Emails are a day to day necessity – but here is my top ten most ANNOYING emails list! Let me know if you agree…

Jamie at matm gets to grips with his latest email

1. Replying all when you really don’t need to

2. Sending me an email with nothing in the subject box

3. Marking it high priority with your red exclamation mark when it isn’t

4. Read receipts

5. WRITING IN CAPITALS

6. Using text speak

7. Sending me huge emails

8. Using emoticons

9. Using ‘LOL’, ‘ROFLMAO’ etc..

10. If you are a spammer – YOU!

Rant over,

Jamie

The British Hearth Foundation has launched its ‘Mending Broken Hearts’ appeal with a very subtle yet eye-catching TV ad. It’s a touching story in two parts – seen from the view of a woman and a zebrafish. That’s right – a fish!

Amazing facts about the zebrafish

• Their hearts mend themselves – if part of a zebrafish heart is damaged, it is repaired in a few weeks, just like mending a broken arm (human, not fish…silly)
• They are see-through – in their early development, they are transparent, allowing scientist to watch the development of their heart and blood vessels
• Zebrafish are commonly studied by genetics scientists, looking to develop new medicines and therapies

Mending Broken Hearts Appeal – British Heart Foundation

Nick Radmore, BHF’s Head of Social Marketing and Brand, said: “The idea was to bring the science to life. The zebrafish helps people understand how complex regenerative medicine [on human hearts] could bring hope to millions of people in the UK.”

It’s not very often an ad such as this makes me want to go and google about it, said Neil Dicken, a designer at matm, the marketing, design, web development and PR agency, at Jackfield near Telford, Shropshire.

But as it came to an end, I already had my Iphone out, reading up on this amazing fish!

Find out more about this BHF’s Mending Broken Hearts Appeal.

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It’s been in the news all week. After Sky Sports football presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys were both forced out of their jobs for doubting female linesman Sian Massey’s knowledge of the offside rule, we at matm thought we’d conduct a little survey. We went to Shrewsbury to find who really can explain the offside rule.

matm’s Freaky Friday: do you know the football offside rule? from matm on Vimeo.

So there’s a few thoughts from the good people of Shropshire …

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Andy Coulson resigned as Prime Minister David Cameron’s Press Secretary today over claims that journalists hacked into the phones of celebrities and politicians while he was editor of the News of the World.

So we went out to ask the public: “Whose phone would you want to hack into and why?”

The NoW did it – so matm asks, who would you phone hack? from matm on Vimeo.

So there’re a few thoughts from the good people of Shropshire …

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