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Best resources in Social Media? A personal plotted history...

Television and newspaper reports make ‘S ocial Media ‘ and ‘ Social Networking ‘ buzz words sound like something that’s arrived on the scene in the past couple of years – but at least the basics pre-date the existence of the internet itself. Early BBS...

Posted Nov 20 2009, 01:06 PM by Richard Monk with | with no comments

Filed under: social networking, social media, facebook, MySpace, SEO, brighton social networking, history of social networking, best resources for social networking, history of social marketing

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It’ll end in tears if you’re just going to Tweet around.

I’ve just been through a whirlwind of social media lately. Conferences, projects, discussions, it’s left me feeling quite anti-social about the whole thing. But stay your burning pitchforks. Do not assault my door as you Tweet that you’ve found a non...

Posted Nov 04 2009, 10:26 AM by Rajnish Razdan with | with 3 comment(s)

Filed under: social media, twitter, Tweet

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Micropayments open up new sources of online revenue

Demand for micropayments is increasing fast as social networking and dating sites wake up to the benefits of taking small subscriptions via secure SMS or voice billing services. Adding to this and as part of the Digital Britain report, the Government's...

Posted Oct 29 2009, 04:45 PM by Colin White, UK CEO, Oxygen8 Communications with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: social media, sms, Digital Britain, Micropayments

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Twitter Search Deal: Social Networking Now Mainstream

It’s undoubtedly very exciting that Twitter has struck deals with Microsoft and Google which will see people’s tweets added to their respective search engine results. In certain respects these are landmark deals – rather than a particular search engine...

Posted Oct 29 2009, 04:24 PM by Tim Cook with | with no comments

Filed under: social media, twitter, search engine optimisation, google wave, Microsoft, Bing

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It’s a smaller world, but is it blander for it? By Rajnish Razdan, Creative Director, TheAgency

Whilst chatting with my cousin in India via Facebook, it struck me how social media sites are helping to merge cultural boundaries. At the expense of sounding like someone who never switches off, this got me thinking about its effects on marketing and...

Posted Sep 18 2009, 12:25 PM by Rajnish Razdan with | with 7 comment(s)

Filed under: social media, branding, creative, strategic

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The Face of your Company

People buy people, so it is important to reveal the human side of your enterprise, as very often the first image people see is the profile photo on your website, blog or social networking site. You need to communicate effectively with your chosen audience...

Posted Sep 08 2009, 04:06 PM by TNR Communications Ltd with | with no comments

Filed under: social media, websites, corporate, business advertising, pr, portraits, photography, business

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Does it matter if 24% of tweets are created by bots?

This is just one of the interesting statistics held in the recent report, Inside Twitter by Sysomos , which goes into some serious detail about this most loved and hated darling of the social media set. There are more women twitters than men, 50% of twitterers...

Posted Aug 07 2009, 10:15 AM by Ross Taylor with | with no comments

Filed under: social media, twitter, MySpace, microblogging

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The 'Jigsaw Effect’

‘Hi! I’m TopKat and I just came third in the county’s under-14 cross-country.’ Looks innocuous enough, doesn’t it? Couldn’t possibly be dangerous for the child that posted it, could it? The sad truth, though, is that there is probably enough information...

Posted Jun 05 2009, 10:46 AM by Mark Wooding with | with no comments

Filed under: social networking, social media, facebook, MySpace, regulation, web site, jigsaw, risk, grooming, children, protection, bebo, soprano digital, online safety, effect, password, internet, dcfs, mark wooding

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Spotify – another one-hit wonder or a sustainable player?

Spotify’s founder Daniel Ek spoke on Friday (15 May) at the Great Escape festival in Brighton. He told the conference how Spotify had come to be and shared his vision for the future. Spotify is the current star in a succession of well documented and debated...

Posted May 19 2009, 05:15 PM by James Bates with | with 4 comment(s)

Filed under: social media, websites, web 2.0, Brands, entertainment growth, brand, brand recognition, customer experience, brand awareness, brand promotion, brand loyalty, build customer loyalty, Advertiser Funded Programmes, digital, Industry, Advertising, New Media

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Fakester, Friendster or Fraudster -Tools for effective social networking

Twitter has the badge of distinction of the first mass protest from members at a change it has implemented - thousands of people objecting to a change it has made in replies. At the same time it has been subjected to an amusingly wrathful blog post from...

Posted May 18 2009, 11:07 AM by James Kirkham with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: social media, facebook, twitter, digital, James Kirkham, Ashton Kutcher, MySpace, Friendster, Stephen Fry, Holler, networking, Kanye West

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Twitter me this, Twitter me that

What are you doing? Brands on Twitter take note: content is key The phenomenon that is Twitter despite being over two years old has recently exploded into the media landscape. It seems you can’t open a newspaper, consumer mag or trade publication/site...

Posted May 14 2009, 12:52 PM by Amanda Davie with | with 4 comment(s)

Filed under: social media, twitter, AMBV BBDO, TBWA, Ogilvy, Proximity, Wunderman

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The Life of Mobile

‘The Year of Mobile’. Lets have a show of hands to see who has heard this phrase a few times in the past 5 years… …That’s a lot of hands. Why, then I ask, do people such as myself continue to persevere and have faith in the mobile industry? We dedicate...

Posted Apr 28 2009, 11:31 AM by Carl Martin with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: social media, nokia, apple, wheel of tea, redweb, digital, mobile

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Top Five Tips for Harnessing Twitter for Brands: Conversion through Conversation

Author: Tom Griffiths, business development manager, CheezeDMG Twitter’s here. You can't visit a website or turn a page, digital or otherwise, without reading about it. Whether it’s Jonathan Ross’ banter or breaking news stories - Sky has a Twitter...

Posted Apr 15 2009, 12:25 PM by Tom Griffiths with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: social media, twitter

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Is all this networking encouraging us to become more sociable by actually being less sociable?

Is all this networking encouraging us to become more sociable by actually being less sociable? Everyone seems to know what one another is doing via Facebook and Twitter etc., yet were not really communicating directly with our friends anymore! We leave...

Posted Mar 12 2009, 01:46 PM by Emma Digerud-Waring with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: social networking, social media, facebook, status updates, communication skills, twitter

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Advertising on Social Networks

Last year Respose One conducted a survey of UK adults to examine the relative effectiveness of different advertising media in driving consumers to visit a company’s website and ’seriously consider making a purchase’. Advertising on social networking sites...

Posted Mar 11 2009, 12:27 PM by Jason Edge with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: social networking, social media, jason edge, nexus, web 2.0

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Best resources in Social Media? A personal plotted history...

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It’ll end in tears if you’re just going to Tweet around.

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Micropayments open up new sources of online revenue

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Twitter Search Deal: Social Networking Now Mainstream

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It’s a smaller world, but is it blander for it? By Rajnish Razdan, Creative Director, TheAgency

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The Face of your Company

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Does it matter if 24% of tweets are created by bots?

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The 'Jigsaw Effect’

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Spotify – another one-hit wonder or a sustainable player?

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Fakester, Friendster or Fraudster -Tools for effective social networking

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Twitter me this, Twitter me that

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The Life of Mobile

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Top Five Tips for Harnessing Twitter for Brands: Conversion through Conversation

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Is all this networking encouraging us to become more sociable by actually being less sociable?

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Advertising on Social Networks