I remember when Twitter started and I was following/being followed by about 200-300. The signal to noise ratio was very high. Because you couldn’t add pictures/video/music into the stream there was little distraction. Things were focussed on the the business of SEO and Social Media Manipulation. All good stuff. Of course the “drinking coffee” Tweets [...]
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Will Google +1 Result in the End of Small Business Online?
It’s very simple. Either Google +1 will affect the search engine results or it will not. What if it does? Will the frenetic dash that Digital Media Agencies mean that they then resell their networks to Corporate big gits to help crush the small independent, just as they have on the high street? A little [...]
Twitter – Follower of 10
There is a new Twitter movement out there, it’s called “Follower of 10” It simply means reducing the people you follow on Twitter to 10 people. The point is to increase the signal, decrease the noise. It’s not for everyone, everyone has their own social media strategy. I’m taking up this challenge, it’s difficult as [...]
Where is PRWSocial?
There is a “PR & Social Media In Practice” on today. I noticed it in my twitter feed, #PRWSocial, which is fine. But then I went to Google and did the search thing and had to wade through a bunch of twitter nonsense before I could get to the meat, which was the offical PRWSocial [...]
Who cares that you like Digg – Stumbleupon – Reddit – Delicious, best
It confuses me when people in my industry start talking about their personal preference when it comes to content tagging sites. Why get so excited about how much you like the colours on digg than reddit and other such nonsense. In my industry we deal in eyeballs, offering up your personal opinion about your emotional [...]
You think you know your World? think again
| found this on the blog of Ruth Mortimer and had to have it on mine. You have to sit very quietly (yes that means switching twitter off) and still and think about the stuff in this clip before you can get a hint of what it might really mean. As most of you wont [...]
What is Social Media :Part 3
This is an unplanned and off the cuff series I am doing regarding Social Media and its definition, which is still in a state of flux. Part 1 and 2 It’s all about the conversation. Not the product, not the service, and certainly not how wonderful you are. What do you think a good conversation [...]
Eva Green Social Media Magic
Eva Green Will See You Now So says the latest cover of GQ. Personally I prefer Esquire. I can’t imagine ever reading the likes of Nuts and Zoo, but someone must. Back to GQ, the front cover headlines reads: Beyond Bond Eva Green Will see you now 20 + pages of Red-Hot New Looks for [...]
What is Social Media? Part 2
Part 1 of What is Social Media is here There is so much written, blogged, twittered about social media it’s like a thousand overweight elephants trying to get into the Krispy Kreme kiosk at Paddington Station. All at the same time. So here it is. This is what social media is. It’s just a bunch [...]