I just noticed this week that TikTok are now allowing videos of up to 10 minutes duration on their site. I have uploaded 2 or 3 in the last couple of days just to see how they do. TikTok is definitely not a platform to ignore if you have a lot of video content to… Continue reading TikTok now allowing 10-minute videos
Author: Terry Gorry
Losing clients and feeling the hurt
If playing sport has featured large in your life since you were a child, you will know the feeling I am talking about. The feeling you get when you lose a client is similar to the gut wrenching feeling of losing a match, or whatever competitive sporting event you engaged in. No matter how well… Continue reading Losing clients and feeling the hurt
Share price drops due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine-how to respond
The easiest thing to do now, when thinking about my share portfolios, is to panic. But there is no point in taking this course. It is almost certain that the fall in share prices which we see at the moment, on account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, will only be seen as a correction… Continue reading Share price drops due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine-how to respond
Day 3 of the WRC hearing-is this the best system for employment claims?
It looked like a straightforward unfair dismissal case. But today is the 3rd day of the WRC hearing. When you quote a person for your services for a WRC claim you do your best to give a competitive quotation. Some work out, some don’t. When a case goes on for three days, and you commit… Continue reading Day 3 of the WRC hearing-is this the best system for employment claims?
YouTube shorts and short form vertical video
I started uploading some YouTube shorts a few weeks ago. A YouTube short is a video that is shot in vertical format and is 60 seconds or less in length. YouTube, I had been reading online, were pushing shorts and Instagram were pushing Reels because they were concerned about the growth of TikTok. Since I… Continue reading YouTube shorts and short form vertical video
Running with one shoe
The little child runs towards the camera. He is missing one of his little runners but is oblivious. He is also oblivious to the historic moment in which his life can be found in February 2022. He is running from Ukraine, with his family, into Poland. One day he may look back and recognise the… Continue reading Running with one shoe
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene-not for me
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene has 36,881 four or five star reviews on Amazon.com as I write this in February 2022. I don’t think I have every seen a book with as many positive reviews as this book. I know from my own research and reading over the last few years that… Continue reading The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene-not for me
Great stretch in the evenings
There is a great stretch in the evenings now. Has been for weeks. Since January, really. It’s great to see. I used to dread the tedium and monotony of cutting the grass at home around the house. Now I am looking forward to it. Maybe it’s a sign of aging. Perhaps it has to do… Continue reading Great stretch in the evenings
Getting planning permission in rural Ireland-evidence of an anti-rural bias?
I shared a video on Instagram yesterday about the local needs criteria when seeking planning permission for a residential development in rural Ireland. It generated a good deal of interest and questions. One of the questions surprised me, however. Here it is: It is hard to believe that it is necessary to explain that planning… Continue reading Getting planning permission in rural Ireland-evidence of an anti-rural bias?
The value and cost of my time
It happens every week, sometimes more than once. A person will contact me and ask me for an hour of my time. They may be doing some academic work or research. Or they may simply ‘want to run something past you’. I cannot understand how such persons cannot make the connection between my time and… Continue reading The value and cost of my time