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    A few social, search and mobile trends for 2012

      I am not usually a big fan of prediction posts, particularly when it comes to social, but recently spotted a handful of predictions by industry experts worth mentioning.   Without further ado, here are a handful interesting social, search and mobile trends for 2012. These 3 disciplines are inextricably interlinked, yet too often siloed, so I figured I would sum them all up in one...
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    Using social content to drive sales through search

    There’s a very wrong assumption floating around the heads of many CMO’s and small business owners alike, that having a Facebook page and Twitter profile is enough, because social media is this new and wonderful thing which is going ‘to do wonders’ for your brand. I am sure we’ve all had clients who have asked for thousands of fans and followers, as quickly as possible without any content, or budget to create conte...
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    It's that time of the year again. What are you New Year's...

      Photo via Dear blog, It is that time of the year where I should publish my New Year's Resolutions for all to see. Wish me luck, and thanks James for inspiring me! Resolution #1: blog more  I've been suffering from blogger's fatigue on and off since I started blogging back in 2006, which has sadly impacted on the quality of the content on this blog. I recently spotted a tremendous post by Mack ...
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    Blogfest 2011 - Topshop's smart Tumblr strategy

    Here is at long last, my first entry for the Bathroom Blogfest 2011 on how Topshop uses to Tumblr to 'climb out'. I do promise I'll put up a bathroom related post tomorrow for fun though! Here we go! Brands have embraced social media as a means to 'climb out' and 'hang out' with their fans on social networks. Some brands do it well, others have had their fails...  I've been in working in the social industry for a ...
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“I like snogging better than sex”

Nov 16th

Posted by Lolly in Advertising and Communication

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I like snogging better than sex (Snog – Soho shop)

Originally uploaded by Life in LDN

Fear not, I am not going completely loopy and randomly blogging about sex!

As I was walking around Soho last night, I found this intriguing artwork on a Soho shop. As I was in the middle of Soho (the gay quarter in London, famous for its trendy bars, gay clubs and and sex shops), and as a typical jaded Londoner, I didn’t think much of it, until I came home and saw this comment from my friend Cristiano on my Flickr stream.

I quickly went onto the ifancyasnog.com website More >

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US elections and Social Media

Nov 6th

Posted by Lolly in Digital PR Campaigns

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America made the world proud yesterday when it elected Barack Obama, America’s first black President. Regardless of what your political opinions are, this is a truly historic moment.

This year’s election was amazing in terms of the content that was created both online and offline.

There is a lot of cool stuff  out there but I have decided to focus on the things that made me smile. Feel free to leave me a comment with any links/images that make you tick

Advertising

Firstly this really cool advert – the message is pretty self-explanatory I guess

Then this campaign for the Times on the Tube back More >

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The origins of Twitter?

Oct 9th

Posted by Lolly in Social Networking - Tools & News

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I got thinking about Twitter today (hat tip to Simon D.) and started doing some research about its origins – I came across both this interview and this photo by Jack Dorsey.

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Reading the Twitter homepage, made me think about the different tools I have used to stay in touch with my friends and family over the years:

  • I used to be a heavy MSN Messenger user when I moved to the UK  – the status More >
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