State of social media in the States set out

I’ve come across this presentation from Nielsen called The Social Media Report today. Although it is focused on the growth of social media use in the US, it contains some interesting snippets for people who are getting to grips with it in the UK. One message comes through: if you’re not using social media, you’re [...]

How (anti) social media can come back to bite you

I’ve just come across this research, courtesy of Mindflash, which looks at the things companies are finding out about their staff and prospective hires from the information placed on publicly available social media platforms. There are a few warnings for prospective job hunters, who may be busy deleting damning photographs from their Facebook profiles if they have read the blog. [...]

Links I like 11.08.16

What’s in a number? Why 1m Facebook Likes isn’t enough – Chinwag This is a great post by Simon Caine about Facebook and how some corporates still don’t ‘get’ social media and why it’s worth using (or not). He writes about how a recent brief from a major brand to secure 1m ‘likes’ led him to the conclusion that [...]

Links I like 11.01.11

‘Social enterprise has found a new home in housing’ – Guardian Professional The Guardian’s Social Enterprise Network ran a piece yesterday about how social landlords are finding different ways to deliver better homes and stronger communities. My HCA colleague and director Colin Molton is quoted, alongside a number of organisations who have at one time been clients [...]

Links I like 10.11.21

Change and internal communications with Kevin Ruck – Simon Wakeman blog Interesting and timely interview with internal comms expert Kevin Ruck which outlines some key challenges faced by public sector communicators during the turbulent months ahead. The case studies are also worth a read. ‘Facebook’s email gives us a new way to chat – but are [...]