tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75676975586415544722024-10-04T19:24:33.954-07:00Some posts to support a presentation on Social Media and networking...Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-36788664108607943542012-02-06T09:08:00.000-08:002012-02-06T09:08:23.573-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/429039_10150554296923557_81798513556_9006472_1454455985_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/429039_10150554296923557_81798513556_9006472_1454455985_n.jpg" width="393" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-89852940560009085052010-07-29T09:53:00.000-07:002010-07-29T09:53:02.084-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I7rSe6rzIXw/TFB9echfoCI/AAAAAAAADuw/XepfC2lzufw/s1600/moving+box%5B7%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I7rSe6rzIXw/TFB9echfoCI/AAAAAAAADuw/XepfC2lzufw/s320/moving+box%5B7%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">A blog post from a <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/05912352719196616923">friend</a> bemoaning the despicable behaviour of a national brand's employee and their subsequent response showing the power of Social Media and how to deal with justified criticism:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Part 1 - <a href="http://philipstreehouse.blogspot.com/2010/07/pickfords-sign-of-times-10.html">Setting the scene</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Part 2 - <a href="http://philipstreehouse.blogspot.com/2010/07/pickfords-sequel.html">The companies response</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">P</div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-5142635561970559222010-06-07T01:58:00.000-07:002010-06-07T01:59:15.896-07:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jokS0z_TgC0hf9hOZnE5EnmfNXBsS26jC4Z1octcZaJZ5_KpLbbrzzlSLXFW8AK4D-L29VaXY-NzRIU1XZvpFytRvDuQNlB4L4OqbiRw0Zx7VSTjkynnwFNE4N0DLxKlUXq32t1nX44/s1600/IMG_0397.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jokS0z_TgC0hf9hOZnE5EnmfNXBsS26jC4Z1octcZaJZ5_KpLbbrzzlSLXFW8AK4D-L29VaXY-NzRIU1XZvpFytRvDuQNlB4L4OqbiRw0Zx7VSTjkynnwFNE4N0DLxKlUXq32t1nX44/s320/IMG_0397.JPG" /></a> </div>At the recent <a href="http://twitter.com/hayfestival">Hay Festival</a> a panel looked at what was the ‘most beautiful tweet ever written’. From a shortlist of Tweets <a href="http://twitter.com/stephenfry">Stephen Fry</a> (@stephenfry) chose a winner. Peter Florence, Hay Festival’s founder and director enlarges:<br /> <blockquote>The definition of most beautiful tweet could fall into a number of different categories: it could prove the most eloquent; the most impassioned; the best demonstration of a clever pun or metaphor; the most evocative description of a place or emotion, or perhaps prove that brevity is conducive to levity, and be the wittiest tweet ever committed to the Twittersphere.<br /> </blockquote>Read more about: <a href="http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/2010/06/the-most-beautiful-tweet-ever-written-as-judged-by-stephenfry/">The most beautiful tweet ever written.</a><br /> <div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-6501656000651225502010-05-24T07:07:00.000-07:002010-05-24T07:08:14.142-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRC1YE6Q2J2Ps9lIm9sWeYeSKKvHLdN_YwjCDAcd_qgMkgOyNbxcfZAibLAdRPe4Ahsa9gGfMuitOu8FcNiD99yIZDEc42qLyFGPn0I4zqanf9WqRMdOOvI5adNk-6P1zU9hRSU8plJts/s1600/IMG_0350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRC1YE6Q2J2Ps9lIm9sWeYeSKKvHLdN_YwjCDAcd_qgMkgOyNbxcfZAibLAdRPe4Ahsa9gGfMuitOu8FcNiD99yIZDEc42qLyFGPn0I4zqanf9WqRMdOOvI5adNk-6P1zU9hRSU8plJts/s320/IMG_0350.JPG" /></a></div><br /> Discovering the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10145993.stm">peril of Twitter, the BBC reports</a>.<br /> <br /> PPeter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-85350529427921796022010-05-18T07:54:00.000-07:002010-05-18T07:55:39.904-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4445915788_7286796424_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4445915788_7286796424_m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Nestlé has come under fire for using palm oil in its products... and has been hammered online - <a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/5925-nestle-learns-its-social-media-lesson-the-hard-way">read more here</a>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-73472330727766952862010-04-26T02:07:00.000-07:002010-04-26T02:07:22.062-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwKWe0g3XGoGdPm9rTV6kw9Qa5XXwejPP8zbtWff7_BUsJFO_UaYZ-Rvhazx2rGkbsCVbuF4U11Q2MTXfzrsb62jJ9LHWVaUHlmLW0XVP3yaOXAhwOAkqYzOo5EXPsYP0z3-_C3uia4Q/s1600/IMG_0216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwKWe0g3XGoGdPm9rTV6kw9Qa5XXwejPP8zbtWff7_BUsJFO_UaYZ-Rvhazx2rGkbsCVbuF4U11Q2MTXfzrsb62jJ9LHWVaUHlmLW0XVP3yaOXAhwOAkqYzOo5EXPsYP0z3-_C3uia4Q/s320/IMG_0216.