About Me

vero_profileMy name’s Véro, I’m 27 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?

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:

I’m a digital marketing and social media consultant, working with companies of all sizes who are looking to experiment with the panoply of online channels and tools available to better interact with their user base and community.

Some of my older (now deserted) blogs:

  • thatcanadiangeek: I wrote about online marketing, social networks and the challenges of starting up your own business.
  • The Blog Medic: Writing about corporate blogging
  • Focus On Them: A bit of a short-lived project, again blogging about own business stuff.
  • Sugar and Spice: I dropped this site two years ago, but really did enjoy blogging about food. I might have to revive this one sometime soon.
  • My shitty short lived Vox blog

[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.]