As the year begins to draw to a close we’re seeing lots of predictions for next year, including my own. Twitter and Facebook both released their trends of the year and Google told us what we searched for the most in 2012. I have included some predictions here but I’ve also found a great checklist […]
This Is Not A Book About G+ – Google+ For Business by Chris Brogan
That title may seem a tad bold but it’s true. Google+ For Business is a fantastic book on social media with examples drawn from Google+. Sometimes we get too carried away with the tools and forget that social networks essentially all work the same way. Some networks are better suited for particular audiences or target […]
The Twitter Lexicon, Clever Pinteresting, Prometheus And More – The Social 7
I’m still trying to ignore the Facebook IPO. I’m no expert in finance so find it hard to comment on what’s happening. What has caught my eye this week is some interesting marketing from the ‘Alien’ prequal Prometheus, that amazing moog Google Doodle, Microsoft’s new social network and how one print magazine is incorporating Pinterest. […]
Google+ Case Study – Eamonn O’Brien, The Reluctant Speakers Club
This week I talked to Eamonn O’Brien of the reluctant speakers club about his success in driving quality traffic to his website using Google+. In the last month of using Google+ he has discovered that; – Google+ has been great for finding things that are genuinely useful to himself and other people – Easier to […]
Google Driverless Cars, Obama’s RT’s and Social Gifting – The Social 7
Mark Zuckerberg wore a hoodie this week, everyone seems to be talking about it. In other news Facebook is still rolling out new features left right and centre and Pinterest is still the topic grabbing all the headlines. This week I look at that self driving car from Google, how the ad breaks are becoming […]