Posts about social media platforms, how to use them and techniques for getting the best results.
attention
Iām busy pulling together my normal links for the day, but this post from Fleet Street Blues [http://fleetstreetblues.blogspot.com/2010/01/missing-out.html] [Link now dead] in the wake of last weekās conferences really needs a response: > Itās all very well talking about building
 And so to the [first media140 meetup](http://www.meetup.com/media140/calendar/12034690/), over in the City. Unusually for this sort of event, Iāve only recognised two faces
Blogging
Yeah, yeah, I know. I was *busy *this morningā¦ - [Blog or Bog Off](http://www.chriswheal.com/blog-or-bog-off/) ā preach it, brother - [Weāre all technologists now](http://ryansholin.com/2010/01/07/we-are-all-technologists-now/) ā gadgets are in the mainstream - [Journalism start-ups should think mobile first](http://sustainablejournalism.org/
elections
These are the perfect complement to your reflectiveĀ caffeineĀ moment today: - [Life as a modern journalist](http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl/2010/01/like-wine-from-a-box-a-modern.html) (and why itās like a box of wine) - [How to sound like a moron when talking about social media](http://www.
reputation
I made a small mistake this evening. I broke my self-imposed social media exile to retweet something by Alan Patrick [http://twitter.com/freecloud/status/7097876834], that linked to this post on his blog [http://broadstuff.com/archives/2002-Twitter-to-be-nearly-entirely-composed-of-Social-Media-Experts-by-2013.html] . And suddenly, I found myselfĀ besiegedĀ by unhappy social media
business
 [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/12/Brian-Solis.jpg] There seems to be a pleasing trend against social media idealism and towards the hard reality faced by people doing this stuff day-in, day-out. As [Brian Solis]
Last keynote of the day: Bernard Desarnauts of Glam Media and Tinker.com talking (in theory) about where the money is.Media is every-fragmenting. Blogs are growing as are social networks. Traffic is fragmenting around topics, and traditional sites are drawing a small and smaller amount of peopleās time.
ā¦and the panel seem to be talking around it rather than at it. And weāre on to mobile instead.And Scott has twittered a picture of us all. The excitement.Nuria Garrido from BA (@ng01): Social media gives you the revenue potential. You canāt segment your audience on
anti-social media
Iām Paid Content: UKās Tweet of the Week [http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-tweet-of-the-week-rbis-adam-tinworth-on-social-media/] . Go me. Microfame at last. š
anti-social media
Social is the new default.
**[](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/09/IMG_1272.jpg)** **Eigenfactor**Ā ā not just how many, but who they are.**Betweenness**Ā ā I have a friend who seems to know
infrastructure
Social media: youāre doing it wrong [http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/938043/BusinessWeek-sinks-16m-social-media-project/] : > NEW YORK ā As the bid deadline for ailing BusinessWeek magazine approaches the McGraw-Hill title is revealed to have spent $16m on creating its social networking site, which is generating little cash. BusinessWeek launched its social