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I am following a variety of communication projects and numerous campaigns from time to time. What I am really surprised at lately is how many social media consultants will actually run a campaign as if its content has to . . . → Read the rest of this entry…
I sometimes wonder what people did before the web, before easy access to information, before the dream/ nightmare of 24/7 engagement and content. (I’m not that young. I remember the yellow-y library index cards) I have heard that this constant ‘on’ mode is distracting and I concur. . . . → Read the rest of this entry…
Beer O'Clock Uploaded by Ben Harris-Roxas on 24 Feb 06, 4.44PM BST Stan Schroeder reports over on Mashable that the poor bloke who lost that iPhone has been offered a free trip by Lufthansa. (Original story on CBS news) In . . . → Read the rest of this entry…
Jump on the social media bandwagon Uploaded by Matt Hamm on 15 Oct 08, 10.07PM GMT. We had this discussion the other day with Stavros Kontaksis (blog in Greek) - @stakon on Twitter – the fact that . . . → Read the rest of this entry…
After nagging endlessly about the abysmal search facility on twitter I can’t resist being very enthusiastic about Google Real Time Search. Now, immediately after conducting a search, you can see live updates from people on popular sites like Twitter and FriendFeed, as well as headlines from . . . → Read the rest of this entry…
I cannot find it in my heart to truly sympathise with Members of the UK Parliament (MPs) who might now hit a spot of bother with their twitter account – but . . . → Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t know why but as comms people we frequently get over-excited by the latest shiny thing. In that respect I think we are a little bit like academic researchers – go crazy . . . → Read the rest of this entry…
It’s time for the Greek elections (again – they seem to happen more and more often) and I am watching with more interest than it . . . → Read the rest of this entry…
I recently heard from a newspaper man that Twitter is definitely a fad but one which cannot be ignored. It kind of reminded me the old Nielsen study (back in April) which was much touted as a ‘twitter is a fad’ research (even though it . . . → Read the rest of this entry… Again, another amazing piece of content – this time a presentation – which I ‘d love to incorporate into my Intro to Social Media work. [slideshare id=496437&doc=whatthefissocialmedia070208-1215026815612657-8] —————— Following a database meltdown (long live the server move processes) this post and any comments were uploaded again manually. |
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Westminster at Sunset Uploaded by DMoutray on 29 Dec 08, 2.34PM GMT.
Anti-Social Media? Uploaded by Intersection Consulting on 23 Apr 09, 6.48PM BST.
Kostas Karamanlis – current Greek Prime Minister Uploaded by Νέα Δημοκρατία on 26 Sep 09, 10.19AM GMT. 
