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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Five predictions for the economy and what to do about it
Roger Martin-Fagg made five predictions for the economy at the AEO Conference 2008. This is the Client Director Henley Management College economist who has made many gloomy predictions in the past and said at the same event last year there has … Continue reading
Five reasons to be interested in Facebook once more
It comes in waves. One day I am obsessed with Twitter. Another day it is back to FriendFeed. But, at the moment, it’s Facebook. I’ll try and tell you why. Only a few months ago, I was asking on this blog … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Social media, Twitter
Tagged Facebook, Friendfeed, LinkedIn, Social media, Social network, Twitter
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Is it time to stop using the phrase “social media”?
Their eyes cloud over. Then there’s a nervous little laugh. Damn, I’ve lost them. It’s that phrase social media again, turning civilised human beings into twitching wrecks. They cannot escape its constant repetition at work where their email inboxes are filled … Continue reading
Are bloggers ready for the competition from the arrival of so many former, print journalists?
Do bloggers realise quite what is about to hit them? Following wave after wave of redundancies on US and UK newspapers and a marked shift to web-only or web-dominant on those titles that survive, hundreds of traditional journalists are about to flood the bloggers hallowed … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Disintermediation, Editors, New Media
Tagged Blog, Craig Stolz, Jeff Jarvis, New Media, Newspaper business, Social media
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Three easy ways to find blogs about your chosen subject when starting from scratch
I am often asked the same question by people who are about to start writing a blog. “Where do I start to find blogs about my chosen subject?” In answer to the question, here are three easy steps. What are you suggestions? Absolutely the first … Continue reading
In the future, will companies only consider candidates with a social media footprint?
Chris Brogan’s asks Should Every Outward Facing Employee Have a Web Presence? When the economy recovers and companies start hiring once more, should you only consider people for jobs who boast a social media profile? It would be simple to police. Google their name … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Disintermediation, Social media
Tagged Business-to-business, Facebook, LinkedIn, Social media, Social media profile, Twitter
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Jarvis v Rosenbaum – latest on the “death-of-journalism” spat rocking the US
For those of you familiar with Jeff Jarvis’ elegant weekly column in the Guardian or even more erudite blog Buzzmachine,you may already have heard of the spat “between digital news evangelist Jeff Jarvis and veteran print author Ron Rosenbaum” as … Continue reading
B2B magazine websites are “highly valued” according to AOP
Good news for B2B magazine websites from the AOP – the Association of Online Publishers which represents a wide cross section of media in the UK. Its most recent survey showed that B2B websites were: a highly valued and indispensable source of information … Continue reading
Three approaches to social networks and how to get them started
If you are looking at how to “garden”, that is foster, your online communities, you are probably also wondering how exactly to achieve it. I’ve come up with three different approaches that I call “Keep It In The Family”, “The Great Escape” and “The … Continue reading
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