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BBC iPlayer Relaunch – Social Media Included as Standard

6, Sep 2010

It’s not just their news page that  BBC Internet have been revamping – following a very popular beta test, the Beeb have relaunched their iPlayer service. Now users won’t just be able to catch up with BBC TV programmes, they’ll be able to share thier opinions of the show using the integrated social media functions. [...]

North Korea Hits the Social Media Trail

23, Aug 2010

It looks like even isolationist dictatorships want to sign up for social media sites, as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (or North Korea to it’s friends) has demonstrated this month. The South Asian Communist state has signed up for YouTube, Twitter and Facebook – aiming to share its interests and dreams with the wider [...]

Worlds Oldest Twitter User Dies Aged 104

29, Jul 2010

Users of the popular social networking site may have heard of Ivy Bean, the site’s oldest user. Ivy enjoyed a cult following, cultivating online friendships with people like Peter Andre, Gordon Brown and Richard Wilson. Unfortunately the 104 year old passed away early yesterday, leaving the identity of the current oldest user unknown. All of [...]

The Queen’s Family Snaps now on Flickr

26, Jul 2010

It looks like even the Royal Family are embracing social media sites. The British Monarchy now has an account on popular photo-sharing site Flickr. It’s not your typical family photo album, unless your idea of a typical family photo includes forced smiles and overly elaborate clothes, but it does provide an interesting look back at [...]

How NOT to Engage With a Social Media Audience

6, Jul 2010

Oh dear. It’s not like the Beeb to make a mistake with their microsites. But as The Media Blog reported over the weekend, someone in the BBC web design department doesn’t like Facebook. The page was only a placeholder while the new Olympics microsite was completed, but the saddo label is hardly going to encourage [...]

What the World Cup can Teach you About Online Marketing

18, Jun 2010

The World Cup is trying to teach you something. You might not be able to hear it yet, over the drone of the Vuvuzelas and the muttering of Mick McCarthy, but it’s speaking to you. Despite the sponsors, it’s not telling you to drink more cola, move your money to a particular bank or wear [...]

Are You Confused by Social Media?

11, Jun 2010

Finding it Hard to Understand Social Media? Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg, Mixx… Do any of those words actually mean anything to you? If you’ve spent the last few years building your business instead of surfing the web, then the rise of social media might have passed you by. But now you’ve heard about it, [...]

5 Tips for an Effective SEO Link Building Campaign

18, Jan 2010

The top 5 most important considerations for an effective link building campaign from naturally generated links won for good content, to social media and creative link building strategies to future proof your search engine optimisation strategy for 2010.

Social Success in 2010 Part Three – Taking Your Business to the Masses

14, Jan 2010

Over the past decade, the Internet hasn’t just been a space for businesses to make money. It’s allowed people to connect. As we move into 2010, the Internet is now the most important social space on the planet, and social pages are the most powerful pages on the net. It’s not enough that you’ve got [...]

Social Success in 2010 Part Two – Blogging

11, Jan 2010

At the start of the 2000s, all the content a company needed could be found on its website. As we move into the next decade, more and more content will be found on external blogs. Search engines love blogs, social networks love blogs, and users love blogs. Why?


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