Category: Social Media

  • Web 2.0 investing on the rise

    Venture-capital investment in Web 2.0 companies, generally ad-supported websites in fields like social networking or blogging, is showing signs of maturity, with more deals happening outside the Silicon Valley tech heartland. A Wall Street Journal report says: Investors directed $646.2…

  • Blogs drive business opportunities: UK survey

    A new survey on business blogging conducted in August by research firm Loudhouse – the results of which were presented at an event in London yesterday in which I participated – shows that blogs are rapidly becoming a credible tool…

  • On speaking and cricket

    Heading into central London early this afternoon to speak at an event organized by Inferno PR during which research firm Loudhouse will be announcing the results of new research about business blogs and blogging in the UK. Some very interesting…

  • GM Europe launches social media newsroom

    When you think of General Motors and social media, you tend to think of the FastLane Blog and GM vice chairman and corporate blogger-in-chief, Bob Lutz. GM were pioneers when FastLane launched in January 2005, setting a standard for the…

  • PodCamp UK in Second Life

    Just taken a flying visit (literally) to the venue in Second Life where you can visit PodCamp UK this weekend. Make a note – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Booville%202/67/171/29 About 120 people now signed up to be at the event in the real world, at…