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The Return of Give and Take: Rebuilding Community Beyond Self-Promotion
“What’s in it for me?” Sure, it'll get you so far. But eventually, people catch on. They realise you only care about one thing—and it’s not them. Running something like Creative Boom gives you a front-row seat to how people show up online. Some are generous, open, and collaborative. Others? Take, take, take. It’s disappointing, but I understand. They want promotion. They want progress. They’re chasing success…

Can M&S Survive the Storm—and Come Back Even Stronger?
For years, Marks & Spencer felt like a relic—reliably British, undeniably beige. But lately, my friends and I can’t stop saying it: M&S are absolutely smashing it. So when the recent cyberattack brought down their website, halted online orders, and left their app unusable for over a week (and counting), it didn’t just feel like a technical hiccup; it felt like a threat to something far more meaningful: the unlikely renaissance of one of the UK’s most iconic high street brands…