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><a href="http://www.techxav.com/2010/04/26/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-twitter/">10 things you may not know about Twitter!</a><br /> <br /> h/t <a href="http://thetwitcleaner.com/">The Twit Cleaner</a>&nbsp;(another useful application!)Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-41560656534288895322010-03-24T10:28:00.000-07:002010-03-24T10:28:34.423-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/blogger-painted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/blogger-painted.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/03/24/free-blogger-templates/">10 classy Blogger template designs</a> that can brighten up your blog!</div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-27553755261414347622010-03-22T10:30:00.000-07:002010-03-22T10:30:42.317-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.markevanstech.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/7-deadly-sins1-thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.markevanstech.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/7-deadly-sins1-thumb.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /> A great article giving very practical tips.... read in <a href="http://www.markevanstech.com/2010/03/17/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-social-media/">full here</a>.<br /> <br /> PPeter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-84668867663728124402010-03-04T08:57:00.000-08:002010-03-04T08:57:12.146-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seedsofcompassion.org/photos/RTG/15tue_hhdl-adt_12x8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://www.seedsofcompassion.org/photos/RTG/15tue_hhdl-adt_12x8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Some good points about poor Twitter etiquette by <a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100028456/some-useful-tips-for-the-dalai-lama-now-that-he-has-joined-twitter/">Toby Young for the Telegraph</a>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The two points Toby makes are:</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ol><li>It's important to Follow as well as being Followed</li> <li>Don't use it as a tool to promote yourself</li> </ol><div>Well worth reading the whole article <a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100028456/some-useful-tips-for-the-dalai-lama-now-that-he-has-joined-twitter/">here</a>.</div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-8707996335922822112010-02-17T08:18:00.000-08:002010-02-17T08:20:07.754-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://twitpic.com/13qy7d" title="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"><img alt="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic" height="240" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/13qy7d.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>After a tricky start sans Internet we managed to have a good day together! Loved how the 'Real World Twitter Role Play Game' worked out in practice... nice one!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8YXKIZIL5GIyMXikzum89I13ublIfgkuGtej6UvoyOj-sbH_zVGjywWDhsR0aqCn74bt_Cs7V2psha2g0sGF_zUmJzW3S8I_psfMo_M_pyFAPXCQccz3lcBD8lVrd5GX7jfemorA_Ak/s1600-h/IMG_0133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8YXKIZIL5GIyMXikzum89I13ublIfgkuGtej6UvoyOj-sbH_zVGjywWDhsR0aqCn74bt_Cs7V2psha2g0sGF_zUmJzW3S8I_psfMo_M_pyFAPXCQccz3lcBD8lVrd5GX7jfemorA_Ak/s320/IMG_0133.JPG" /></a></div><br /> Thanks for everyone who signed up and contributed, look forward to seeing your creations!<br /> <br /> PPeter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-44152237488611728052010-01-19T08:54:00.000-08:002010-02-16T07:12:59.216-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.economist.com/images/20100130/20100130issuecovUS400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.economist.com/images/20100130/20100130issuecovUS400.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><b>What?