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Choosing a Platform

Tarmac – Being there isn’t being Social

4 November 2010

Daniel Maddocks recently posted an article about how Tarmac is using social media in construction, and their presence online is certainly impressive. Unlike most construction companies they have RSS feed buttons on their websites, a blog, twitter account, facebook fanpage and YouTube channel. Admirable. Daniel is currently studying Construction Project Management at the University of [...]

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Screencast – Twitter: Why Some People Give Up

18 March 2010

According to last year’s Sysomos study, 21% of twitter users have never posted a tweet. Its common for people to say, “oh yes, I tried that twitter thing. I don’t get it.” So why is that? This is my first screencast, a bit shaky! I’d be interested to know what you think of it. You [...]

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What is twitter really useful for? [Survey Result Post]

11 March 2010
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In the last few weeks we’ve seen what twitter is not – its not a broadcast medium, its not a waste of time, its not trivial. So what are people like you using twitter to do, and why? Here are some examples given by respondents to my Twitter Survey in January. I’ve added in a [...]

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Hootsuite iPhone App Review – 3 reasons why I won’t be switching from Tweetie just yet

15 December 2009
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Hootsuite, the web-based Twitter interface, has launched an iPhone app so its devotees to use it on the move. The new app has all the features of its web platform, including URL shortening with ow.ly, statistics and uniquely, tweet scheduling. As a keen Tweetie and Tweetie2 user, but a devotee of Hootsuite on the web [...]

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My Holy Trinity of Social Media Platforms

7 December 2009

I use ‘Social Media’ primarily for networking – finding new contacts, growing relationships with the right ones and then helping develop business opportunities for each other. Earlier this week I was asked about the applications I thought one should keep up with, and it prompted me to write a reply which I’d like to share [...]

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Networking – It’s not the Golf

27 November 2009

Many networkers play golf. At the practice I work for, we have a partner who plays golf, and he’s very good at it. Not just at the golf though. He is also a charming, easy going person who is comfortable in social circles. This person is asked to play golf because he’s a nice guy. [...]

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