Tag: Social Media

So this week Facebook launched a special portal called Explore London 2012 to give users more direct access to the athletes of the games It has been set up to enable the athletes to speak to the fans easier – this will allow entrants to share...

Last week I joined a panel debate at the University of York for its Careers Service in front of several hundred students to discuss jobs in the creative sector It was a fascinating debate with people from across the country spanning several...

This week we have just been putting the finishing touches to this new Facebook application called The Messy Garden which we have had built for a client The client has issued some academic research on sustainable gardens and the benefits of having a...

The PR stunt of the week, so far OK so it’s only Monday, has to go to Alton Towers The reason is the team there have managed to get national coverage on the fact the new ride “Nemesis Sub-Terra” ride has been classed for the over 12s by the...

I have just logged into my Facebook pages today and noticed something rather interesting Facebook seems to have rolled out a new feature that allows you to invite your Facebook friends to your Facebook page This takes me back a few years when they...

This week I have been doing quite a bit of analysis and research into bloggers and online influencers This has become part of my day job reading, researching and engaging and I am often asked by other PR professionals to give recommendations on some...

This is a guest post written by good friend and colleague Zubair, you can follow him on Twitter @souljaof4tune and read his blog here After a rather interesting discussion with Chris about some really good PR and social media blogs out there and...

Facebook has today announced its new edit feature which allows users and page administrators to edit their statuses after they have been posted According to the latest research 94% of all Facebook users have actually deleted posts due to typos and...

The video below reminds me of the Will it Blend campaign where they did something rather extreme to a gadget to show how impressive it is In the case of Will it Blend they placed an iPad into a blender and blended into dust which made for a clever...

I had to share this video as I spotted this campaign on the news this morning and I think it is a brilliant campaign from the British Heart Foundation that has combined humour with a serious issue Many people in the UK don’t know how to give CPR...