Search Engine Optimisation and Social Media
As social media grows, and its usage continues to increase at a huge rate, it is probable that it will reach a point where it is deeply saturated within both our culture and our conscience. Some would argue that this has already largely been accomplished, however the scope of that discussions spans beyond the limitations […]
Since the 2011 implementation of TweetDeck, the platform has continued to upgrade and enhance itself. June 2013 saw the addition of the pro tool, the most significant update to the format for years. From a visual perspective, the change is stunning. The early beta versions of the TweetDeck were dark, as designers opted for a […]
It is now common knowledge that the NSA can access the personal data held by Google, Facebook and seven other major internet companies through a program called PRISM. This information was revealed in The Washington Post on Thursday 6th June 2013. The Director of National intelligence stated that PRISM was specifically used to access the […]
Increasingly in recent years, television shows and films are finding it increasingly difficult to muster the continued interest and positive reviews that enable their success. Due to the word of mouth nature on which social media platforms operate, twinned with the average user having direct access to over one hundred other people, bad reviews can spread […]
British Airways Home Advantage As an official Sponsor for the London 2012 Olympic Games, British Airways made use of various social media platforms to launch its widely successful Home Advantage Campaign. The brief of the British Airways Home Advantage campaign was to encourage British people to stay at home during the Olympic Games. The irony […]
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook Facebook started life in a Harvard dorm room in 2004, when psychology student Mark Zuckerberg launched a network then called “the Facebook”. It was an instant hit with the student population. Within a month half of the undergraduates of the Ivy League university had an account. Access was periodically extended first […]
Maurice Sendak Google Doodle On Monday 10th June 2013 Google paid homage to Maurice Sendak, the famous children’s author and illustrator. The Maurice Sendak Google Doodle celebrated what would have been the deceased illustrators 85th birthday, his most famous works include: “Where the Wild Things Are,” “In the Night Kitchen“, and “Outside over There.“ Through […]
Google City Experts Google announced the Google City Experts program on August 6th 2013. The scheme is in essence a new city guide which invites users of Google Plus to post reviews of local business, restaurants and sites. Experts believe this measure is an attempt by the search engine to pull users away from Foursquare […]
Twitter Tips Twitter can be an excellent addition to the social media marketing actions of any company. The main benefits provided by Twitter are the ability to quickly and easily share content and information with others about themselves or their business. On Twitter, this can be done without the time management and third party content […]
Facebook Compliments Pages In the autumn of 2012, a social media trend was to take the American college campuses by storm. This cyber fad came in the form of Facebook Compliments Pages. The origins of the Facebook Compliments Pages trend have been traced back to four students at Queens University in Kingston, Canada. The quadruplet […]