According to the little doobry-whatsit on the site of my Twitter profile, I've been on this daft little platform since 2008 and, my god, have I seen some utter shite in those past 8 years. I've watched friendships fall apart, people self-destruct and others morph into bizarre creatures but, that being said, I've also seen amazing people come together (both in sexy ways and ... Read More
I am Skyscanner Jen & this is the 47-year layover saga
I realise that this happened well over a month ago. I realise I'm a tad late to the party. I realise that people are still talking about Skyscanner Jen. For those who don't know anything about this, I happen to be this Skyscanner Jen person (shock horror) and, although I've already been outed thanks to 9Gag, I thought it might be wise to show face and maybe give a little ... Read More
And to you, schuh… I bid you goodnight
If you know me at all, you'll know that there's a few things I really like in life: LEGO, Irn Bru and the Internet. It's probably just as well that my career focuses around the latter or my existence on this bizarre planet would be super boring. Which is why a decision I made a few weeks ago was a ridiculously tough one. I am leaving schuh. And I'm the last of this lot to ... Read More
Twitter – Don’t Be A Dick
My mum always used to say "if you haven't got anything nice to say, then keep your gob shut". She was a wise lady who taught me well & I'm pretty sure other folk got told the same. Yet a good chunk of the general public didn't listen to their mamas. Enter the Internet Troll. That cretin whose sole purpose in life is to seek out victims online and fight with/yell at them ... Read More
The Google Edinburgh Experiment: Lies and Cocktails
Hello. I'm Professor Jen Rankine. Ok, fine. So that was yesterday and now I'm just bog standard Jen. But imagine it was yesterday and that I have a fancy title. For some reason unbeknown to man, I got invited along to a Google Expert event. And you know what? It was bloody awesome. It was also really weird. So weird that I'm not entirely sure how to explain it, so I figured ... Read More
