A few lessons from #Engagorday

@marcoRecorder This article was also published on the European Commission's Digital Team Blog Engagor Day is an event for all Engagor users and partners which took place in Ghent on May 8th, 2014 at the Eskimofabriek. The goal is to keep them updated on the latest feature additions and everything that is coming up. In … Continue reading A few lessons from #Engagorday

UPDATE – #Talkdigital blogging competition: you could be a speaker at EuroPCom 2014!

@marcoRecorder The recent European elections have been an excellent opportunity to reflect on the direction we want the EU to take. So we have a question for you – how do you think the EU could better communicate with citizens digitally? If you could suggest one big thing about European digital communication what would that … Continue reading UPDATE – #Talkdigital blogging competition: you could be a speaker at EuroPCom 2014!

A response to Kosmopolito’s “The inconvenient truth about social media and #ep2014”

@marcoRecorder Kosmopolito is one of the best bloggers in the eurobubble. He recently wrote The inconvenient truth about social media and #ep2014 which I find a very good and punchy piece on one of the main events of 2014 in Europe. Although I disagree to some extent, I think it is laudable that experts in … Continue reading A response to Kosmopolito’s “The inconvenient truth about social media and #ep2014”

#Talkdigital blogging competition: have your say on European digital communication!

@marcoRecorder The next European elections will take place all around the European Union between 22-25 May and it's a good time for us all to reflect on the direction we want the EU to take. So we have a question for you – how do you think the EU could better communicate with citizens digitally? … Continue reading #Talkdigital blogging competition: have your say on European digital communication!

Measuring communication effectiveness on social media

@marcoRecorder This article was published on the European Commission Digital Team blog When talking about measuring effectiveness on social media it is indispensable to talk about monitoring or, as many like to call it, listening. Listening is one of the most important yet it is one of the most often overlooked uses of social media. … Continue reading Measuring communication effectiveness on social media

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 look at #euromaidan on social media

@marcoRecorder While Euromaidan protests continue in Ukraine, social media and digital communication technology still play a key role in their organization. Especially after the government's violent repression on 30 November,  Euromaidan has turned into a mass anti-government movement in the country and has begun to resemble the 2004 Orange Revolution in many ways. One of the … Continue reading A look at #euromaidan on social media

Twopcharts, tracking Twitter users by language and by city

Follow @marcoRecorder Here is an interesting project I have found a couple of days back. Twopcharts made an effort to find the most influential active Twitter users for cities around the world, as well as widely spoken languages. By selecting any of the cities or languages available in their database, you will be directed to … Continue reading Twopcharts, tracking Twitter users by language and by city

Typhoon Haiyan on social media

Follow @marcoRecorder The Philippines struggled to bury the dead and get food, water and medicine to the living Tuesday, four days after Super Typhoon Haiyan claimed untold lives and flattened countless buildings. "Right now, we don't have enough water," typhoon survivor Roselda Sumapit told CNN in Tacloban, a city of more than 200,000 that was … Continue reading Typhoon Haiyan on social media

The grass is always greener on the other side…and so are analytics tools

Follow @marcoRecorder There are literally thousands of social media analytics tools out there. When you get accustomed to one tool sometimes you might get the feeling that you are missing out on something and that other analytics tool can offer incredible, flashy and (apparently) indispendible features that would ease your work or provide you with … Continue reading The grass is always greener on the other side…and so are analytics tools