All Blog Posts Tagged 'social' (45)

New Media Corp's The 12 Tweets of Christmas #1

http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/gap-xmas-cheer-factory-website/' />

In a bid to spread a little Christmas cheer, we've launched The 12 Tweets of Christmas. A bit like the festive spirit, these are posted at any of time or night, so don't be a Scrooge, and share these to spread a little Christmas cheer over the next 12 days!… Continue

Added by Arvind Salwan on December 14, 2009 at 3:16pm — No Comments

You need to know what people are saying about you

In some of my recent blogs I have talked about the growth of social media and how mass communication power is shifting from organisations with editorial control and into the hands of individuals armed with nothing more than a mobile phone. So, given the communication power that these individuals wield, how do you know what people are saying about your company on social media channels? I recently had a break in my broadband connection into the office. The internet is so essential to me that I j… Continue

Added by Ken McEwen Public Relations on December 10, 2009 at 1:12pm — No Comments

Fancy a great cup of coffee?

My latest post for The Drum advertising and marketing magazine - bigging up Edinburgh Coffee Morning! Continue

Added by Colin Gilchrist on December 6, 2009 at 11:02pm — 1 Comment

Social Media and traffic congestion

I’m based in Edinburgh – and right now the city centre is in tatters due to the ongoing traffic congestion caused by our dearly beloved Tram project. And yes I live on the west of the city and work in Leith, in the east, so that trek across the city can at times be a challenge. The majority of people and… Continue

Added by Colin Gilchrist on November 27, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

After Social Networks, what next?

Some of us have been asking ourselves if social networks are nearing the maturation stage of their life cycle and so interesting to read this blog. Are social networks the internet's last big development? And how much will they change? A… Continue

Added by Anne Bonnar on November 26, 2009 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Podcastmatters - New Media Assistant Required

Podcastmatters Ltd are looking for a New Media Assistant in Glasgow who can maintain and develop social media presence of our clients. Working in our small but extremely productive team, we are looking for someone who is creative, enthusiastic and energetic. We're not too hung up about qualifications, we're more interested in your grasp Social Networking and your ability to work as part of a team and bring something to the party. Someone who doesn't mind being busy all day, everyday. We would… Continue

Added by Kyle Murdoch on November 25, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Business and Web 2.0 - a good interactive feature

A good analysis feature around business and Web 2.0, from those smart people at McKinsey: Continue

Added by Arvind Salwan on October 27, 2009 at 10:43am — No Comments

MySkyStatus: Social Updates in the Air

For frequent and non-frequent flyers everywhere, how cool is this: http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/my-sky-status-social-updates-in-the-air Continue

Added by Arvind Salwan on October 10, 2009 at 1:55pm — 1 Comment

ITV and FremantleMedia Enterprises enlist Storm Ideas’ Twibbon as part of The X Factor social media push

Edinburgh’s Storm Ideas have unveiled an official branded destination on their popular Twibbon site to reinforce The X Factor’s presence on social networking websites.

Working in association with ITV and FremantleMedia Enterprises, the destination launches to coincide with the live phases of the hit se… Continue

Added by Dan Moss on October 9, 2009 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Free PR, Socia Media, Digital Media Surgery in Dundee, Thursday October 8

As anyone who knows me will know, I find it embarassing that the successes of the industries based around Dundee - biosciences and gaming especially - don't get the recognition that they deserve in wider circles, including the mainstream press. To that end, I'm coming up to Dundee next Thursday, October 8 to offer a free full day surgery. Here's how it will work: I'm going to go to the cafe at The Hannah MacLure Centre at… Continue

Added by Craig McGill on October 1, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

New Media Breakfast

NEW MEDIA BREAKFAST - GLASGOW 30th October, 8am 29 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow 29 Members - Complimentary, Non-Members £10. To reserve your place please go to the bottom of the page NEW MEDIA BREAKFAST - EDINBURGH 9th October, 8am Amicus Apple, Frederick Street, Edinburgh Want to know what all the fuss is about? Do you have questions about social media? Does it work for business? Where do I start in new media? New or Social Media is on everyone’s lips, we hear references to Twitter, Facebo… Continue

