The Next GE Instagrapher

Taking social media jobs to another level, GE are on the look out for an 'instagrapher'. See what they did there? Those crazy folks. Yes, you could be flying over to the UK (or jumping on a bus if you're already there, presumably) to take hipster-retro photos of a world-class GE jet engine facility.

To enter, all you have to do is shoot some photos inspired by the four ways GE works (moving, curing, powering, and building - as if you didn't already know), and give them the hashtag #GEinspireme. They'll be entered into a gallery on Facebook where they will be voted on by the masses.

It sounds like a pretty cool gig, and I love that they're really maxing out Instagram, and combining it with Facebook (which, let's face it, is pretty much mainstream and a given now, but it's still cool). Good for you GE.

Social Life Audit

I failed the Social Life Audit, which is a little embarrassing, but also not.

Ultimat Vodka is behind this offline social life audit which uses your Facebook data to rate how social you are through your check-ins, facial recognition (mood), and your friends info (i.e. gender). It then spews these all back out at you and tells you how social you are. There's clearly some kind of pass rate seeing as I 'failed' but I'm not sure what is. 

I'd like to point out that I have never checked in using Facebook, and check-ins seem to count for rather a lot here. Please do, however, note my high Good Times score. I might not get out much, but boy...when I do... 

So what have I learnt? I must drink more vodka.

Do You Remember Your First Time

Virgin's new Facebook app helps you to do just that. Well, not that first time, but the first time you and a chosen friend were tagged in the same photo, the first page you both liked, your first event, first comment - you get the idea. It's kind of cool. Just don't choose someone you're really, really close to, like your partner, as then it's just boring, as let's face it, Facebook just isn't that old.

Give it a go. 

Mashable say that, "The app is part of a 26-hour “social marathon” Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson is hosting to celebrate the company’s history on Wednesday." So there.

Here is my first time with ex-flatmate, still very much mate, Emma.