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Last week I had the pleasure of chairing a session on International Social Media as one of the breakout sessions at the Irish Internet Association Conference. Social Media by default is international so the session was really designed to raise…

Social Goes International at Irish Internet Association Conference

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Last week I had the pleasure of chairing a session on International Social Media as one of the breakout sessions at the Irish Internet Association Conference. Social Media by default is international so the session was really designed to raise…

How quickly things change.

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I was browsing through old presentations I had done on Twitter and an article I co-authored with Andrew Lovatt from RedMoon Media for In Business and it made me realise how quickly things change and act as constant distractions. I…

Using Social Networks to Help You Network

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Blogging, Networking, Online PR, social networking, Twitter

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I had the pleasure of presenting to around 200 people at a Fingal Business Network event in the Clarion this week. Very interesting mix of people. The main part of the presentation was about how to use social media to…

The calling of the west.

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Today is my last day as an associate director in Slattery Communications. After 11 years working on a variety of communications projects for large and small companies from product launches, profile building to event management and of course the odd…

Nice use of QR Codes

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Online PR, Online Tools, QR Codes

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I had an issue a while ago trying to view a QR code on a business card I received but an interesting discussion on the For Immediate Release podcast and an invite I received to the adgrad Winner of the RTE copywriting…

Quick peep inside Google Goggles

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When Google Goggles was announced some time ago it was not available in Ireland and my phone did not support it, so I promptly forgot about it. I upgraded the phone a while ago but only stumbled on Google Goggles…

Can Facebook Connect the Irish on St Patrick’s Day

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One of things I love about Social Media is the way the community looks to rapidly fill gaps. With two days to go to St Patricks day there is a lot of busy chatter about the parades and other activities…

Will Facebook Places Cause People to Rethink Friends?

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Will Facebook Places Cause People to Rethink Friends? Facebook places has been running in Ireland for a week today and I do like it, but I also think it will cause people to review who are their friends on Facebook. …

Books I Read #3 – The New Handshake – Sales Meets Social Media

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Books I read, LinkedIn, social networking, Twitter

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After finishing the New Handshake – Sales Meets Social Media I had a real feeling of ‘this is all common sense’. But common sense is anything but common and without structure, experience and insights things that should be simple are…

Search killing url advertising.

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I was watching a TV ad for Dyson’s new city range of vacum cleaners when the call to action at the end really grabbed me. The ad was all very clean, scientific and applesque. However the one thing that really…

How quickly things change.

The calling of the west.

Nice use of QR Codes

Can Facebook Connect the Irish on St Patrick’s Day

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