@STIB_Fail: born to be bashing

Follow @marcoRecorder "Brussels is the most congested city in the world" says a recent report from Forbes. Even though Forbes' analysis only actually considers Europe and North America, thinking that the capital of the European Union doesn't offer adequate solutions for the life of drivers is pretty disappointing. Cities that have to deal with congestion … Continue reading @STIB_Fail: born to be bashing

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

Hashtags on Facebook: what if Twitter had copyrighted the #?

Facebook users will be able to include hashtags in their posts and then watch them become clickable. When a hashtag is included in a post, clicking on it will pop out a feed that aggregates others posts that have been tagged with the same phrase. After last year Apple vs Samsung case, I wonder if … Continue reading Hashtags on Facebook: what if Twitter had copyrighted the #?

Twittercounter: Benchmark your performance

This article was also published on Waltzing Matilda Blog Everyone likes ranks especially when ranks are about you. We love to see how good we are at what we do compared to other peers. On Twitter,  some of these ranks relate to the number of new followers you’ve received over a certain period of time, … Continue reading Twittercounter: Benchmark your performance

The lesson learnt from #occupygezi: centralise your social media coordination

"It's all Twitter's fault" said Turkish PM Emine Erdoğan on Saturday 1 June following the protests that spread around the country. "There is now a menace which is called Twitter. The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.” Twitter has indeed become an important … Continue reading The lesson learnt from #occupygezi: centralise your social media coordination

Who’s tweeting in Antarctica???

Published on Waltzing Matilda Who's tweeting in Antarctica? Hardly anyone apparently. After trying "The one million tweet map" you do wonder if the four tweets from Antarctica come from some super-developed penguins or some researchers or explorers tweeting in – 70° temperatures. It turns out that the few tweets from the region come from a … Continue reading Who’s tweeting in Antarctica???

Tweriod, cause timing matters

Timing is a key variable when analysing online publishing and promotion. While we try to make the best out of our social media channels we should not neglect the "t" factor and make sure we are posting at a time that would guarantee maximum exposure and visibility. It is a common misperception to think that … Continue reading Tweriod, cause timing matters

Fostering Social Communication through Social Media and 2.0 Strategies

In the last decade social media and 2.0 technologies have deeply shaped the way people get informed and communicate with each other. If the first phase of the Internet phenomenon enormously expanded the communication horizons, the 2.0 environment has set new models of communication that have not only a further impact on the enlargement of … Continue reading Fostering Social Communication through Social Media and 2.0 Strategies

Francesco I e la sfida dei social media

La foto sottostante è piuttosto eloquente. Lo storico momento dell'elezione di Jorge Mario Bergoglio a 266esimo vescovo di Roma e Papa della Chiesa cattolica è stato commentato e condivisa largamente in tutto il mondo attraverso i social media. I social media pongono una nuova sfida ad una Chiesa cattolica che ha un bisogno disperato di … Continue reading Francesco I e la sfida dei social media

Why Pope Francis I will need to face social media

A version of this article was also published in The Expositor The picture below is quite eloquent. The historic moment of Pope Francis I's election was commented and shared widely around all social media platforms. In fact, social media brings new challenges for a Catholic church in desperate need of innovation and rediscovery of real … Continue reading Why Pope Francis I will need to face social media