The Online / Social Media PR Blog
Here’s our running book on all things Online / Social Media PR related. We try and give away as much valuable content, ideas and resources as we can… because we believe in good karma and we know that *giving* is what works best in this webby-Social world.
Please feel free to pitch in with your opinions – good and bad. We love to hear what you’re making of all this Social Media / PR stuff…
News + Social Media = Social News?
How do you find news on the web? Do you go straight to your favourite blogs and news sites or do you use an RSS reader? Or are both of these options too old hat? Facebook and Twitter look to be changing things.
Social Media Consulting vs Viral Advertising: Can All ‘Creatives’ Please Go Back to the 80s
Social Media consulting is not an opportunity to go wild with creative-led, viral-inspired, 60-second advertising. A virus is an illness – much like a Social Media plan without a stack of analytics to back it up and a deep understanding of how Social tools actually work and why people use them.
The @BBC Twitter Conundrum
Like many large corporations, the BBC has numerous different Twitter profiles representing its many departments and programmes around the world, but what should be done with the so far silent @BBC Twitter profile? Here are a few ideas.
Rich Snippets: Who is He?
Last year Google introduced Rich Snippets to their search results (we even blogged about it here). Originally, there were options to enhance results with reviews and information about people. They have since added support for videos and most recently, events. Why? And who is the mysterious man ‘Rich Snippets’
Online PR/What Bloggers Really Want
I love this blog post. Every trad PR person who wants to understand how to do better work with blogs should read it. In a nut, THINK LIKE A BLOGGER and you will succeed…
Google Sentiment Analysis: For Breakfast
Computer-judged sentiment analysis is about as reliable as a Met Office weather forecast. A Met Office weather forecast barked-out by a stolen Jack Russell in the absence of anyone else who knows better. And the dog has had catnip.
Sentiment Analysis and Helping the Robots Understand Sarcasm
As we all know from watching Terminator 2 and The Matrix, robot-human communication can be rocky. Machines can’t understand human love or sarcasm. However, an enterprising company from America has aimed a little lower with a tool to help robots understand that other mystery: sarcasm.
The Best of the Best: Round-up 2009
2009 was big for C&M: not only did we learn a lot, we also shared a lot of what we learned via this blog. With this in mind, we thought it would be good to start 2010 with a roundup of the best posts of last year…
How Google Uses Synonyms to Expand Search Results…
Google has long used synonyms to gather more accurate search results. So far, it seems that Google has only used this technique for simple searches like place names and abbreviations. It is beginning to look as though Google will expand the use of similar words into wider search terms, having recently filed a new patent for search using synonyms.
Fabulous Facebook Page Apps
If you’ve got a Facebook page but are at a bit of a loss when it comes to filling it with fabulous things, why not try some apps? Apps can help your page stand out from the crowd, as well as providing extra functionality for your page and fresh ways to connect with your audience. Here are our top picks…
Proudly Sponsoring the Plain Lazy #RickshawRun – and the Indian Street Child World Cup Squad
On January 1st, clothing brand Plain Lazy (our slackest client) will set forth on a 150cc rickshaw in a bid to raise enough cash to send an Indian XI to the Street Child World Cup. And we’re very proud to be sponsoring them.
Social Media Lessons of 2009 – We Need Re-Wiring…
This end of decade post isn’t fueled by a crystal ball. Instead, I thought it’d be more valuable to reflect on what we learned last year. In a nut, Social Media has showed all us Marketeers that most of we do needs a spot of re-wiring…
The Year that Was: 12 Months in the Life of an Online PR and Social Media Agency
It’s been a fun-packed year here at C&M and with only a few working days left in 2009, I decided to take a look back at some of the highlights of the past 12 months.
Social Media Campaign: Continental Winter Tyre Safety & Road Value of 20p Coins
For the frosty season, last week saw our re-launch of Continental’s Tyres for Life site – including a bunch of neat Social Media widgets and some top new winter tyre safety tips from Continental and BTCC racer Fiona Leggate…
Five Free Facebook Tools to Enhance Your Social Media Campaign
With Facebook becoming increasingly useful for businesses, we thought it was about time we did a roundup of Facebook tools and how they can help you get more out of your professional Social Media activities.
What’s a Social Media Agency?
Rocket science not included. Proceed at ease...
Get the Scoop on Social Media PR…
Been there, seen it, bought T-Shirt, wrote it up....
What the Hell is Social SEO?
Clue: it's not spammy and it adds value to users....
Know-How: from the Team
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News + Social Media = Social News?
How do you find news on the web? Do you go straight to your favourite blogs and news sites or do you use an RSS reader? Or are both of these options too old hat? Facebook and Twitter look to be changing things.
Social Media Consulting vs Viral Advertising: Can All ‘Creatives’ Please Go Back to the 80s
Social Media consulting is not an opportunity to go wild with creative-led, viral-inspired, 60-second advertising. A virus is an illness – much like a Social Media plan without a stack of analytics to back it up and a deep understanding of how Social tools actually work and why people use them.
