IGO People Checklist

Most social media from Facebook, Bebo and Twitter caused lots of consternation for organisations especially when their membership mushroomed.  Facebook now claims over 1 million, Bebo over 800,000 and Twitter looking like 26K to 45K depedning on who you read….

IGO People Checklist

Most social media from Facebook, Bebo and Twitter caused lots of consternation for organisations especially when their membership mushroomed.  Facebook now claims over 1 million, Bebo over 800,000 and Twitter looking like 26K to 45K depedning on who you read….

Nice job if you can get it – Matt Harding and Cybercom!

At the very well run Cybercom 10th birthday bash in the Sugar Club guest speaker and internet evangalist Matt Harding spoke about his global travels and his infamous dancing videos. After leaving his job in Australia to travel, a friend…

Books I Read – No.2 – Free by Chris Anderson

I was asked to review the new book Free by Chris Anderson – Wired Editor and author of the Long Tail for Marketing Age Magazine.  You can find the online version of the article here but you may need a subscription…

Can you automate PR?

I wrote a while ago about new distribution services that were launched in Ireland mainly aimed at auotmating the distribution of press releases to media and others.  Generally they range from posting press releases on a press release portal of sorts…

Nice position in a recession

This post is a bit off the normal topic range but with all the doom and gloom and job losses the CEO vacancy in the IIA (Irish Internet Association) could be the dream job for someone looking for a change.  The current CEO…

3D image technology give lift to photography.

PR companies generate a lot of really good photography from media launches to product launch shots.  Normally they are only distributed to the media and remain on file server until someone requests them which is a shame given the relatively…

Someone is watching!

Courtesy of Mark Tarbatt from Generator for his tweet on the bus shelter that watches.   This Amesty International bus shelter ad uses eye tracking technology to switch the ad content dependent on whether someone is looking at the ad or…

Facebook Checklist

Fridays seem to arrive so fast especially when I have set it as my day to blog. Following on from the checklists that were developed for the Social Media Working group session at the IIA.  This one is courtesy of…

Augmented Reality

Finally managed to play around with the augmented reality tool that has been doing the rounds.  Basically you need a web cam, log on to GE Augmented Reality site and print out the image below. Depending on the selection you pick, there…

LinkedIn Check List

I have been fan of LinkedIn for quite some time but have to remind myself about how powerful it can be when you use it they way it was designed. Originally people seemed to use it as a way of…