Haddock Blogs

Join in the Margate Cash Mob tomorrow at 12pm: Tomorrow, I'll be taking part in the first of the Margate CashMob events. Through Streets Ahead Margate and supported by WeWillGather, we're meeting at 12pm outside the old Claire's Accessories shop which is the opposite the newly opened Pop Up [...] Margate Architecture
What we have been reading this week May 24, 2013: Tumblr Investors Attack Research Firm On Twitter BuzzFeedBiz: Tumblr Investors Attack Research Firm On Twitter http://t.co/JrwNcGuKDl Roger Goodell: 2014 NFL Draft to be held in May – NFL.com ShaneHarmon: It’s a matter of ‘when&# [...] Alex Balfour
Margate's #CelebrateTheSteps - It started with a Tweet: photo by Peter DavisLast Saturday saw the coming-together of over 100 people to celebrate the opening of the £5.2 million sea defence steps on Margate's seafront, which are now finished and were completed under budget.It all started with a [...] Margate Architecture

Bookmarks for May 22nd through May 23rd: This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for May 22nd from 15:38 to 09:38: Fast Company – Tim Bray on Glass &# [...] Extenuating Circumstances
Curious Margate: I'm so excited about the new exhibition, Curiosity: Art and the Pleasure of Knowing that opens tomorrow at Turner Contemporary. It sounds like it's going to be the perfect fit with Margate.There's a walrus. A huge walrus that has made the journey [...] Margate Architecture
iSophie & Holga, Moshi Frubes go all hipster: iSophie & Holga, Moshi Frubes go all hipster Mostly This

Bookmarks for May 21st through May 22nd: This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for May 21st from 11:08 to 14:48: Amazon.com: Hot or Cold Sesame Noodles: [...] Extenuating Circumstances
Optomen TV briefed that Margate people were mostly interested in seeing Mary and not their town: Serious questions were raised in a Parliamentary debate yesterday by Rochdale MP, Simon Danczuk, where he referred to the Optomen Television produced series, Mary Queen of the High Street as 'tawdry'. The Gazette have a feature on it on their [...] Margate Architecture

Bookmarks for May 20th through May 21st: This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for May 20th from 19:05 to 10:07: 1: China’s “Copy Towns” [...] Extenuating Circumstances
Bookmarks for May 19th through May 20th: This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for May 19th from 12:58 to 17:35: The One-Person Product – Marco.org [...] Extenuating Circumstances

Bookmarks for May 17th through May 19th: This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for May 17th from 20:06 to 10:52: An Exodus from Google — Hack / Make [...] Extenuating Circumstances

Google Earth as a tool for planning dinghy cruises: I enjoy cruising my sailing dinghy around the rivers and coastline of Essex and Suffolk, and have recently discovered a feature in Google Earth which makes planning trips that little bit easier. Google Earth now has a ‘historial images’ [...] Tomski
Celebrate the Steps - Margate seafront Saturday May 18th, 3pm: It started with a tweet last Saturday. Then came a hashtag #celebratethesteps. Then it spread to Facebook. And in the space of a week, it grew to what resulted in a sunny afternoon event with over a 100 people. (I think?).Here's the story:[View the [...] Margate Architecture
Bookmarks for May 17th from 10:06 to 14:11: This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for May 17th from 10:06 to 14:11: Is This Virtual Worm the First Sign of [...] Extenuating Circumstances