</b> An opportunity!<br /> <br /> <b>Why?</b> No choice!<br /> <br /> <b>How?</b> Plan and try...<br /> <br /> <b>When</b>? As soon as...<br /> <br /> Watch! and learn...<br /> <br /> Don't let it rule you! Great Blog from Tim Ferriss, author of 4 hour workweek, on '<a href="http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/02/25/how-to-use-twitter-without-twitter-owning-you-5-tips/">How to use Twitter without Twitter owning you</a>'<br /> <br /> Don't let <a href="http://microexplosion.com/2010/01/19/four-people-who-will-kill-your-companys-social-media-efforts/">these guys</a> put you off:<br /> <br /> <ul><li>Mr Fearful</li> <li>Miss Trust</li> <li>Mr Unwilling</li> <li>Miss Salesalot</li> </ul><br /> PPeter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-73459353234164596522010-01-19T08:21:00.000-08:002010-02-16T10:30:50.645-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7ll_tCqCcCKmlclhEqnjnx6gbI4M945ZOTUMG6cZ80nbil7D_GtfclFf8BIwXzz-xoQ3FZNklCEReSxxgcWo-PmMqVpKxtjHYuAGVQvzrLsGPz3gOR2xHZ1xa-xII_6NHC3luNwC89k/s1600-h/DSC00402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7ll_tCqCcCKmlclhEqnjnx6gbI4M945ZOTUMG6cZ80nbil7D_GtfclFf8BIwXzz-xoQ3FZNklCEReSxxgcWo-PmMqVpKxtjHYuAGVQvzrLsGPz3gOR2xHZ1xa-xII_6NHC3luNwC89k/s320/DSC00402.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Promoting without Prosletyising</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Guidelines:&nbsp;<b><a href="http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/4504">Where you are</a></b></div><ol><li>Non-anonymous</li> <li>Originality</li> <li>Respect privacy</li> <li>Keep your job!</li> <li>Care</li> <li>Keep Blogging</li> <li>Money</li> <li>Networking</li> <li>Support</li> <li>Honesty</li> </ol><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Toolbars:&nbsp;<a href="http://wibiya.com/">http://wibiya.com/</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Monitor using:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.google.com/analytics">Google Analytics</a>&nbsp;/ <a href="http://klout.com/">Klout.com</a><br /> <br /> Facebook: <a href="http://properfacebooketiquette.blogspot.com/">Etiquette</a><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://paab.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83452192b69e20120a861f736970b-800wi" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://paab.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83452192b69e20120a861f736970b-800wi" /></a></div><br /> See how you measure up: <a href="http://twitter.grader.com/">Twitter Grader</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://live.feedjit.com/images/logos/feedjit.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="76" src="http://live.feedjit.com/images/logos/feedjit.gif" width="320" /><br /> <br /> </a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Real Time viewer&nbsp;<a href="http://live.feedjit.com/live/banksyboy.blogspot.com/">Feedjit</a></div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-9605371582828074702010-01-18T09:00:00.000-08:002010-02-16T08:49:24.247-08:00<a href="http://theoatmeal.com/quiz/twitter_addict"><img alt="How addicted to Twitter are you?" src="http://theoatmeal.com/img/quizzes/generated/5_30.jpg" /></a><br /> Created by <a href="http://theoatmeal.com/">Oatmeal</a><br /> <br /> Starting <a href="http://posterous.com/">simply</a>... or <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/">Simply</a><br /> <br /> Have a plan... <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/01/unrealized-projects.html">do it, do it, fail, get better, do it!</a><br /> <br /> Blossoming where you are... <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/business/smallbusiness/12guide.html?_r=4">How to Market Your Business With Facebook</a><br /> <br /> Tips for Non-Profit organisations... <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/02/12/non-profit-communities/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+Mashable+(Mashable)">5 tips for Creating Non-Profit Online Communities</a><br /> <br /> Short and Sweet - <a href="http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&amp;hl=en&amp;rlz=&amp;q=MicroBlogging+using+twitter&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=&amp;aqi=">MicroBlogging</a><br /> <br /> Oh Behave! <a href="http://business.twitter.com/twitter101/best_practices">Twitter's guide to </a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://business.twitter.com/twitter101/best_practices">Best Practices</a></span><br /> <br /> TED talk by Twitter Co-Founder: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n_EitPb7BU">youtube video</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/twitter_stop">Ten Things you Need to stop Tweeting about!