The Google+ Local pop-up was in the Westfield Centre on Market at lunchtime on Thursday. Along with a table with Chromebooks were some comfortable chairs and two tables with goodies on.
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Social Media Revolution 2013
The social media revolution in 2013
Twitter Adds Some Checks on Short Links
Twitter has started to check some shortened links to ensure that the final URL is safe
Why Does a Video Go Viral (from TED.com)
While I was researching YouTube I came across this video at one of my favourite websites, TED.com. The presentation is by Kevin Allocca who is YouTube‘s trends manager and explains why he believes sometimes a video goes viral. Enjoy !
So how do you turn around a Tech Juggernaut?
This slideshare explains some of the ways that Apple and IBM stopped themselves from sliding into oblivion – a fate that appears to be awaiting Yahoo!, RIM, Nokia and AOL.
My First Phishing Attempt Initiated via LinkedIn
I have been a member of LinkedIn for many years and I am a great supporter of the site for professionals. I have used LinkedIn in the past to keep in contact with ex-colleagues, to make new contacts and more recently I have begun lecturing on how to use it to promote businesses. Earlier this month […]
BNI 60 seconds on Social Media and Shakespeare
For those of you who are not members of Business Network International (BNI), every week members are expected to make a 60 second ‘lift speech’ about their business. The objective being to help other Chapter members better understand your business to enable them to be able to refer you to potential customers.
Presentation at Camberley Expo for The Social Media Bureau
Social media marketing presentation at the Camberley Expo October 2011
Engage . . . with The Social Media Bureau
Social Networking Becoming Ever More Popular in the UK.
Social networking is becoming ever more popular. Overall, 57 % of adult Internet users used online social networks in 2011, up from 43 % in 2010. 91 % of 16-24 year old Internet users now use social networking sites.
LinkedIn now has 100 Million Members.
Dear Ian,I want to personally thank you because you were one of LinkedIn’s first million members (member number 997338 in fact!*). In any technology adoption lifecycle, there are the early adopters, those who help lead the way. That was you.We hit a big milestone at LinkedIn this week when our 100 millionth member joined […]
Sara Paretsky at Sandhurst Public Library, Berkshire on March 22nd 2011
I attended Sara Paretsky’s last UK public event on her latest book tour which was held at Sandhurst Public Library. I have been reading about her fictional hero, V.I. Warshawski, since her first book, Indemnity Only, was published in the UK in 1982.