Monthly Archives: July 2011

google+

11 Monday Jul 2011

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Here I go again…

I finally got an invite to join Google+ yesterday and since then I have been wasting spending all kinds of time figuring out what it can do. So far it seems like a much more elegant version of Facebook, and I can see it becoming very popular. There are nice options available so each post can go totally public, to all your contacts (all circles) or just selected ones. And I love that I can edit my posts after they’ve been published.

A bit annoyed with myself for being a bit duh and signing up using my Google profile name “azahar sevilla”, instead of my real name. Looks like everyone is using their real name, but oh well.  As I’m mostly interested in using this for business stuff then using my brand is probably okay. Or it’ll have to be because it looks like I’m not allowed to change it (oops)! Besides, most people know me as azahar by now. Perhaps I should legally change it…?

This is a link to my G+ profile

Who else out there is now using Google+?

the popsicle test

10 Sunday Jul 2011

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This seems an appropriate quiz to go with The Heat…

You Are No Nonsense

You are a well rounded and competent leader. People turn to you when times are tough.

You are very strict with yourself. You know that it’s important to stay on task and not lose focus.

You are a planner. Whenever possible, you don’t leave much to chance.

You are athletic, even if it doesn’t come naturally to you. You like to compete.

near

09 Saturday Jul 2011

Posted by in photohunt, photos, sevilla

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Today’s Photohunt theme is “near”.

And so okay, am showing off my new iPhone app that allows me to take 360º pics … this one is from the top of the Metropol Parasol that opened in Sevilla in the spring (click on it to see a bigger & better view), which is very near where I live. And one of the things I love about it being so near is that it has a terrific market and a couple of great tapas bars, just a stone’s throw from my house. In fact, it’s so near that I can see it from my rooftop terrace.

But that means they can also see me!

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cutely organised!

08 Friday Jul 2011

Posted by in home, retail therapy, sevilla, work

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I was at my friend Maria’s fab paper & gift shop Maspapeles the other day for a visit, and on the way out saw this opaque plastic swirly card holder thingy hanging on the glass door. And well, I just had to have one! Is this not an fun way to organise your business cards (or photos, or postcards…)? I love how stylish it is and how it tones in with the wall – so much cooler than a corkboard. And so now I have lots of biz info at my finger tips and it’s also attractively displayed.

I just get such a kick out of well-designed useful things, don’t you?