</a><br /> <br /> Follow up... and <a href="http://www.google.com/analytics/">monitor</a>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-11077711570915229002010-01-15T01:57:00.001-08:002010-01-15T08:42:57.179-08:00Two types of 'Software' (my view, a matter of taste!):<br /><br />Computer based best of breed Tweetdeck:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tweetdeck.com/assets/directory/homepage_small_deck.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 373px; height: 248px;" src="http://www.tweetdeck.com/assets/directory/homepage_small_deck.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />See tutorial on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPoTtHed-wA">adding pictures to Tweet using Tweetdeck.</a><br /><br />Web Browser based simple Brizzly (not as twee as it looks!):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnH1zUDZ132hlo7M7gSBWPcmLxdSWCFiVk538saDIlic2V3-Y9OKF3lxF8v7v_RVXFpw-smYfo-jweZYSGypCXwbGJPtEJLCJCNewSoj2ot7-yD71fZRzTl4SW4I7R8xEX1hGVtKnX6IA/s1600-h/brizzly.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnH1zUDZ132hlo7M7gSBWPcmLxdSWCFiVk538saDIlic2V3-Y9OKF3lxF8v7v_RVXFpw-smYfo-jweZYSGypCXwbGJPtEJLCJCNewSoj2ot7-yD71fZRzTl4SW4I7R8xEX1hGVtKnX6IA/s400/brizzly.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427002457065712098" /></a><br /><br />Web Browser based fully featured <a href="http://hootsuite.com">Hootsuite</a>:<br /><br />Mobile (Tweetdeck for iPhone):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tweetdeck.com/assets/splashes/iphone_placeholder_hover.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.tweetdeck.com/assets/splashes/iphone_placeholder_hover.png" border="0" alt="" /></a>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-21422836308256012202010-01-15T01:56:00.000-08:002010-01-15T08:43:28.370-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDgFHZR7dAc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDgFHZR7dAc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><a href="http://business.twitter.com/twitter101/learning">Glossary (from Twitter):</a><ul><li>Following<br /><li>Tweet<br /><li>@username<br /><li>Direct Message (DM)<br /><li>ReTweet (RT)<br /><li>Trends<br /><li>Hashtag (#)<br /><li>Shortened links (bit.ly)</UL>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-1624503382157619152010-01-15T01:55:00.000-08:002010-01-15T04:03:15.568-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><object width="400" height="246"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jGbLWQYJ6iM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jGbLWQYJ6iM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="246"></embed></object><br /></div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-39104109448845212942010-01-14T07:47:00.000-08:002010-02-05T07:44:30.414-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Sna_large.png/510px-Sna_large.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Sna_large.png/510px-Sna_large.png" width="272" /></a></div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="257" id="howcastplayer" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=213774"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=213774" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="257" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object></div><br /> From the page on Twitter <a href="http://business.twitter.com/twitter101/starting">giving a guide for business use</a>.<br /> <br /> A starting point (domestic): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o">Twitter in plain English</a><br /> <br /> What is being said about you? <a href="http://search.twitter.com/">Twitter Search</a><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://business.twitter.com/images/business/follow/follow_twitter_button_a.