Year: 2011

  • FIR Book Review: Measure What Matters by Katie Paine

    Measure What Matters by Katie Paine. FIR Book Reviews editor Bob LeDrew reviews Katie Paine’s latest book, Measure What Matters. Katie – longtime friend of FIR – previously wrote Measuring Public Relationships. From the inside front cover of Measure What…

  • See what you can do with 3D printing

    I’ve been hearing a lot about 3D printing lately. It’s not been wholly clear to me, though, exactly what it is (especially after I read the Wikipedia entry). From a layman’s perspective, you tend to think about ink, paper and…

  • FIR Interview: David Spark on content marketing

    David Spark, of Spark Media Solutions, produces content for clients that helps them establish their voice within their industries. He calls content "the currency of social media." "If you want to be visible, you must have an editorial voice that…

  • Getting hands-on with social media comes to London in September

    If you’re looking for a conference or other event where you can learn more about social media for business, there are quite a few coming up during the next few months. I’m involved with some as a presenter. Here’s one…

  • Top 20 UK tech blogs for August 2011

    European search engine and news portal Wikio will be publishing its latest monthly ranking of the top 100 technology blogs in the UK shortly. As usual, they’ve given me an advance look ahead of publication at the top 20 from…