Category: Social Networks

  • Social media and the future of PR

    I’m heading to Brussels tomorrow to participate in EuroBlog 2008, a two-day conference that mashes up academia and PR to produce an event that I’m sure will be worth the time of everyone attending, speakers and guests alike. This is…

  • Satisfying the inner geek

    Does the idea of being marooned on a desert island appeal to you? Metaphorically, it appeals to me and so I happily accepted an invitation from Neil Dixon a few weeks ago to be a guest on Desert Island Geek.…

  • History of social networking in the UK

    I enjoy a writing challenge, and I’m about to embark on a pretty interesting one. Working with Drew Benvie at Hotwire PR, I’m researching information to write 1,000 words for a chapter in a publication that will chronicle the history…

  • Ten tips for encouraging blog comments

    A couple of days ago, someone forwarded me a request from a journalist writing a piece for a national UK paper about social networking. The journalist’s questions were a little unclear: I need ‘ten top tips’ for social networking, what…

  • Buzz on the go

    A couple of weeks ago, I met Luke Razzell at the social media cafe in London. Luke is CEO of i-together, the UK company behind Blog Friends, one of the more useful applications for Facebook. What Luke introduced me to,…