Social Media Revolution

I know a lot of people have published/ blogged/ tweeted/ shared about this video already.

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I was just thinking that next time I present an Intro to Social Media I might use this before Brian Solis’ <a href="http:/

—————— Following a database meltdown (long live the server move processes) this post and any . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

Tophost.gr & Papaki.gr: Engagement wins from 2 Greek companies

Customer Service Hero Originally uploaded by lepriveconcierge

And now for something completely different: Two companies that actually helped me online and engaged with me and responded to me via social media.

You know how we all nag ALL THE TIME about companies who don’t get it? It’s . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

Fundamental Theory: The dramaturgical perspective (and how it relates to Facebook and Friendfeed)

Multiple Personalities Originally uploaded by moostang78

Anything new crops up and we think that we are inventing the world all over again. In my experience we don’t. We are just re-discovering things that others have said a lot better (and researched a lot more diligently) than us. . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

How you can UNfollow thousands on twitter

Twitter icon for a fluid app Originally uploaded by mfilej

I blogged a few days ago on how you can follow thousands on Twitter or rather on how I manage to do it. It sure isn’t easy and I now follow about 1500 people (which I . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

Election Campaigning 2.0

The Three Originally uploaded by Rebecca Mckevitt

The UK Conservatives are gearing up for the elections and here is an appointment that should please their supporters.Sam Coates is moving over to Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) to take on a new media role. Sam will be working with . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

How can you follow thousands on twitter?

Twitter icon for a fluid app Originally uploaded by mfilej When I did the Intro to Social Media I was asked how many people I follow on twitter. I said over 1500 but the accurate count (today at least) is 1901.

“Impossible”, the man said, “how can . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

Intro to Social Media

v2.0 of the Conversation Prism is Now Available: http://www.theconversationprism.com Originally uploaded by b_d_solis I created a short presentation on Social Media for some lovely people. It’s just an introduction but since the web helped me (both here and here ) I thought I should upload some highlights. . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

My top 5 wishes for Dora online

Foreign Minister, David Miliband with Greek Foreign Minister, Dora Bakoyanni Originally uploaded by UK in Greece (British Embassy, Athens)

Dora Bakoyannis is the Greek Foreign Minister – serving under the current Conservative government – and I would really like to see her do better with online presence . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

Please, stop trying to impose your rules

Commit No Nuisance Sign London Originally uploaded by greenwood100

Here goes a little bit of a rant.

I am so tired of semi-knowledgeable people (and in the field of social media and online comms nobody knows it all – it’s too early people) trying to convince me . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

Check your facts, check again (and you are still wrong)

Here is a massive failure story of mine and a how-not-to-do-it.

Browsing through my feeds I noticed a blog post I thought I had seen somewhere else. I looked into it. I had. I looked into it some more. I went into the ‘offending’ blog. More blog posts I had seen before. Granted, I . . . → Read the rest of this entry…

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