Posts about social media platforms, how to use them and techniques for getting the best results.
NEXT11
WARNING: Liveblogging. Here be errors, inaccuracies and typos Peter Bihr [http://www.thewavingcat.com/] The panel is working on the assumption that social media is going to go away as a separate, but become integrated into the whole of the business. Mike Arauz [http://www.twitter.com/mikearauz], Undercurrent Mr
scaling
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/05/scalingishard.png] I think we broke it…The viral launch of the [Sunday Times Social List](http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2011/05/the_sunday_times_turns_social_list.html) has clearly been rather more successful than they expected.
infuence
On Friday evening, I was invited to the launch of a new Sunday Times-related website, The Social List [http://www.the-social-list.com/] (as this rather cryptic post [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2011/05/eventful.html] hinted). The organisers asked us to refrain from blogging about it until midnight tonight,
BBC
Nice satire on social media marketing stupidity, that sadly loses its way and hits predictable jokes at the end:
influence
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/05/IMG_1158.jpg] An interesting evening at a launch event for something that I’ve been asked not to blog about until Monday.So, I’ll just post this picture and be a complete tease… 😉
cluetrain
Kristine compares the media environment around iPad subs [http://kristinelowe.blogs.com/kristine_lowe/2011/05/apple-and-publishers-a-faustian-bargain.html] with the theories of the last decade: > It made me wonder how customers feel about the prospect of being co-owned by Hearst and Apple. I understand the business sense behind that
Glyn asks the question [http://egrommet.net/2011/05/13/facebook-and-twitter-listed-in-uk-media-injunction/] on pretty much everybody’s mind today in our little social media journalism bubble: > Just how do the authorities impose injunctions on users of social media if that site isn’t within the territorial jurisdiction of that authority?
aggregation
Because sometimes, you just have to get those tabs out of that browser: * Idio and The Guardian partner to develop content delivery service [http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/2011-04-12/idio-and-the-guardian-partner-to-develop-content-discovery-service] – I’m convinced we should be doing more combination curated and algorithmic aggregation and discovery. Content is no longer rare.
conferences
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124385392@N01/5592020553] If you thought I was quiet towards the end of last week and over the weekend, there was a good reason why: I was preparing myself to open the RICS Social Media Conference 2011. It was very lovely of the Royal Institution
influence
This is fun:
leweb
“I hate the term social media. I liked Web 2.0. Why? Corporations see “media” and think it’s time to start talking at people again.” “You talk too much about scaling at this conference.” “How do I do it? I fucking try.” [on scaling his interactions] “What doesn’t
corporate life
Some useful data about social business in 2010 and 2011.