6 tips for good blogging (and social networking)
Share Recently I began writing a blog and looking after the social interaction for a music venue. Here are a few things I have learnt along the way (NOTE: this is a work in progress and will be updated –…
Do they want you, or your contacts? (updated)
ShareWe’ve all heard the phrase – it’s not what you know, but who you know. But: if your job involves promotion/marketing – where do you draw the line between your friends, and your contacts? In this social-networking world we find we…
iPhone Apps: RSS READERS
ShareContinuing in my series of posts about my favourite apps, I move onto … RSS READERS I currently run 2 RSS readers on my phone. I struggled to find one that could accommodate forwarding to 2 different Twitter accounts. iNEWS…
iPhone Apps: search
ShareAfter jumping into the iPhone apps world with both feet, I thought I’d run through my favourites. Watch our for more posts in this series. SEARCH/RESEARCH Google (free) (Itunes link) Image via CrunchBase I am a big fan of the…
Blogging: what is it worth?
ShareBloggers are often considering to be inferior to “proper journalists”. Whether the argument is about training, responsibility, impartiality or audience, they are often treated as second class online-citizens, despite the fact many are competing with, and in some cases, filling…
Election Question Time Special in Birmingham: live blogging tonight from 7pm
ShareAs part of a series of pre-election session around the UK, Birmingham will tonight host a Question Time special at the City Inn. On the panel: Andrew Mitchell – Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Jacqui Smith – MP…
My social media life in a flow chart
ShareOne day I sat down and started to work out how my social media life came together. Now this is ever changing, but for one brief moment, here’s how it looked. Click for larger image
Thomson Reuters: What Price the News: Live Blog #reutersethics
ShareThomson Reuters debate: What Price the News?? Intrusion. Payment. Scandal. Access. Ethics. Rights. Appetite. Celebrity. Obligation. Politics. Duty. Freedom. Harassment. Competition. Privacy. Security. Power. Press. In the last few years the way in which we consume news has changed but…
