Aside from the end of the world, nothing of note is going to happen for the rest of the year; so in the absence of current affairs, the world’s bloggers are drawing inspiration from the past 12 months. I had to have quite a think about what my retrospective post for 2012 would be – [...]
Image courtesy of FauxShot via deviantART In Part I of our Tumblr tutorial, we looked at some of the ways brands are currently using Tumblr. This Part II offers more details on set-up and particular issues that will be of interest to social media and marketing brand managers for establishing Tumblrs for corporate use. We’ve [...]
Just a few days after my rant about online abuse – particularly that directed against women – came this excellent article in Poynter from Jeff Sonderman focusing on the harassment that women journalists face from their social networks when using Twitter and the Facebook subscribe function to engage with their readers. “We’re more accessible to people than ever, which [...]
by Janice Pearson, moderator and community manager at eModeration. During a lethal threat the chance to be enaged (or to help) is a huge mood boster, infinitely better than “I’m helpless/there’s nothing I can do.” @ePatientDave, Empowered Patient Most of us know the value of social media for patients. People living with disabilities and [...]
Brands must protect users and their own reputations on social networks, according to Moderation in Social Networks, a new white paper from eModeration eModeration’s new white paper highlights the need for brands engaged in social networks to protect both their users and their own reputations. The paper, Moderation in Social Networks, examines the impact of [...]
Last week, Facebook unveiled their response to the sudden Twittermania sweeping the web: Facebook Lite. Currently available as a public preview in the United States and India, this stripped back version of their site is supposedly designed for users with slower Internet connections, but its competitive inspiration is very apparent. Having spent a few days [...]
As predicted, the recession can only be good news for some sectors of industry – notably those which involve staying home and spending only very small amounts! Market research firm Strategy Analytics today released its forecast for growth within the virtual worlds sector and to say it sees growth would be an understatement. Overall, the [...]