Posts tagged "Twitter"

Twitter reaches 10 million UK users; launches weekly edition

Twitter has launched a weekly edition as it crosses the threshold of 10 million UK users. The weekly edition consists of the most engaging content shared by your network and will land in your email inbox once a week. Watch out for the monthly print edition that will surely follow. It’s an ironic nod to a...

Essential digital diplomacy

One of the most prominent and seasoned British government tweeters, Foreign Secretary William Hague, makes a clear statement of the significant role of digital communication channels in the exercise of foreign policy, calling them “an essential tool.” 80 of our Embassies and over 20 UK Ambassadors & top diplomats now on Twitter: #digitaldiplomacy an essential...

Waking up in Today’s Social Media World

The other day, I heard March Communications’ managing partner Martin Jones ask, “What if you were to wake up from a 10-year coma, to hear people talking about ‘retweets,’ ’likes,’ iPods and iPads, and other ‘weird’ things of this decade?” Well, I’d…

Waking up in Today’s Social Media World

The other day, I heard March Communications’ managing partner Martin Jones ask, “What if you were to wake up from a 10-year coma, to hear people talking about ‘retweets,’ ’likes,’ iPods and iPads, and other ‘weird’ things of this decade?” Well, I’d…

Toon Time: All Hands on [Tweet]Deck

Sarah decides to pull a Titanic while on board the H.M.S. TweetDeck.

Toon Time: All Hands on [Tweet]Deck

Dissecting Today’s Top Social Media Tools [Infographic]

With so many different social media tools, it’s often difficult to determine which are best to use for specific campaigns or outreach strategies. Luckily, Zintro compiled a useful infographic (see below) detailing the demographics and benefits of four of today’s major social networks, including Facebook, Twitter,…

Is Pepsi Paving a New Path in Social Media Marketing?

Earlier this morning AdAge reported that Pepsi will be launching their new social media campaign, “Live for Now” on May 2, and if successful it could drastically alter the way brands attack social media. Unlike traditional social media efforts (it’s odd to…

What Comes First, Multichannel Integration or Social Business?

Image by ephy1 Most of the online hype about organizational social media adoption revolves around the “social business” craze. In my conversations, most businesses say they’re grappling with the multichannel integration into marketing...

Skype’s Campaign – Bringing Humanity Back?

Our communication methods have evolved dramatically over the past years beginning with snail mail and evolving to home phones, cell phones, smart phones, email, instant messenger, Facebook, Twitter and Skype (say that ten times fast). While the methods we use to stay…

The Social Media Privacy Debate

If you’re a student or young professional, or anyone with any kind of personal social media presence, you are likely aware of the recent news in which some employers and schools are demanding Facebook passwords. It is quite shocking, as requesting the…

Lunch and Learn: Social Media B2B Strategies

It’s undeniable—social media’s role in PR is growing dramatically and fundamentally transforming strategic communication plans. A whopping 93 percent of social media users believe a company should have a social media presence. But with so many tools to choose from, how can…

How to report Twitter hashtag spammers

One of the most useful features of Twitter for events like conferences and tweet chats is the hashtag. A hashtag – a keyword preceded by the ‘#’ symbol – enables conference-goers, the event organizer and anyone else interested in the event to see all tweets that include the hashtag. It enables anyone to listen to...