Category: General

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  Has Friends Reunited left it too late to let you unite?

  I joined Friends Reunited long before the term ‘Social Network’ was being used to describe a wave of sites that now connect millions around the world. In the early days you could not add photos (even a profile picture) without paying a subscription. Email addresses and website addresses were banned,…

  May 11, 2008
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  Aka-aki comes to Großbritannien

  After reading about a new type of social network, ever eager to try out something fresh I clicked the link and registered at aka-aki, a German based social network which has just launched an alpha version in English. The point of the network seems to be to link to other…

  May 11, 2008
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  Is Bebo better than Facebook? Creating a profile network

  As part of my research into social networks I recently joined Bebo, a social network popular in the UK and in particular among younger people. After being an avid Facebook user for some time I wasn’t overwhelmed by the service, however added my profile details and added a link to…

  May 10, 2008
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  Labour bloggers – discover Labour supporters who blog

  An increasing number of Labour councillors, MPs and activists are using blogs to communicate with their constituents and share their views. Many of them are brought together on a website that ‘unites Labour supporters blogging for Labour‘ which is an excellent initiative helping Labour supporters find other blogs where they…

  May 4, 2008
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  Facebook and blogging – the future of Elections

  In recent months the prominence of the internet in elections has become increasingly evident. With increasing numbers of voters using the internet the need to get your online campaigning strategy right is more important than ever before. In the 2008 London Mayoral elections I spotted that both Conservative Boris Johnson…

  May 3, 2008
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  Bringing it all together – Iminta

  I recently joined www.iminta.com where I was so early in joining I managed to get the username Christopher! Iminta helps bring together all your content that you contribute to the internet in one place, so if you have a blog – upload your photographs on photobucket – your video’s to…

  April 18, 2008
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  You no longer have to be ‘Very Liberal’ on Facebook

  Facebook have enhanced the ‘political views’ element of users Facebook profiles. Previously you had choices that varied from Very Conservative to Very Liberal – which did not always reflect the political landscape outside the USA. In the UK many Labour Party supporters were forced to describe themselves as very Liberal…

  April 14, 2008
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  YouTubing made easy for politicians

  There are many benefits for politicians using YouTube. Videos are quick and easy to create, many digital still cameras include video recording facility, and with millions of YouTube users of all ages and backgrounds your messages will reach a whole new group of people and possible voters. Benefits for search…

  March 31, 2008
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  Making the most of your content: Social Media Optimisation

  Many politicians and businesses have barely begun to get a grip with Search Engine Optimisation, but do need to learn about Social Media Optimisation if they wish to stay ahead of the game. Social Media Optimisation is about utilising the social media environments to promote your messages and content. In…

  March 26, 2008
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  Keeping it private on Facebook

  Facebook has improved the level of control you can put on which friends can see what content on your Facebook profile. Previously you had the choice of someone either seeing everything or setting up a limited profile where you could control what aspects of your profile that this second group…

  March 20, 2008
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  So do I need a ‘Facebook Page’

  Facebook have introduced ‘pages’. I have started talking about the need to set up one of these new type of pages on Facebook to politicians but given that they are already under huge pressure from attempting to maintain their websites, youtubes, email, facebook profile, etc, their initial reaction has not…

  March 15, 2008
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  Are you a twit or a twitter?

  Many politicians are familiar with being called a twit, as would be some front line staff of many organisations large and small. Not many would be familiar with the term ‘Twitter’. So what is twitter, and should you be twittering? Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service allowing members…

  March 4, 2008
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  Beware your digital signature

  Businesses and politicians alike would love to control the messages about them. With the internet it is far harder to have this control but just trying to avoid this medium won’t solve the problem as if you are not writing about yourself then someone else will. Without your content about…

  March 4, 2008
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  Entering the blogosphere

  With over 120,000 new blogs created worldwide everyday why on earth would Wellbelove want to enter the blogosphere? Partially, given that I am increasingly working within the Web 2.0 environment I could hardly continue to advise others on the pros and cons of blogging without experiencing the creation of a…

  February 29, 2008