Today Google kindly asked me if I’d like to try Google Buzz, the new social networking feature it has bolted onto Gmail, its popular free email service.
The last thing I’m inclined to do right now is join another time consuming social network!
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With over 280,000 members, “Earthquake Haiti” is now the largest group on Facebook. Let the sceptics of social networking take note: not only are people using social media to find missing loved ones, but using it as a source of on-the-ground information.
I hate every nauseating minute of the X factor. From the insipid voice over to the hackneyed ‘old spice’ music, through the endless regurgitation of clichés, that make footballers sound intelligent, right up to the gurn inducing, blart infested melodrama that is the vote.
Yes it has been a “journey” for me too Dermot.
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!
New – Social media guide for reluctant MDs
October 13th, 2009Category: Keyword Research, News, Online PR, Online Reputation, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Training
friend has released a no-nonsense ten-point guide in order to try to convince MD’s to embrace social media:
“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 a director of a successful company!”
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Run for your lives: Facebook goes all Twitter
July 6th, 2009Category: Birmingham, Home, Online PR, Online Reputation, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy
So Facebook is turning into Twitter? Right listen very carefully, I shall say this only once: disable your Facebook account immediately and run for cover before they put all your profile content on display for everyone to see.
But hold on just a minute. In the words of another great drama queen, calm down dear.
In fact what Facebook are doing is changing their business model to include public content sharing, profile ‘fans’ and real-time search (these are the headline grabbers).
Is this a good thing?
It’s been a long week in British politics and I’ve been enjoying every minute of it. Finally after all these years there is some real debate, accountability and at least a degree of action.
I’ve been watching (and waiting) in earnest to see which party would be bravest in the social media space. It’s promising but there’s a long way to go.
