The Web Guy, Online Insights for Business
It’s official the “Ayes” to the right have it, Twitter remains in use on the Benches of the House of Commons. On Thursday, MPs voted by 140 votes to allow the continued use of Twitter during Commons debates. If you ever thought politics was stuffy and boring, then you would think British Politics was probably [...]
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A week in which Facebook promised to change the face of Social Media, Google+ opened the platform to all comers, and my eldest daughter got her first Saturday job. Where does the Online World go from here; Facebook has truly drawn a line in the sand, challenging others to cross it. Frankly I don’t believe [...]
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According to Mashables’ Benn Parr, Facebooks primary goal does not include increasing revenue! No, apparently that can wait. For now Facebook are looking to be the Social layer that connects everything on the web. This is a mighty ambitious plan. Ben continues, “I have seen what Facebook is launching on Thursday, and it’s going to change the [...]
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So Google+ goes public, open to anyone that now wishes to sign-up. Many will, but many more will not. Personally, I love the idea of Google+, so many of Google’s web based applications make sense, are easier to use and more often than not, user centric. The problem I face, like many others, is one of [...]
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Social Media is evolving fast; competition and the search for ROI are driving platforms forward rapidly. This week has seen some significant announcements from the 3 major players in the space. Facebook is becoming more like Google as it trys to fend of the Internet Giant from it’s sacred territory. Dependant on privacy settings, you [...]
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This is the fourth 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. In the last session I left [...]
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I witnessed an amazing thing this week; I saw a publishing company less than a year old get a book into 7th place on the Amazon best sellers list in 2 days. This was no ordinary company though, this was Seth Godin’s Domino Project. A publishing company, in partnership with Amazon, with the aim of [...]
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This is the second 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. I was talking with fellow blogger [...]
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I recently attended a Webinar hosted by Chris Brogan. Learn Google+ For Business and Networking was an introduction to Google’s new social network, with thoughts and ideas on how it could be used for business. Having only recently received my invite for the platform I was eager to catch up and ensure I was up [...]
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The first week back after a break is always difficult. Combine the mountain of emails with a body clock that thinks it should be laying around the pool, means motivation can be hard to muster. But it is an opportunity to regroup and revisit old practises. I have used this week as an opportunity to [...]
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