About Me

vero_profileMy name’s Véro, I’m 30 and I live just outside Cambridge, UK. I flitted back and forth between Canada and the UK from 2001, and settled here in 2004. Brits tell me I’ve done it the wrong way around and they’d rather be in Canada than here, but isn’t the grass always greener across the pond?

In 2004, I founded Pepsmedia, a social media marketing and web development agency with my husband Andrew. We work with clients, from solo freelancers to multinational corporations, on developing clever digital strategies that help them better interact with their community and users. You can find out more on the Hire me page or at http://pepsmedia.com

Described as cheeky and irreverent, I write about technology, gadgets, marketing, often trying to scratch the slick surface of someone’s latest glitzy campaign like one might scratch their iPod by putting it in the same pocket as a set of keys.

Blogging since 2000 here (when did it stop being an online diary and become a blog?), I’ve seen that canadian girl grow from a weedy little online diary into a blog apparently worthy of recognition.

I’ve been recognised as:

For a flavour of some of my best posts, you can have a look at the Top Posts of All Times page.

[Photo credit: David Thompson, SXSW 2009 under Creative Commons license]

[Disclaimer: As you'd expect, all views and opinions expressed on this site are just me talking rubbish, whinging, bitching, and so on. My (past, current or future) employer may not agree with any of it. But it's all in the spirit of good debate and discussion, isn't it?

I suggest you take every post with a sprinkle of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila. It makes my blog a lot more bearable.]