Cider, spamming and Girls Aloud

Apologies for the delay in posting - wow was it really the end of April that I last sat down to write a blog? Time sure flies when you're joining Girl's Aloud online fan clubs.Now, before you contact Operation Ore, this was all in the name of work. Sometimes you just have to make these sacrifices, and visit websites packed with saucy pictures of Nadine and the Ginger One.You see, as web editor for the Herald, my job doesn't just involve writing the (very) occasional blog, and making sure all the latest news appears on our website in the right place at the right time.I am also the cyber-equivalent of that bloke sitting in a box in Armada Way shouting 'Herald!!!'Part of my job involves letting other people know what's on our site. So when we have news about Girls Aloud I join up with the bulletin boards and post the info.Not just Girls Aloud, I've joined discussion groups and social networking sites on everything from the Royal Navy to archaeology, and from crime to Elton John.Most of the boards receive me well. I consider myself an online ambassador for the Herald and try to respect the rules of the boards I visit.Some just ignore more, some post replies grateful for the news. Only once have I been accused of spamming.Well, if joining a bulletin board just to post links to your own site is spamming then...oh yeah.Ah well, must go.I'm locked in a heated debate over which one is better, the Ginger One or the one who gets rowdy in nightclubs, then this afternoon I'm off to an organic cider festival. Its an eclectic life.