Elaine Larkin is a journalist and copywriter and she brought a professional media background to bear on her participation in Congregation, last month in County Mayo. She points out that the people you interview or quote for an article or blog post can help you to promote that story as well. It’s in their interest […]
Nowadays, Ryanair is all ribbons and kittens, engaged on social media and trying not to “unnecessarily piss people off”. Of course it’s nothing more than basic good customer relations, but back in 2009 they wore “Cheap and Nasty” like a badge of pride! And when Jason Roe blogged about a bug on their website, he was […]
What does 2013 say? Not much of substance, apparently, but it looks like fun! YouTube have brought together the stars of their biggest hits of 2013 into a manic mashup. [youtube]http://youtu.be/H7jtC8vjXw8[/youtube] It’s funny, but YouTube is increasingly looking like some kind of TV network. Maybe it’s THE TV network! Related articles YouTube Partners ‘On […]
Sabina Bonnici was at CONGregation on Saturday, where simply being a passive participant was not allowed. All who attended had to “blog their way in”, and Sabina’s contribution was Five Social Media Tips from Alfred Hitchcock! I had a chat with her during a break at the event. [youtube]http://youtu.be/G8KjOTK0nbY[/youtube] There are 56 submissions by the […]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/Vj-6WabssEA[/youtube] Congregation took place in Cong, Co. Mayo on Saturday and technology.ie was there. Participants came from the worlds of PR, media and technology, and every participant was a speaker. All had “blogged their way in”, and on Saturday they gathered in a series of “huddles” to talk about social media and how to get […]
The first phase of Ryanair’s new web strategy went live on Friday, and this morning they held a webinar briefing for media. The new design is certainly less garish than the old one, and although you can still find plenty of examples of primary colour overdose, they’ve emphasised that this is a phased development, with the […]
It’s the social media equivalent of bumping into someone as a pretext to asking them on a date. (Does anyone actually do that? In movies maybe? OK, forget it.) Yesterday Twitter sent emails to several (not all) Twitter users inviting them to try Twitter’s advertising platform which has been extended to all “small and medium […]
We’ve been using PressDoc to handle the company’s press releases for the last few months. It’s a simple yet powerful service. In the last few days they’ve rebranded as PR.co. Not only is the name shorter and better, but it also shows a change of focus. They’ve moving away from “just” press releases to a […]
We’ve got a lot of video on the way from our recent adventures at the IIA Net Visionary Awards and the National Ploughing Championships. Here’s the first of these, featuring an interview with two ladies who discovered that the best way to teach social media to busy people is to use the internet itself. Who […]
Ryanair’s AGM is on today and media are reporting that some shareholders are expressing criticism of the airline’s customer service and “macho culture”. The company’s executives appear to agree that improvements can be made and, having been dismissive of social media in the past, they’ve identified it as a priority for the months ahead. The […]
