A week after its first reading, the government’s new Digital Economy Bill is proving as popular as a burning orphanage with Birmingham’s digital community.
But the government was never going to win on this one.
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Facebook users can generally be divided into two types – narcissists and voyeurists!
Read Chris Tomlinson’s latest musing on the subject in Thursday’s Birmingham Post
Today, many are blaming the lack of salt grit for bringing the economy to a standstill, leaving many workers snowed in and unable to work.
But is it really the lack of salt grit that’s to blame?
Birmingham PR firms are trying to get to grips with this ‘digital’ thing. Most have worked out how to put their client’s press releases on blog sites and tweet them to their journalist followers.
But that isn’t “joining the conversation” – especially when they turn off the ability to leave comments!
Since last August, Mr Murdoch has been threatening to charge for access to The Sun and Times Online by erecting a so-called ‘paywall’ around the online versions of his publications.
So why has he not done so yet?
New – Reluctant MD’s Guide to online PR
November 13th, 2009Category: Birmingham, News, Online PR, Online Reputation, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy
friend has created a jargon free online PR guide for busy MD’s.
“Thanks to social media, good public relations (PR) has never been more important for your business.
People now listen to each other rather than your advertisements; good corporate social responsibility has moved to the top of the political agenda and thanks to the blogosphere, everyone [...]
Lawyers – a last resort when fighting online defamation
October 29th, 2009Category: Birmingham, Home, Keyword Research, Online PR, Online Reputation, Social Media Strategy
Defamatory and damaging comments are posted on a website blog anonymously. The impact is immediate. Share prices are affected. Gossip among staff is rife. Market confidence drops – who are you going to call?
Jan Moir, The Daily Mail and the influence of social media
October 19th, 2009Category: Birmingham, Home, Online PR, Online Reputation, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy
Boy did Jan Moir learn a lesson about social media this weekend. A stark reminder of the effectiveness of social networking for galvanising public opinion around particular issues, in this case homophobia and bad journalism!
Can social media save your liver?
October 13th, 2009Category: Birmingham, Home, Keyword Research, Online PR, Online Reputation, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Training
If you’ve no desire to go on Facebook, think Twitter is full of twaddle, haven’t got the slightest inclination to write a blog and ignore all invites from Linkedin, you’re probably the managing director of a successful company!
Is Guardian crowdsourcing bad for journalism?
September 3rd, 2009Category: Birmingham, Home, Online PR, Online Reputation, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy
According to Wikipedia, ‘Crowdsourcing’ describes the process of taking a task, traditionally performed by an employee and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large, group of the community.
I can see most employers embracing it as a fantastic new concept, despite get-mugs-to-work-for-free being a well-established business model!
