Problogger Darren Rowse suggests that we each put together a list ‘Top 10 Must Follow’. So here’s my list of the top ten UK PR Tweeters. This is not a list of the most popular, the most prolific nor the most powerful industry players. It’s just my list of the people I find interesting. And [...]
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1. Apparently the Belgian Minister of Defense thinks that blogging is a “dangerous phenomenon”. Really? Dangerous for who exactly? Fat cat politicians perhaps? 2. A tale of two long tails. One is inspirational the other, modest. Are we are turning from a mass market back into a niche nation? 3. From where does influence originate? [...]
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Ever have a stiff and sore back the day after carrying a heavy load? How about you new parents out there … do you experience pain in your neck and shoulders from carrying your baby? Well if you do, you might consider taking an ibuprofen tablet to help sooth the symptoms. This was the hope [...]
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Like many people, I’ve grown pretty dependent on my Blackberry since I first got it last year. I use it as a phone, for email, as a diary, to access Facebook and Twitter. But also like many people I’m probably using less than ten per cent of it’s capability. But I intend to change that [...]
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Twice a year we publish a hard copy newsletter, Insight, for our Isle of Man-based clients, associates and friends. The most recent issue was distributed in September with a reader competition which asked people to identify mobile tag image for what it was. I was pleased to draw Carrick Financial’s Stephen Burdett’s name out of [...]
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If you’re not using RSS and newsfeeds, we publish a monthly e-newsletter just for you. So you can still get our news and information about media, marketing and communications, delivered to your in box. If you are using RSS to get Strive Notes and don’t wish to receive the newsletter, feel free to send a [...]
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I’ve just put the phone down from a bizarre conversation. Some ranting woman just tore a strip off me for a blog post I wrote in July 2006. It was hard to understand what she was saying because she was in full rant and not really explaining her self too well, but it seems that [...]
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The Isle of Man Social Media ThirdThursday initative is gaining strength. Yesterday we had a record turn out with 13 of us meeting at Paparazzi in Douglas to talk about blogging, Facebook, LinkedIn and social media in general. The whole idea behind ThirdThursday is that in terms of social media and Web 2.0, if you [...]
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I was lucky enough a few years ago to spend some time investigating Neuro Linguistic Programming and how it can improve personal efficacy and deal with workplace issues. That’s why I wholeheartedly encourage everyrone to attend tomorrow’s Isle of Man Junior Chamber of Commerce seminar on NLP. Speaker Justin Tipper, Certified Trainer of NLP has [...]
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Every month the folks at the British Computer Society Isle of Man section invites everyone to a seminar where information technology, how people use it and the industry that surrounds it is discussed. Last month Andy Orton, managing director of Dotperformance, an Isle of Man-based digital agency, spoke about search engine marketing. Andy’s been in [...]
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Fourteen people have confirmed that they will be attending the Isle of Man Social Media Club ThirdThursday meet up on 20 November. Nine more have said maybe! It seems that this idea is gaining momentum. ThirdThursday is an international movement whereby folks who are interested in social media get together to talk about trends, tools, [...]
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One of the most interesting things I learned from taking part in the FIR Live Panel show earlier this month was that someone who was not on the panel and did not call in can still dominate the conversation. Chip Griffin, of Media Bullseye was in the chat room peppering the discussion with his thoughts [...]
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1. Stephen Davies must have spent a lot of time in compiling this list of UK jounalists on Twitter. 2. Christopher Howse asks if we should abandon the use of the apostrophe. I vote no! 3. Look who made the UK top 50 PR people by Twitter influence! 4. Chris Brogan has a case study [...]
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I’ve been to dozens of awards dinners over the years and on the whole they are generally either very tedious affairs or very boozy parties, depending on whether you’ve won an award. Last night I had the opportunity to attend the Awards for Excellence gala in Douglas, Isle of Man. This was not your run [...]
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Tonight in the Garden Room at the Sefton Hotel, Douglas, come meet Phil Drowley, the first Manxman to conquer Mount Everest. Speaking after his two-and-a-half month climb, he said: ‘The view from the top of the planet was truly awe-inspiring and humbling. I am immensely proud to be the first person from the Isle of [...]
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Tonight the the BCS Isle of Man section is hosting an event about the ManxWiki. A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. [...]
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All you October linkers and commenters, please feel the love from Strive Notes: babooshka Owen Cutjar Paul Stallard Derek REG CROWDER Create Leo Steve Burrows FBCS CITP Nickop Jure Cuhalev A bit of this and a bit of that Massimo Carraro Chris Bishops Kevin Hillstrom Neville Hobson Free Software Leo Cussons Brendan Cooper Deborah Zanke FIR [...]
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They say that change came to America on November 4, 2008. And indeed it did – in more ways than one. This is the election in which Web 2.0 played a significant role in allowing American citizens, and people around the world, to feel that were taking an active role in democracy. So how did [...]
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I enjoyed taking part in the FIR Live Panel programme today about the value of professional PR to a tech startup. The conversation stems Jason Calacanis‘s post Fire Your PR Agency. Shel and Neville asked each of the panellists to consider these questions. What’s wrong with Jason’s assertions? Well, actually I think not a lot [...]
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I had the opportunity to meet up with a bunch of students from Ballerkameen High School in the Isle of Man earlier this week. They are taking part in the Junior Achievement company programme and wanted to learn about how PR could fit into their marketing mix. I was impressed with the quality of question [...]
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Yesterday I attended a meeting organised by the Isle of Man Business and Innovation Centre. The purpose was to discuss connecting women in business on the Island. A healthy crowd of female entrepreneurs came out to discuss the possiblity of creating formal network. Jo Dobson, director of strategic relationships at Coventry University Enterprise was on [...]
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I hope everyone can take a few minutes tomorrow to tune into the For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report live panel discussion about whether or not the MD of a start up should be doing the PR instead of bringing in an expert. I’m working with two start ups right now and have [...]
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At their professional developers’ conference that took place last week in Los Angeles, Microsoft revealed the many ways it intends to extend its software services via the web. In a long expected answer to Google Apps, the folks from Redmond demonstrated, for the first time, their new Web applications for Office, which are lightweight versions [...]
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I was having a monthly progress meeting with a client a couple of weeks ago when the subject of Facebook came up. My client contact told me that FB is blocked in their workplace. I wasn’t entirely surprised. She also mentioned that mobile phones are also banned. That did surprise me. I really can’t imagine [...]
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Here’s my pick for the week: 1. Jeremy Shoemaker explains why and how he uses Twitter. 2. On his Influential Marketing Blog Rohit Bhargava explains why people are starting to use virtual environments, like Second Life, for meetings. Makes sense. 3. Craig is growing cynical about online social networks. I wonder if this is the [...]
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