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Internet/web history in 140 characters

Andy Merchant — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:48:16 +0000

At Liberate Media towers we have decided to have a little bit of fun today, and we’d love you to join in. If you would like to take part, all you need to do is describe the last 10 years of Internet/web evolution in 140 characters. You can add events like the dotcom collapse in 2000 [...]

Will social media agencies exist in the future?

Andy Merchant — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:02:03 +0000

Over the last few years social media has evolved into an important part of the marketing mix. Many traditional marketeers initially ruled out social media as a passing fad, before eventually trying to embrace it, or at least hire an ‘expert’ or agency that could help, with varying degrees of success. Today, we still have a [...]

Le Meur’s video branding series. 30 videos, 30 days

Andy Merchant — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:23:13 +0000

The founder of Seesmic and LeWeb, Loïc Le Meur will be releasing 30 videos over the next 30 days via YouTube and iTunes as a podcast. The videos will be focused on building an online brand and related subjects. “After many presentations on social networking around the World, I found myself getting the same questions all the [...]

Blog comments and dates

Andy Merchant — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:16:22 +0000

As part of my job at Liberate Media, I am constantly reviewing blogs, online news outlets and similar for our clients and Liberate’s own ongoing R&D. Two things really annoy me! First is the huge amount of effort that some blogs/news outlets make you go through to add a comment. It’s really off putting! To read more on [...]

Brian Solis and Chris Beck define the future of being social

Tim Greenhalgh — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:55:27 +0000

I’ve been following the series of video conversations between Brian Solis and Chris Beck, which are extraordinary in their breadth and depth. They are ‘must see’ for anyone involved with social media PR and indeed for anyone who is interested in the future of online communication. What strikes me is the clarity of thought, the strategic [...]

David McCandless explains the power of infographics

Tim Greenhalgh — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:18:50 +0000

Here’s a treat - David McCandless explaining the power of visual information design/infographics at the recent TED Global conference in Oxford. There’s plenty of good for thought in his lively talk and he shows some wonderful examples of how complex data from different sources can be presented in a way that makes it more graspable. [...]

Leo Laporte and the end of social media

Tim Greenhalgh — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:05:05 +0000

One of the more visible social media professionals has decided to disengage, citing the pointlessness of the platforms. Is this the beginning of the end of ‘social media’? Leo Laporte, the influential broadcaster behind the TWiT network of podcasts has posted a heartfelt blog in which he reasons that all social media is roughly the equivalent [...]

Facebook Places round-up

Andy Merchant — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:04:52 +0000

There has been plenty of conversation surrounding Facebook places over the last week. So, to help you access the discussion around Facebook’s latest launch, The Liberate Media team have put together a collection of their favourite posts in this single “round-up” style blog post. First off here is the official Facebook Places Check in video. Facebook Places: [...]

Got your A-Level results? So how do you get into PR?

Lloyd Gofton — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:28:02 +0000

As you’ve all no doubt seen, A-Level results have been announced today in England, so conversation around qualifications and careers are rife. On a day like this it certainly takes me back to my own experiences of education, and the path I took to reach my current career. Today though, things are tougher than ever. According [...]

Fakes and scams!

Andy Merchant — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:02:35 +0000

Two stories caught my eye today. The first one was featured on Mashable, titled: Facebook Dislike Button Is Fake [WARNING] which is about an unofficial Facebook button. After installing the button you are sent through to a survey, similar to others that Mashable has seen recently. Thanks Mashable for the heads up! The second was [...]