Yesterday I gave a lecture on entrepreneurial journalism at City University, where I'm a Visiting Fellow. It's not full of answers, only some background info on how we got to where we are (journalists having to think creatively around the… Continue Reading
I'm in Sydney for the Social Business Summit organised by Headshift Australasia. Following an insightful introduction to Social Business by Jeff Dachis, I brought things back to earth with a set of case studies demonstrating some of the opportunities we… Continue Reading
As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm heading to Australia in March to participate in a number of events organised by my colleagues at Headshift Australasia. It would be great to meet some of you there so if you… Continue Reading
Over the years my blog, and work in the social media industry, has given me the chance to meet countless interesting people and visit lots of places I'd otherwise not have had the chance to see – Dubai, Kazakhastan, NYC,… Continue Reading
Today I'll be giving a short presentation as part of my participation in a panel on social media at News:Rewired, an event organised by Journalism.co.uk and being held at City University, where I'm a Visiting Journalism Fellow. That is, if… Continue Reading
My presentation, which discusses the technique of going beyond social media monitoring by acknowledging, engaging and involving customers and audiences, from Online Information ’09: Beyond Social Media Monitoring View more presentations from Robin Hamman.
Today is the final day of public voting to decide which panels will appear at the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) conference and competition is fierce, with at least one panel targeting people with facebook ads. Last year, according to… Continue Reading
This morning I came across a wonderful speech (from the Edinburgh International Television Festival) by Robert Peston, one of the best blogging journalists at the BBC where I headed up the Blogs Network during the trial and immediate post-trial phase.… Continue Reading
Most companies still have a mass mentality. The individual knowledge, skill and creativity held by staff is hidden behind processes devised in the image of the assembly line. Products and services are viewed as a source of profit at the… Continue Reading
Lee Bryant, director of Headshift (disclaimer: my employer) presents his ‘social stack’ at SOMESSO at Emirates Stadium in London. The stack includes personal tools; group collaboration; blogs and networks; tweets, bookmarks and tags; public feeds and flows. The slides aren’t… Continue Reading