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Category Archives: social media
The ‘internet election’ begins
We’re being told this will be our first ‘internet election’. While we may not see the levels of sophistication in social media use that we did in Obama’s campaign, we’re certainly in a very different digital media landscape than we were in 2005. It's going to be fascinating to watch the parties learn as they go along. Read more ...
Council websites miss a trick
There’s no doubt that online channels offer an opportunity to improve communications at the same time as delivering greater efficiency. But it is surprising that it is IT managers, rather than comms professionals, that seem to be leading the way. Read more ...
Safety first for Election 2010
Public sector bloggers are considering staying silent during election purdah. They shouldn’t need to, but as we enter the uncharted territory our first social media election it looks like ‘safety first’ might be a wise approach.
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The sidewiki cometh?
You’d have to be a fool, or someone seeking a topical introduction for a blog post, to make predictions for the coming year. So, I’ll stick my neck out and predict that this time next year we’ll all be much more familiar with the Google ‘sidewiki’, a new front on fight to manage reputations. Read more ...
Trafigura: Has twitter come of age?
As oil giant Trafigura drops the gagging order covering its alleged environmental crimes in Africa the Twitterati claim ‘it was Twitter wot won it’. So has Twitter finally come of age? Or does recent research suggest it’s still not as important as its champions might think. Read more ...
Is time up for Twitter?
It's good to know I’m not alone in wondering what all the fuss is about.
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Whatever happened to Second Life?
With Friends Reunited sold this week for a £150m loss and claims that Second Life's user figures are not as healthy as they seem, what do the rise and fall of these internet phenomena tell us about the future of Twitter? Read more ...
We’re all as bad as each other
The assumption that the commercial imperative has put the private sector ahead of the public in the use of online communications is a bit unfair - it seems we're all as bad as each other. Read more ...
Resistance is futile
Organisations should be embracing the opportunities of new media, but many are resisting them instead. Why? Read more ...
Twitter doesn’t end careers; bad judgement does