Added by Kyle Murdoch on October 1, 2009 at 11:58am — 2 Comments

Social Media Podcast Edition 9

In this Edition of the Social Media Podcast we talk about the launch of The New Media Breakfast in Glasgow and review some of the twitter comments and blogs post made during and after the launch. We also talk about the launch of The New Media Breakfast in Edinburgh as well as Gordan's alleged "pop at th… Continue

Added by Kyle Murdoch on October 1, 2009 at 11:14am — No Comments

Are you having a bad hair day?

Last week, facebook admitted to having a "bad hair day", after millions of users were locked out of their accounts. facebook didn't identify the source of the problem, and g… Continue

Added by Paul Gallagher on September 29, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Reasons why businesses are slow to adopt social media policies

There are still reasons why businesses are reticent to get involved in using social media, it was written in Social Media Today but essentially they are: 1. Employees will waste time with it - some companies have banned access, e… Continue

Added by Colin Gilchrist on September 27, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

New Media Breakfast

NEW MEDIA BREAKFAST 29 Members - Complimentary, Non-Members £10. Click here to book. Want to know what all the fuss is about? Do you have questions about social media? Does it work for business? Where do I start in new m… Continue

Added by Kyle Murdoch on September 8, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

My police described as 'timely', 'on the ball' and 'something that needs to happen now' at the SIPR conference

SIPR = The Scottish Institute of Policing Research. I attended their third conference yesterday. The emphasis was on the discussion of community policing, a term coined by John Aldersham back in the 70s, and first met with scepticism, which is what I thought my meet mypolice too. How very wrong I was. I took along visuals to aid my explanation to attendees as to what mypolice i… Continue

Added by rufflemuffin on September 3, 2009 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Barack's Social Media Pulpit: models for social media spreading

I'm only about six months late with this entry, but the contents of Edelman's analys… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on August 24, 2009 at 4:19pm — No Comments

'Delete' by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger

Although it's not out until October, 'Delete' by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is bound to raise more questions than to provide answers. The core premise centres around his concept of 'digital forgetting', which potentially reshapes how sociologists, technologists and policymakers will have to define and protect individual autonomy as technology usurps the prerogatives of human memory. Mayer-Schönberger also seeks to broaden… Continue

Added by Arvind Salwan on August 14, 2009 at 5:39pm — 2 Comments

Teen social networking & the guardian

Last year for the first time I found some of my students reporting that they had stopped using Facebook/Bebo/similar and even deleted their accounts - and over the past few years have consistently found that many students do not use the sites. The Guardian reports on findings from Ofcom that teens are now spending less time on social networking sites http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/au… Continue

Added by Daniel Livingstone on August 10, 2009 at 9:33pm — 2 Comments

Mypolice heads down south

Well, its been a busy couple of weeks for mypolice. I’ve been down in London working with Think Public who are focused on using design to improve service experiences in the public sector. It was great for mypolice to… Continue

Added by rufflemuffin on July 22, 2009 at 12:48pm — No Comments

< Previous Post

Latest Blog Posts

Monthly Archives

2009

December (76)
November (65)
October (74)
September (87)
August (96)
July (83)
June (75)
May (55)
April (96)
March (107)
February (59)
January (66)

2008

December (38)
November (77)
October (88)
September (24)

1999

November (2)

Welcome to
38minutes

Sign Up
or Sign In

About

Ewan McIntosh created this social network on Ning.

Create your own social network!

Calls to Action

4iP seek fresh ideas 4iP will take account of all ideas submitted before at least December 20th, 2009.Check out what we're looking for and then submit your ideas online December 30, 2009

Scottish Centre for Enabling Technologies: Support for businesses for January and February 2010. Get in touch as soon as possible to line up business support and research for your technology business. More information...