A short story about the power of Twitter, how it enables a speedy response and a happy ending. I spotted Dr Black’s tweet not long after it was posted, tweeted her from @BBCTheArchers to say that we were looking into her problem, and...
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The second of our Social Media Week events took a look at the risks for people and brands when communicating online while also showing some brilliant examples of the positive ways in which young people in particular can make use of digital...
Read moreBest practice for using social media in TV and radio was the theme for the first of our Social Media Week events, ‘The good, the bad and the ugly’, at Gateley LLP on Monday 24 September. First up was Simon Poole from Somethin’ Else...
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It’s over a week into the Paralympic games and it’s drumming up some impressive stats. Team GB are second to China in the medal table, with 32 gold medals in total, including ten for Athletics alone. You may be familiar with a few of them –...
Read moreWhether they ran, swam or pole vaulted their way through the Olympics, there was one event that every athlete could take part in: tweeting. Forget the journeys thousands of fans made to the games each day – in the end, it was Twitter that...
Read moreWe’ve come a long way since the Ancient Olympics – athletes competed naked, prizes included vats of olive oil and results were inscribed on ancient Papyrus for a handful to read. Shocking to the modern native – yes (though the olive oil may...
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Liberty842 took time out last week to attend Channel 4’s Fuel4 event in Brighton. Daisy was speaking on a panel of the great and the good in social TV. She talked about how @chattyman came about back in 2009 – and how it kick-started...
Read moreBig up to Channel 4 and Jon Richardson for last week’s A Little Bit OCD, which was broadcast on Tuesday night. It’s part of their 4 Goes Mad season which aims to challenge mental health stigma and discrimination. The programme topped...
Read moreBusinesses of all shapes and sizes, from the big players right down to one-man bands seem to feel the ever-mounting pressure of having a digital strategy in place. How to crack the social code, how to market to the masses, or how to simply make...
Read moreWriting clear but concise guidelines is always a challenge. Handing over a project or training a team to manage a new blog, Facebook page, YouTube channel or forum needs careful planning and enough hand-holding until the new team is confident...
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