Tag Archives: Jeremiah Owyang

Seven tips for getting the most out of an Event 2.0

Posted on April 15, 2009 by John Welsh

I’ve just returned from the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. Before I left, I exploited my existing social media activity. I did not approach any potential contacts directly but used social media in what I called the etiquette of … Continue reading →

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Six types of Tweets if you Twitter everyday

Posted on January 12, 2009 by John Welsh

I have so many people asking me how to write Tweets.  So I have provided a list of generic types using real Tweets by some of the social and new media people I follow. This is a list of Tweets for … Continue reading →

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Five people to follow on Twitter in 2009

Posted on December 22, 2008 by John Welsh

UPDATED 02/01/09: The list has now become six names. Just as there are five people I am no longer following on Twitter, so I would recommend five people to follow on Twitter in 2009.  My criteria for following are these they … Continue reading →

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Could Barnado’s “feral children” advertisement ever become the UK’s Motrin saga?

Posted on November 19, 2008 by John Welsh

Over the weekend, the power of social media to undermine a company’s reputation was on full display in the US. Mothers Twittered and blogged drug company Motrin into submission over its advertisement on YouTube targeting baby-sling wearing mums. The “Motrin Mothers” were outraged that … Continue reading →

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Six steps to get started in social media

Posted on November 11, 2008 by John Welsh

I am often asked by my colleagues and people on Tweets how to START in the world of social media, particularly blogging. So here’s my six step plan I would follow (ie sign up for their email alerted postings) blogs by former journalists … Continue reading →

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A list of bloggers who focus on B2B media

Posted on October 27, 2008 by John Welsh

You can meet everyone in the blogosphere: leading social media marketers such as Jeremiah Owyang; top journalism teachers such as Jay Rosen and creative programmers such as Yongfook. But try and find a decent group of bloggers posting about Business-to-Business media and you … Continue reading →

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After three months of blogging!

Posted on September 22, 2008 by John Welsh

Three months in and 112 postings, 46 comments and two templates later.  My hits are approaching 5,000, 178 in one day, and my readers are completely global My Technorati ranking stands at 388,404, up from 1.5 million two months ago I … Continue reading →

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