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://business.twitter.com/images/business/follow/follow_twitter_button_a.png" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 33px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 166px;" /></a></div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-55766363685175984982010-01-13T08:07:00.000-08:002010-02-03T02:59:20.865-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf9cpxCqRCne5R2xxKkWalh1L0t61R1gGW5x20TextZ3i5U1mGcni6EG28SwlAT0XrnndYMHKLkIhg35Cwaq5lNhw9YWkz7xTwsHwwywAoOiwHNi4_7Q8cniadCAuMwXnhsNXy7CXOmI/s1600-h/IMG_0116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf9cpxCqRCne5R2xxKkWalh1L0t61R1gGW5x20TextZ3i5U1mGcni6EG28SwlAT0XrnndYMHKLkIhg35Cwaq5lNhw9YWkz7xTwsHwwywAoOiwHNi4_7Q8cniadCAuMwXnhsNXy7CXOmI/s320/IMG_0116.JPG" /></a></div><ul><li>Blogroll</li> <li>Creating links</li> <li>Protocol</li> <li>Tags</li> </ul>Changing your layout<br /> <div><br /> </div><div>Adding extras</div><div><br /> </div><div>www and e-mail links</div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-16216545366820951052010-01-13T07:50:00.000-08:002010-01-13T07:51:18.783-08:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbIJjZdZy-9tzYaPqFPJXev-eJQ3vAY4K3XLrP_M1Uqje7kxf3HeEJKKKa2LIqg-44q-1HbCaCfW9pr4aY7DYyV4_9SZH125OHO8ba8r7Hlc3Z7mp6vsnPyoveoChpIpKJHblJQA0T38/s1600-h/Fullscreen+capture+13012010+154826.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbIJjZdZy-9tzYaPqFPJXev-eJQ3vAY4K3XLrP_M1Uqje7kxf3HeEJKKKa2LIqg-44q-1HbCaCfW9pr4aY7DYyV4_9SZH125OHO8ba8r7Hlc3Z7mp6vsnPyoveoChpIpKJHblJQA0T38/s400/Fullscreen+capture+13012010+154826.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-77840175109894207712010-01-13T07:46:00.000-08:002010-01-13T07:57:55.958-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-18LEXPW2iXhC4r4PccaCRVP_mGIpySYDvWVq35uNzLQzwx5ahLn614Uk9PID5FOBjCteBSQyRRer_WibDFoYmPdw7Z4W7b9ymgUfRI2giooLs6C4CGEOgGqbnowymmUosxqJAxkfVg/s1600-h/IMG_0027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-18LEXPW2iXhC4r4PccaCRVP_mGIpySYDvWVq35uNzLQzwx5ahLn614Uk9PID5FOBjCteBSQyRRer_WibDFoYmPdw7Z4W7b9ymgUfRI2giooLs6C4CGEOgGqbnowymmUosxqJAxkfVg/s400/IMG_0027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426253900593708226" /></a><ul><li>Create a Google account (use your e-mail address)</li><li>Click on My account</li><li>Click on Blogger</li><li>Make tea - follow nose...</li></ul><div><br /></div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-79684866193572027352010-01-13T02:56:00.001-08:002010-01-28T01:29:10.677-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBYJE842nkV6Zq7-gv3zZQZ8moXJd6DCvUoDtAxZydP-uUGLDGOEsgt8AUVjqSyCjq2isbN_ajlrgHvXH3sTh2eDwC5eGHhWEL-J6uV_gM_O07e9kYBAOrAB2nSEw_EWcaCF0dxVX2KU/s1600-h/IMG_0059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426242585500953730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBYJE842nkV6Zq7-gv3zZQZ8moXJd6DCvUoDtAxZydP-uUGLDGOEsgt8AUVjqSyCjq2isbN_ajlrgHvXH3sTh2eDwC5eGHhWEL-J6uV_gM_O07e9kYBAOrAB2nSEw_EWcaCF0dxVX2KU/s400/IMG_0059.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /> Create temporary account with Blogger - Free<br /> <div><br /> </div><div>Try other systems: Typead = simplicity, Wordpress = comprehensive<br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div>If you are low-key: <a href="http://www.posterous.com/">posterous.com</a> (<a href="http://afterthefire.posterous.com/">my example</a>)<br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div>Follow a page on Twitter of someone you know:<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/memorybanks">http://twitter.com/memorybanks</a><br /> <br /> Essentially stick to <a href="http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/slicing-your-social-media-pie-chris-brogan">three components as advised by Chris Brogan</a>:<br /> <br /> Listen<br /> Create<br /> Communicate<br /> </div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-17167176998821219522010-01-13T01:38:00.000-08:002010-01-14T07:46:49.005-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVnneuyQ-8xZV5uoO16IQee6BRQgHI1_SPR0iDLPZFS1mEW4XvgklapvVP5Z02JF0xZzBs9BQVe7icISwhoUfantyXRsLPt3SXVWyh6eRDDw_BvlGwUIrO0GB09SS6vFUCSshyYk8cIo/s1600-h/covernew.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVnneuyQ-8xZV5uoO16IQee6BRQgHI1_SPR0iDLPZFS1mEW4XvgklapvVP5Z02JF0xZzBs9BQVe7icISwhoUfantyXRsLPt3SXVWyh6eRDDw_BvlGwUIrO0GB09SS6vFUCSshyYk8cIo/s400/covernew.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426176147430054146" /></a><a href="http://insidework.net/resources/articles/the-spiritually-astute-business-leader%E2%80%99s-guide-to-what%E2%80%99s-hot-in-2010">www.insidework.net</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><ol><li>Trust is in and Paranoia and Arrogance out</li><li>Embedded Generosity in and Embedded Hoarding out</li><li>Online Community Building in and Online Personal Brand Building out</li><li>Collaborative in and Competitive out</li><li>Gen Y leaders in Boomer Leaders out (generational shift)</li><li>Being in and Doing out...