Follow @marcoRecorder I'm happy to republish a very interesting piece written by my colleague @AmyJColgan who is a Social Media Analyst at DG COMM in the European Commission. This post was originally published in Waltzing Matilda blog. Social media, like any field, comes with its own vocabulary. I don’t mean RT and PM and YOLO … Continue reading 10 terms to help you decipher ’social media speak’
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Twitto.be: Belgians on #Twitter ranked by influence
Follow @marcoRecorder Twitto.be is a directory referencing Belgian users of twitter. It was launched in June 2013, and features are progressively rolled out. It was created by Mango Information Systems SPRL, a Belgian company active in social media analysis and monitoring. According to their website, Twitto are currently working on the following features: ranking by … Continue reading Twitto.be: Belgians on #Twitter ranked by influence
About me, about what, about personal about pages?
Follow @marcoRecorder Oh God...Every time I look at my blog, I can't stop crying about my about page. Whenever I look at my site stats I know that the about page is the most visited page. Damnit, I am a communication expert, I have huge experience with analytics, I can totally see that coming but … Continue reading About me, about what, about personal about pages?
Does social networking make us less social?
Follow @marcoRecorder Mike Elgan raised an interesting issue on his Google Plus account recently. See below:Our waiter at a side walk restaurant in Florence last night (I don't recall his name, sadly), believes that social networks are making us all less social. He said that over his years as a waiter, people have become more obsessed … Continue reading Does social networking make us less social?
#EUinMyRegion photo competition discussed on Radio 24
Follow @marcoRecorder On 20 July I have been invited on L'Altra Europa, a radio programme hosted on Radio 24 (Italian national news radio) to talk about the "Europe in my region" photo competition organized by the European Commission. I had a chat with radio host Federico Taddia where I explained how the competition works and … Continue reading #EUinMyRegion photo competition discussed on Radio 24
Are #socialmedia professionals “wise guys”? Mmmhh….
Follow @marcoRecorder A couple of days ago I stumbled across this quote: “Fools live life; intellectuals only think thoughts arising from borrowed knowledge. That is why fools enjoy life while so called wise people are busy posting tweets about life. Unfortunately, I am a wise man.” It's from Saurabh Sharma, author of "The Directionless son … Continue reading Are #socialmedia professionals “wise guys”? Mmmhh….
Distracted from distraction by distraction…
Follow @marcoRecorder Distracted from distraction by distraction Did T.S. Eliot predict the way #socialmedia is being used and abused? I'm an advocate of social media as a mean and not as a goal but it is true that the scientifically proved psychological reward that social media interactions give to users is still a major immutable … Continue reading Distracted from distraction by distraction…
Not because you…
Follow @marcoRecorder Not because you use social media you should think you know how to use social media I remember a great quote from The Sopranos. When Artie was getting repeatedly told off by Tony about the way he ran his kitchen, the Italian cooked said "Tony thinks he can cook just because he can … Continue reading Not because you…
Is the social media revolution bound to backfire?
Follow @marcoRecorder In his book "The Social Media Mind: How social media how social media is changing business, politics and science and helps create a new world order", David Amerland says that social media "is the empowerment of the individual at the expense of the system.” But does the individual's empowerment of social media always … Continue reading Is the social media revolution bound to backfire?
The space of blogging in the #socmed sphere: how to make the best out of it?
Follow @marcoRecorder Blogs have been around since the late 90s. Given their evolution both in terms of technology and the space they occupy in the online world, it's an interesting moment for anyone working in digital communications to take some time to evaluate. What is the role, the impact and the usefulness of blogging as … Continue reading The space of blogging in the #socmed sphere: how to make the best out of it?
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