New Statesman misses the point on political blogging
The New Statesman has published an article on political blogging which, while I'm all for MSM coverage of the great political communications stuff going on at the moment, kind of misses the point a...
View ArticleThe Met Police, Twitter and blogger engagement
I posted a while back about comments made to PR Week by the Met Police's corporate comms manager, Dick Fedorico, about their plans for online monitoring and engagement. Well, in advance of this year's...
View ArticleSocial Media Battle Today: Cops vs Activists
There looks set to be a fascinating social media showdown today as Climate Camp activists attempt to 'swoop' at a secret London location while the police attempt to prevent them – or at least manage...
View ArticleI am Simon + We Are Social = Win
So this week’s edition of PR Week has probably hit desks and if you haven’t read it yet then you will have missed the awesome news that I’ve joined We Are Social. The news is awesome for a couple of...
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EXCLUSIVE: Dick Fedorcio, Met Police blogger engagement and my part in it…
figures likely to show rise….. Queen at First World War memorial….. Childcare tax breaks revolt grows….. DNA profile database plans unveiled….. Washington sniper put to death….. 46% think...
View ArticleIs McKinsey and Nielsen’s social media division a backwards step?
I saw this story earlier in the week and now Drew B's blogged about the announcement that the media metrics people Nielsen have teamed up with the management consultancy McKinsey to launch a social...
View ArticleDaily Mail snoops on people online and steals their content
A few weeks ago the Daily Mail caused a bit of a brouhaha by accusing brands that monitored social media to help identify and solve customer’s problems of “snooping” and “spying”. I really can’t get...
View ArticleIs the ASA’s new online remit a missed opportunity?
As has been widely reported, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has extended its remit to include online marketing communications. While an argument can be made for a need to extend the...
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#tweetbike: my part in a social experiment
Today I had the serious pleasure of being part of Paul Clarke's social experiment, #Tweetbike. Here's the backstory… So I'm heading into London with a connecting train to catch and reading with abject...
View ArticleActivism, Clicktivism and the limits of social media in achieving social change
Last month, Malcolm Gladwell published a piece in The New Yorker arguing that social media was preventing real social change taking place by encouraging what he termed 'clicktivism' – a form of...
View ArticleSharing Best Practice in Digital PR Education
I took part in an interesting (and eye-opening) workshop yesterday at Leeds Metropolitan University, Sharing Best Practice in Digital PR Education. Organised by Leeds Met and the Higher Education...
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PR can’t respond to ‘structural’ challenges of social media. Discuss.
So. Here’s a thought. My old boss and friend, Robin Grant, told PRWeek last year that PR had missed the boat on digital. The reality, of course, is much more nuanced than that but there is a definite...
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Infographic: A History of Social Media
Chris from Prohibition PR has put together this handy infographic providing a history of social media and outlines some of the big game-changing moments in this blog post. It contains some surprises –...
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