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Live blogging from the Future of Social Media Conference: five things that went well

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

Let’s be honest – if you run a conference on social media, you should jolly well make sure it practices what it preaches. Well, we achieved a nice, big social media bubble around the Future of Social Media Conference. What … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from the Future of Social Media Conference: panel discussion at 4.30pm

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

Speakers on the panel discussion include Jia Shen, RockYou, Andy Hobsbawn, Agency.com, Rohit Bhargava, Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence, and Simon Frank, KickApps. Question one Since companies now go to people to inspire ideas about their brands, are professionals of use … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from the Future of Social Media Conference: Andy Hobsbawn, Agency.com at 3.50pm

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

  Andy Hobsbawn’s inspiring insights. What underlies the rise of social media? Quote form Francis Bacon Knowledge is power Fifty years ago today, millions of radio listeners in the US heard of an alien invasion. People thought it was a … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from the Future of Social Media Conference: Ville Osterlund, InterQuest at 1.15

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

How to use social media for research is the topic of Ville Osterlund’s presentation. He argues that researchers are still not engaged. Brands are engaging with us online, we engage with each other online but not research. The result – … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from the Future of Social Social Media conference – Jia Shen, RockYou at 12.20

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

Now Jia Shen from RockYou. Use viral campaigns to push social netoworking but before you do that evaluate and understand the difference between social networks. MySpace is going really well but Facebook as well, the former for youth, the latter … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from the Future of Social Media Conference – Kevin Eyres, Linkedin at midday

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

Kevin Eyres, MD Europe of LinkedIn, is up next. “Blue shirt nation” is a bit of kit run by Walkers Crisp to find out form sales reps what is likely to sell most. So use your own staff as a … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from the Future of Social Media Conference – surgery by Nixon McInnes in the coffee break

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

  Here’s Ruth Baker from Nixon McInnes running a social media surgery during the coffee break. And Joshua van de Broek from Nixon McInnes.

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