Archive for Social Media
Twitter + Music = Twitgigs
Since the explosion of micro-blogging service Twitter last year, Twitter-powered events have been mushrooming across London; think Twestival, The Shoreditch Twit, Aperitweat or Twitcamp. Whether you want to network, share your social media knowledge with other Tweeps or simply enjoy a drink or two, there’s something for everyone! Enters Twitgigs, London’s first ever social media [...]
Samsung Beat DJ 24-hour silent disco
London is fast becoming the European capital city of flashmobs and silent discos, having witnessed a number of gatherings at key locations this year. Samsung is the latest brand to jump on the bandwagon having recently orchestrated a pan-European 24-hour silent disco dance-off to promote the new Samsung Beat DJ music phone, Samsung Beat DJ [...]
Look out for your mates
The Somerset Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) have recently launched a new website aimed at 18-24 year-olds, encouraging party-goers to look out after their mates on a night out. The look out for your mates website is packed with useful information relating to safe drinking and also includes a 2D game where you’ll have [...]
Play Me I’m Yours – when Art meets Social Media
‘Play Me I’m Yours’ is an artwork by artist Luke Jerram, presented for Sing London and the City of London Festival. 30 street pianos were installed on the streets of London for members of the public to play and engage with. Decorated to suit their location and marked ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’, each piano had [...]
Interview with the blogpaper
A fire broke out in London this afternoon, and within minutes #sohofire was a trending topic on Twitter, with dozens of photos being shared online. Digital communications are not only increasing the amount of easily-reached information but is also collapsing the hierarchy of the previous two centuries and upended traditional publishing. Anyone can now publish [...]
July ’09, yet some journos still don’t get social media…
Flicking through my morning paper showed yet again that some old media journos really don’t get social media! Old media has been suffering over the past couple of years, and that’s been evident with larger entities across several industries–print, television, film and music. Can this struggle be solely attributed to the rise of new media? [...]
How to launch a product with your community
I recently discovered a brilliant video by Seesmic founder Loic Lemeur, who shares some insightful tips on how to use a community to successfully launch a product, as well the importance of WOM. The video is in French, but I’ve tried to highlight some of the key learnings here. To kick things off, Loic mentions [...]
Top 5 Twitter tools – June 2009
There are so many Twitter tools out there that’s it’s hard to know which ones are worth using. Here are my tried and tested top 5 Twitter tools; some of these tools are new, others have been around for a while… 1) I have a real soft spot for Tiny Chat at the mo! Tiny [...]
Bring Killed Ideas back to life! (a global creative collaboration)
Ever felt that your brilliant marketing/advertising concept was unfairly discarded by your client or your ever so lovely boss? 50 Killed Ideas have recently been brought back to life thanks to creative publishing and marketing platform Blurb with a little help from Steve Hall from Adrant, cherry picking the best creative concepts from around the [...]
Kleenex makes sneezing social
If you like the Vodafone UK hols mashup, you’ll love this! Kleenex has just launched a hayfever Twitter/Google Maps mashup; the aim of the map is to provide real-time information on how badly hayfever is affecting the UK as most data up till now has been predicted. To populate the map all you have to [...]
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5 tips to make the most of FriendFeed
The blogosphere has been buzzing about FriendFeed lately, unfortunately for the wrong reasons; there seems to be a general lack of understanding about FriendFeed, yet its redesign and search facility make it a fantastic tool for PRs and social media marketers. Here are a few tips on how to make the most of FriendFeed 1) [...]
