This infographic shares insight into the range of languages being spoken on Twitter, together with data on the most popular social networks putting Twitter in fourth place behind Facebook, Google+ and YouTube.
This great video explains, in an easily understandable way, why YouTube views on popular videos get stuck for a while at 301 views. Christopher Wellbelove
This infographic shows what happens in 60 seconds on some of the most popular domains/apps. Some stand out stats include the fact that in 60 seconds there are 278 thousand tweets, 20 million photo views on flickr, 2 million searches on Google and 72 hours of video uploaded to YouTube. Rising social stars such SnapChat … More What happens in 60 seconds on the internet
So how do you get a viral hit? Grumpy Cats seem to be doing really well but maybe the secret is dancing babies. Evian has been getting babies dancing for years as one their early videos show. This video, at the time of writing this post, had over 15 million views after four years. Their … More The next best thing to grumpy cats… dancing babies
There are thousands of social media sites, which for someone who hasn’t even got a Facebook profile must be overwhelming. Whilst I have written about creating a profile network I realise that to start with many politicians will need to take a few ‘baby’ steps into the realm of social media and enabling their constituents … More Five Social Media must do for politicians
YouTube is an excellent way to quickly and easily get across a message. When creating these you need to take some of the following into consideration. Setting up an account or ‘channel’ is free and is very easy to do. Even if you have video on your own website you should also put this content … More Guidelines for producing YouTube video
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 and Liberal Democrat Brian Paddick … More Facebook and blogging – the future of Elections
I recently joined http://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 YouTube – your updates to … More Bringing it all together – Iminta
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 some cases this involves taking … More Making the most of your content: Social Media Optimisation
