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“is it your job or something?”

8th January 2008Robin Hamman 2 Comments

  posh wash    Originally uploaded by robinhamman For a long time I’ve been using my cameraphone to take and upload photos, via zonetag or shozu, to flickr where I’m just days away from posting my 2000th photo. Many of… Continue Reading →

BBC, blogging techniques, citizen journalism, journalism, mobile, social software

prompting participation – a missing social software feature

4th January 2008Robin Hamman 1 Comment

I’m a long term, and fairly heavy, user of the photo-sharing site flickr although, over time, my usage of the site has changed from being a place where I primarily shared my best and most interesting photos to one where… Continue Reading →

BBC, blogging techniques, citizen journalism, journalism, location based services, mobile, social software

facebook app adds physical presence to social networking

4th September 2007Robin Hamman 1 Comment

A BBC News article justed pointed me towards a particularly interesting new facebook application: Cityware is an application that helps you explore how your real world and online social networks are intertwined. Using Cityware you will be able to explore… Continue Reading →

BBC, mobile, online community, social software

bbc rugby world cup adds twitter

3rd September 2007Robin Hamman

The new BBC Rugby World Cup Blog, which launched at the end of last week, isn’t the first BBC blog or website to use twitter but it’s almost certainly going to be the most high profile use of the service… Continue Reading →

BBC, blogging, blogging techniques, journalism, mobile, social software

simplicity and openness reduces the participation burden

18th June 2007Robin Hamman 1 Comment

One of the responses I often get from people who don’t really get the whole social media thing is that it takes a lot of time. They’ve got a point – I do a lot of things online, using a… Continue Reading →

blogging, blogging techniques, location based services, mobile, online community, social software

video: jaiku mobile reviewed

18th June 2007Robin Hamman

I still haven’t had the time to properly explore Jaiku but have spotted this comprehensive video review of it over on atmaspheric:

location based services, mobile, online community, social software

bbc world billboards offer passersby chance to sms vote

18th June 2007Robin Hamman

BBC World has launched some inventive new advertisements. The billboards, appearing in city centres, give passersby the opportunity to cast a vote via SMS with the running tally of votes visible to all. The topics tend to be quite provocative:… Continue Reading →

BBC, mobile

nmkforum2007: wed 13 june, london

7th June 2007Robin Hamman 2 Comments

Next Wednesday I’ll be at the NMK Forum in London. The schedule includes quite a few panels debates and presentations that I’m looking forward to. In particular, Dan Gillmor is giving a keynote titled “Citizen Journalism and the future” and… Continue Reading →

blogging, blogging techniques, citizen journalism, conferences/events, journalism, mobile, online community, social software

inside the new plazes (closed beta)

21st May 2007Robin Hamman 1 Comment

Plazes is a service that tracks your mobile phone and/or the points where you connect to the internet and plots them on a map. You can then add descriptions and images to the new plazes you create so that other… Continue Reading →

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live streaming video from phone to web (almost)

8th May 2007Robin Hamman

This morning I’ve been testing kyte.tv, a new – quite revolutionary – service that allows me to stream live video from my 3G cameraphone (Nokia N70) to a flash video player embedded into any website or blog (see below). A… Continue Reading →

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I’ve been blogging here since 1995.

For two decades, I’ve been devising and implementing strategic digital and social media programmes for some of the World’s largest brands.

I teach Public Relations at Boston University, London and regularly undertake strategy engagements on a contract basis. I’m also studying for an MA in Documentary Photography at University of the Arts London (UAL) part-time.

Previous roles include Partner at Penta Group (formerly Hume Brophy); Senior Consultant at Battenhall; EMEA Director of Creative Strategy, Digital and Social Media at FleishmanHillard; European Managing Director at The Dachis Group; Director of Digital at Edelman; and Editor of the BBC Blogs.

I’ve also been a Visiting Fellow of Journalism at City University (London) and of Stanford’s Cyberlaw Program.

I hold an MA in Sociology, MPhil in Communication Studies and Pg Dip in Law.

 

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