Personal Twitter accounts of European Prime Ministers: who’s scoring best?

@marcoRecorder Twiplomacy already does an incredible job in assessing the presence of world leaders on Twitter. What I want to show you today is a brief overview of how European Heads of Government perform on Twitter in terms of followers, Klout score and in terms of fake followers. Just to be clear, I refer to … Continue reading Personal Twitter accounts of European Prime Ministers: who’s scoring best?

Ellen DeGeneres’ record-breaking super selfie

@marcoRecorder Favstar is a web app that provides ranking on the most successful tweets worldwide and in history (well, the relative recent history of social media). Yesterday, after Ellen Degeners tweeted an awesome selfie with Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o (and her date, her brother Junior), Angelina Jolie, … Continue reading Ellen DeGeneres’ record-breaking super selfie

Comparing social media weeks 2014

@marcoRecorder Between 17 - 21 February the 2014 edition of the Social Media Week took place across 8 cities in the world. We are experiencing one of the biggest shifts in how we communicate in human history. Because of this, this event's aim is to provide the best information, ideas and inspiration to help people … Continue reading Comparing social media weeks 2014

Quag: not only a social search engine

@marcoRecorder After watching a video interview with Quag inventor Luca Giorcelli, I wanted to know more about this made-in-Italy social network in order to understand the process that led the company from a simple idea to a very innovative start-up Quag calls itself a "useful social network based on your interests" and lets you work … Continue reading Quag: not only a social search engine

Blogging or Goggling? This is the problem

@marcoRecorder One of my favourite discussions brought up by the famous communication expert Mike Elgan is about using Google Plus as a pure blogging platform. Defining true blogging gets harder and harder simply because the 4 most used social media represent an example of blogging too. Demian Farnworth from Copyblogger explains his disagreement with Elgan … Continue reading Blogging or Goggling? This is the problem

A look at #CMAD and #CMADselfie 2014

@marcoRecorder Monday 27th January 2014 was Community Manager Appreciation Day, a day to recognize and celebrate the efforts of community managers around the world using social media and other tools to improve customer experiences. Jeremiah Owyang initiated this international event in 2010. People are encouraged to send sincere Thank You notes to their online community … Continue reading A look at #CMAD and #CMADselfie 2014

Brussels-based think tanks on Twitter 2014

@marcoRecorder Already last year I made a ranking of the best performing Brussels based think tanks on Twitter, which is to date my most read read blogpost. Obviously, followers are not everything and I'm not advocating that think tanks with more followers perform better than think tanks with less followers. This is why, in this … Continue reading Brussels-based think tanks on Twitter 2014

A review of the European Commission’s social media presence in 2013

@marcoRecorder Co-written with @AmyJColgan, @PabloPerezA. Published on Waltzing Matilda Blog Assessing our performances is key to understanding how we can improve. In this post we want to share with our readers about how the European Commission's central social media accounts have developed – in terms of followership, engagement and the volume of conversation we are … Continue reading A review of the European Commission’s social media presence in 2013

A response to Derek Muller on “the problem with Facebook”

@marcoRecorder I have watched yesterday the video The Problem With Facebook by Derek Muller published on Devour. Although I found the video interesting, I must point out there a quite a few inaccuracies about what Derek presents and that I find his theory lacking some basic solid evidence. Let's watch the video and go through some … Continue reading A response to Derek Muller on “the problem with Facebook”

Google+ growth: is the sky its limit?

@marcoRecorder It's been a while since Google Plus became an indispensable tool in community management of a number of businesses and institutions. The infographic below provides an overview of the impressive evolution that both G+ and YouTube have witnessed in recent times. Although Europe is still lagging behind in terms of exploiting the potentials of … Continue reading Google+ growth: is the sky its limit?