Google has been toying with social networks / media for years. Remember Orkut? Or how about Wave? And those are just two of the ones that fizzled out.. Google+, however, seems to be "catching on" and might actually go somewhere. (Some reports are citing figures in excess of 20 million users already!) I'm naturally cynical, so I've been thinking about how Google will gain … [Read more...] about Will Google+ (Plus) Finally Be Google’s Social Media Success Story?
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Kantar Media Spamming Social Media Award Nominees
I hate spammers. Anyone who resorts to spamming obviously doesn't have enough skill to market successfully using acceptable methods.It's that simple. Yesterday afternoon I was spammed by Kantar Media - seemingly because I was "nominated for an award" (We were shortlisted for several and won one, but since spammers are incredibly lazy this lack of attention to detail is … [Read more...] about Kantar Media Spamming Social Media Award Nominees
Social Media Awards Tonight!
A couple of us will be at the Social Media Awards in Dublin this evening.I'm looking forward to the event, as I haven't been to any events in Ireland for a few months, so it'll be a nice change.Best of luck to all the other finalists! … [Read more...] about Social Media Awards Tonight!
Another Blog Experiment
I used to post here quite regularly, but over the last while the frequency of my posts has dropped. I am posting random stuff to Twitter / Facebook or just bookmarking it, so I decided to shove up a small little blog just for that So if you want random short bursts check out my new b.log (pun intended!) … [Read more...] about Another Blog Experiment
Controlling The Conversation
In 2011 you cannot control the conversation or dialogue with your customers. All you can hope to do is to be responsive.Forget about control.Learn to listen.Learn to respond.Control is an artifact of a bygone eraYou lost it years ago.Trying to control a conversation simply will not work and will make you look like a dinosaur. … [Read more...] about Controlling The Conversation