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BlogTalk 2010 – Day Two – Streams, Facebook vs. Everyone Again, and Location based Social Networks

Monday, August 30th, 2010

The second day of the conference proved just as valuable as the first, starting with Stowe Boyd talking us through his Web of Flow theory and how it’s all about the streams. Followed on by Ruairi McKiernan inspiring the crowd with SpunOut.ie, Fergus Hurley talking on Silicon Valley, Laurent Walter Goix bringing it back to [...]

BlogTalk2010: Day One – Social Identity, Facebook vs. Everyone, and Credibility

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Arriving to Galway yesterday with little expectation for what Thursday and Friday would bring at BlogTalk2010, I was delighted with day one…compelled me to write a blog at least, despite the conference having little or nothing to do with “blogging.” The day started for me (missed the first few) with considerations for our identity online, [...]

Social Media Measurement – Analytics is Key!

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

So…people get that social media is important, even here in Ireland. They say, ok…let’s talk to someone and sort out how to do this. We tell them that strategy is key and that measurement and reporting will be essential throughout a social media project. We all agree that there’s great opportunityfor us both when we [...]

TV and Social Media Engagement Changing Media Consumption: Showcased by the BreffMeister and Simon Cowell.

Monday, November 16th, 2009

So, you’re huddled up on the couch and ready for your night’s television entertainment…remote control in one hand…and your mobile phone or laptop in the other. The way we consume media has changed drastically; and people are feeling more compelled to not only share their feelings about what they watch on TV with the person [...]

The Importance of Relevance in Social Media: Ireland Deserves Sun Success

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Reflecting on how I spent my summer months, I discovered that I became even more Irish than I already was; because of my obsession with the weather for the Ireland Deserves Sun campaign for Sandtex exterior paint. As part of the marketing team for the campaign, it was extremely insightful to learn the value of [...]

Microsoft and Yahoo Deal to Battle Google Search: MicroHooOoo!

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

So what’s all this nonsense about Microsoft and Yahoo joining forces? Haven’t we heard this before? Well, yes. But this time Microsoft and Yahoo have come together; and we don’t just mean in a meeting that goes nowhere; but they’ve made it official, Yahoo search will now be powered by Microsoft’s Bing.
So, what does [...]

Social Media Marketing – Learn By Doing!

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

You’ve gone online, found a blog, read some articles, and you’ve even joined Facebook…yet, you’re still lost as to how this matters for your business. Well, what has worked for others in Social Media, will most likely not work for you, unless you take the time to research and develop a strategy that is suited [...]

Livin’ in a Social Media World…

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Hope you’re looking forward to the ramblings of a social media enthusiast; because well…that’s what I am. Enthusiasm for the online environment is shared across industries and locations; but social media holds the key to what it all means for our future.
No longer referred to as “new media,” social media is here and thriving. Having [...]

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