Category: General

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  Social monitoring

  With an every increasing number of people going online to blog and engage in social networks there is an increasing number of on-line tools  available to enable individuals and organisations to monitor discussion about their brand. These tools amalgamate results from several sources including technorati and google blog search. Companies…

  December 26, 2008
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  Should Facebook have a Death Wish list?

  How was you told that the last person that you were very close to died? When a work colleague died I remember receiving a group email, shocking but at least there were others around in the office to look to for support. In the age of social networking there is…

  October 31, 2008
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  Applications come to Linked In

  LinkedIn continues its rapid growth and development with the introduction of LinkedIn applications. Now you can link your LinkedIn profile to your WordPress blog, add a Google Presentation, or work within your profile in a secure collaborative workspace. This is a welcome addition to LinkeIn, making the service more sticky…

  October 29, 2008
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  Digital notes just got easier

  I work across multiple computers and mobile devices, and whilst sharing data across these is getting easier it is still far from perfect. I have my personal computer, day job computer, elected councillor laptop, testing computer, personal iPhone and two blackberrys (one for work and one for the council). This…

  October 2, 2008
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  Twideas for Twitter

  Twitter Mashups are arriving at the plenty. With some you struggle to see their worth, but recently I have discovered some that I can immediately see some clear uses for: Dwigger threads Twitters and enables users to vote on tweets. I really like the fact you can also filter down for a selection of areas…

  September 16, 2008
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  Winning elections on-line

  The US elections are continuing to demonstrate how the internet is playing an increasingly important role in engaging with voters. Research in the US has shown that 7% of on-line searchers may change their votes. In a close election what political parties do on-line could make the difference between winning…

  September 14, 2008
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  Great Reasons to switch now to Google Chrome

  I now have Google Chrome, the new browser from global search giant Google. Within minutes of using I can immediately see that this will become one of my primary browsers – and given Google has made the code behind this open source I am extremely excited about the possibility of…

  September 2, 2008
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  Google launches browser: Chrome

  Today Google has launched its own browser which is called Chrome. The web is buzzing about the potential threat to Microsoft’s dominance of the browser market which has already been attacked by a variety of alternative browsers including Opera, Flock., Safari and Mozilla to name just a few. In the…

  September 2, 2008
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  Measuring Web 2.0

  A board has been established to establish a single measurement panel, similar to BARB, in the UK. The body is considering seven proposals from media measurement research companies to create the online currency. The measure will provide a currency for measuring online reach and frequency, as well as incorporating engagement measures…

  August 12, 2008
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  Time to waffle?

  Wafflebox is a free service that enables you to receive voice messages on your website, Facebook profile, MySpace, Friendster, Tagged or your blog. When you join you will be given a unique telephone number, an 0845 number charged at a national rate, your friends can leave a voice message in your…

  August 10, 2008
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  Measuring ROI in B2B Social media

  The struggle to justify investment of time and money in B2B Social Media is clearly shared by many who can see the opportunities and necessity to engage with potential and current customers within their trusted environments. A key element of the challenge to persuade those who control the budgets needed…

  August 6, 2008
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  Are politicians ageist about web usage?

  A frequent reason given to me for not spending time using the internet to engage with voters is that older voters, who are more likely to vote, are not on-line. Very often a picture of older people confused and fearful of the computer is painted for me by members of…

  August 5, 2008
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  Now anyone* can blog with Posterous

  When talking to politicians and business people about improving their presence on-line the most often response I receive is ‘I do not have the time’. With Posterous they no longer have an excuse. Many are put off by long sign up forms, email authentication, resizing of images and general complication…

  August 5, 2008
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  Unleashing the power of wikipedia

  Powerset is a powerful search engine for Wikipedia. Once used I would argue that you will never want to go back to the in-site search on the Wikipedia site again. This is how Powerset describes itself and what it does: ‘Powerset’s goal is to change the way people interact with…

  August 4, 2008