Monthly Archives: November 2008

Life on other planets

You’d be forgiven for thinking Birmingham was the centre of the Social Media world but it turns out there are people in other cities who are also doing interesting things with this stuff. On Thursday a bunch of us are … Continue reading

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No more surgeries this year

The Social Media Surgeries I’ve been running at Rooty’s Cafe in the Custard Factory have been great. Despite minimal promotion (here and on Twitter) I’ve had a really good response and sorted out a load of problems. The surgery concept … Continue reading

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WordPress.com new blog checklist

The free blog hosting service on WordPress.com is great but it does do a few mildly annoying things by default. Thankfully you can make it behave pretty quickly by ticking a few boxes. I’d been meaning to write a guide … Continue reading

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Out of the office

I’m off on a residential course from Tuesday to Friday. Some details are on my personal blog but the short story is I’ll be back Friday evening. I’ll be checking email on my phone but expect to be rather busy … Continue reading

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Short posts are where it’s at

Here’s a tip for anyone wanting to develop theories about blogging and social media. Adopt a friendly, forward thinking journalist and get them blogging. Last year I persuaded Birmingham Post journalist Joanna Geary to start her own blog. She took … Continue reading

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