</li></ol>h/t <a href="http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/jonnybaker/">Jonny Baker</a><p></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Useful stuff: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="http://uksnow.benmarsh.co.uk/">http://uksnow.benmarsh.co.uk/</a> #uksnow</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Communication speed: <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/12/haiti-earthquake-pictures/">Haiti earthquake pictures</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Raising aid funding: <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/13/haiti-red-cross-donations/">Haiti Redcross Donations</a></div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-24410063557407417212010-01-12T08:04:00.000-08:002010-02-16T08:20:21.428-08:00<object height="246" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zv4qZKleGJo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zv4qZKleGJo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="246"></embed></object><br /> ... about the things you are passionate about?<br /> <br /> 18 million people in the UK read blogs, estimation world has 130 million.... your blog? (Source BBC2 'The Virtual Revolution' transmitted 30/01/2010)<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Upward Trends:</span><br /> <ul><li>Environment</li> <li>Economy</li> <li>Prudence</li> <li>Generosity</li> <li>Downloads</li> </ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Downward Trends:</span><br /> <ul><li>Financial Services</li> <li>Banking</li> <li>Members of Parliament</li> <li>Physical product</li> </ul>From <a href="http://businesslink-news.org/janloop2010/3QN-389-5FJJKZ258-1PN1L-1/socialexplained.aspx?dm_i=3QN,34ZD,JJKZ2,9T9N,1">Business Link 'Loop'</a><br /> <div><ul><li>Strengthening communication with customers</li> <li>Reaching new customers</li> <li>Improving your reputation</li> <li>Generate third party references </li> <li>See what your customers are interested in </li> <li>Don’t sell persistently or aggressively </li> <li>Conversation and connection</li> <li>Be patient!</li> </ul></div>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-72654848182204311582010-01-12T04:20:00.000-08:002010-01-12T07:10:52.422-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj5cZ8NvoTechztuzsJ9K9fvvrfc2yIpUFkoA9prZ1Fk-ygFm9oda0AmJtKauZ5FcBZoqLeGYJ4sZmRRGrmSiDiI4fdF4lOA0V0GVf3odXJg8KoIm1a612IF_QrxuYuoFLSjHYNlrqBk/s1600-h/IMG_0111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj5cZ8NvoTechztuzsJ9K9fvvrfc2yIpUFkoA9prZ1Fk-ygFm9oda0AmJtKauZ5FcBZoqLeGYJ4sZmRRGrmSiDiI4fdF4lOA0V0GVf3odXJg8KoIm1a612IF_QrxuYuoFLSjHYNlrqBk/s400/IMG_0111.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425871018510308946" /></a>Social Media is replacing what was telephone chit-chat with an online equivalent. If you resisted using a telephone in the old days it is the same as technofear nowadays.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpomx8eMHSam6nXxz2uZkiFJO3k3PqElZhAN0VSVNoqOhRVKH3qKQSawiMyihtT6dV5xrs0SpLy1sRaam-z2sKIaF27g7IYpYq1ZPT8qbXfCGmUJVpT1BINDDiB6_WZolOtciVfnUN3os/s1600-h/google.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpomx8eMHSam6nXxz2uZkiFJO3k3PqElZhAN0VSVNoqOhRVKH3qKQSawiMyihtT6dV5xrs0SpLy1sRaam-z2sKIaF27g7IYpYq1ZPT8qbXfCGmUJVpT1BINDDiB6_WZolOtciVfnUN3os/s400/google.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425869914325399874" /></a>I doubt any business person trolls down to the library to conduct research.Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567697558641554472.post-23896143822875542992010-01-11T08:35:00.000-08:002010-01-11T09:29:20.218-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBUXKxNk3tZCFINRHJfVSLbZuWLyZIe_kTURQzO3C_VbG6pv7hAOySbvT6TLISTGC1nix_aIK1rfATPVk4hml1QTXsGEtr6VZZwQFLEznf03AtDOsu3kwO8aw_Tw9MCecZi5AuTHbmrc/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBUXKxNk3tZCFINRHJfVSLbZuWLyZIe_kTURQzO3C_VbG6pv7hAOySbvT6TLISTGC1nix_aIK1rfATPVk4hml1QTXsGEtr6VZZwQFLEznf03AtDOsu3kwO8aw_Tw9MCecZi5AuTHbmrc/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>... to get out of it?<br /><br />OR<br /><br />What are you prepared to contribute?<br /><br />Always remember to apply common sense liberally :-)Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0