work for them, sometimes in unusual ways. Cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, are digital currencies that are entirely decentralised. They are not held by banks or subject to registration or legislation (although in Russia […]

You probably know that Twitter is an important social network used by businesses around the world to promote their brands. As a result, you may have already started using Twitter for your own business, or at least started to think about doing so. In 2009, Twitter launched TweetDeck: a media dashboard which allows businesses to

At this time of year, students across the country are awaiting their graduation ceremonies with impatience. But once you have got that all-important certificate, how are you going to take the next step to acquiring your dream graduate job? Recent studies suggest that 73% of all recruitment happens on social media, and 79% of that […]

Writing content for online sources may seem easy at first, but there are plenty of variables to consider such as the reader and the subject you’re writing about. This means it can be difficult to get the right information across in the right tone in the right manner. Follow these five tried and tested writing […]

Instagram accounts devoted to pet-shaming are wildly popular. Many social media users can’t resist the hilarious sight of a cute but forlorn-looking pooch with a sign around its neck explaining what they have been caught doing. But have you ever stopped to wonder whether dogs can actually feel shame for their misdemeanours? According to canine […]

Summer is nearly here and what better excuse do you need to make a few small changes to your diet to get your body and your mind beach ready? The paleo diet is fabulous for boosting your energy levels, great for your skin and hair, and helps you to build lean muscle, and to lose […]

Following the recent high profile revelations of the way Facebook users’ personal data has been manipulated to influence voting behaviour, you may be feeling a little of wary of Facebook at present. Are its security measures sufficiently robust? How does it take action if people flout its terms of service? One policy that Facebook has […]

It is that time of year when nerve-wracked students across the country will sit exams that will play some part in defining their future. The stakes may be high, but there is no need to panic. Studies have demonstrated that students who practice mindfulness in the run up to their exams (and even in the […]