The Web Guy, Online Insights for Business
Millions of people visit the Natural History Museum in London every year.
They queue around the block for hours in busy periods to see the latest exhibition.
To take in the awe inspiring Tyrannosaurus, to experience the sheer size of a Blue Whale; to see parts of our world close up, in a way we couldn't in the wild.
Yet the museums don’t create this content, the exception being of the life size replicas, largely the exhibits have been
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Well this is it my final post of 2011. Thank you to all those that have visited my web site, given their feedback and shared my content. You made my efforts feel worthwhile.
I have also made many new friends online this year, too many to mention and only a few I have met in person, such is the way of the world nowadays. A special thank you to Dino Dogan of Triberr.com in particular for introducing me to many like minded bloggers whom I now work
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According to studies by Hubspot's Social Media Scientist, Dan Zarrella, Tweeting more often has positive results on the number of followers you have and the number of ReTweets you get.
In his first report Dan details how including links in your Tweets can lead to more Tweets being ReTweeted by your followers. In the second report his research shows that the amount of links you Tweet and the amount of followers you have are positively linked
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As the world gets ever more mobile it is creating a fantastic opportunity for businesses.
Consumers are using their phones to find their way around more, and to communicate with others about where they are and what they are doing, leaving a rich trail of marketing data.
Both Starbucks and John Lewis (in the UK) have announced they are enabling free WiFi access and Heineken are working with pubs in London to provide access at over 100
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This is the sixth in the series of “Practical Social Media”, looking in depth at how to set-up and run Social Media as part of your overall business strategy. If you have any areas you would like me to cover please let me know via the comments section below.
If there is one thing I love more than engaging with people online it's sharing useful content with them via Social Media. It's a good job too, as content curation plays a major part
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As many of you will know I Tweet a lot, but am I Tweeting too much?
I'm a fan of Content Curation, and actively share on my favoured platform, Twitter. Naturally reading a lot, I am always eager to keep up with the latest trends in my sector.
And there is no faster moving space than online. The by-product of my media consumption is the Tweet.
So Many Ways To Share
I have tried many ways to make sharing easier:
1. Automated RSS
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Up until a few weeks ago I had a Content Curation methodology I was happy with, then something changed.
Part of successful Blogging is reading a lot, and I mean a lot. I have often got 2 or 3 books on the go. I'm scanning Twitter and Google+ hourly, I subscribed to some key source newsletters, download white-papers and have hundreds of feeds in Google Reader.
As well as Blogging, it's part of my day job to ensure I am aware of the latest
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