Quite simply, some charts that may be of interest. For example, note how Apple is supplanting Microsoft in search volume; that PR may be peeling upwards away from advertising and even marketing; the relative fortunes of Google+, Facebook and Twitter; social media may be levelling off; and, especially heartwarming for me, Star Wars is much [...]
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If you want to understand social media, do it when there’s a big TV event happening
We’re living in a strange world right now. We’re sort of at a tipping point between broadcast and broadcomment, where we can watch what millions of other people are watching, while at the same time see what they’re saying. This was brought home to me during the Prime Ministerial debates in the UK. I watched [...]
Aggregated predictions: what really will happen with social media in 2011
Around Christmas-time I was foolish enough to list my social media predictions. They were a combination of ‘more of this, less of that, same of the other’, and you can still read it if you’re foolish enough to base an entire year that hasn’t happened on the ramblings of one poor gangrel creature. Fortunately I [...]
2011 social media predictions
So while I have my blogging head on – hot off the news that Delicious is disappearing and Facebook has undergone yet another redesign – I thought I’d jot down my thoughts on the state of the social media nation for the coming year. It’s not all good. Here we go… Confidence will go down [...]
Who are: @frosty_snow, @geoff_bronson, @gavin_henderson, @peter_bently?
This morning I took a quick look at what people were saying on the UK Election Social Media Dashboard. I noticed a few spikes on Twitter for George Osborne. This was strange. Osborne hasn’t figured particularly highly so far, and when he has, it’s been associated with spikes for his contemporaries Darling and Cable. So [...]
The PR Friendly Index is no more
After a lot of dithering I’ve decided to shelve the PR Friendly Index. I learned a lot while putting it together, but I think it’s served its purpose now. I just noticed that it’s attracting a lot of attention today for some reason, and I don’t think it’s good to have something so out of [...]
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- Facebook Makes Native iOS Apps Easier To DiscoverFacebook extended its single sign-on and deep-linking options to native iOS applications for the iPhone and iPad, enabling them to be more easily discovered by mobile users of the social network. Developers who enable SSO for their apps can ensure that the apps are included in Facebook’s mobile news feed, timeline, requests, bookmarks, and search. And deep l […]David Cohen
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- The Citizens Agenda: What Would You Ask the Republican Candidates?The microphone is in your hand, and it’s your chance to ask the 2012 Republican presidential candidates any question. What would you ask? This is the core philosophy behind “The Citizens Agenda,” a collaboration between the Guardian US and New York University’s Studio 20 graduate journalism program. The project analyzes questions being asked of the president […]Todd Olmstead
- Nissan Selects Stratacomm as AORNissan North America has chosen Stratacomm as its AOR after a competitive search. Work will include media relations, thought leadership, and event management for the brand across the U.S. According to a press release statement from John Fitzpatrick, senior partner with Stratacomm, Nissan has 20 new vehicles launching in the next two years. Stratacomm counts […]Tonya Garcia
- 6 Steps to Award-Winning Kitchen and Bath Design PRWinning an award is a good reason to publicize accomplishments. It’s even better if you can bring your clients into the story, too. Here’s a look at a recent CoryWest Media client success story. When our client, Drury Design Kitchen and Bath Studio, enters a design contest, they usually take top honors. In 2011 they swept not just one category, but the entir […]Barbara Rozgonyi
