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The Story of #twicket
http://www.twicket.info This is the story of 15 days in April. Two random tweets on a Sunday afternoon led, 15 days later, to me standing getting sunburnt in a field, while around 4,500 people watched and listened to a village cricket … Continue reading
On BBC Radio Leeds talking about Social Media, privacy and policing
Sorry, it’s taken me a while to post this, but, for the sake of trying to keep most of my content in one place, I am posting here the interview I did on the BBC Radio Leeds Breakfast Show on … Continue reading
Posted in journalists, Social Media, Twitter
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The First Yorkshire Social Media Surgery for Musicians
Last night, the long awaited first Yorkshire Social Media Surgery for Musicians finally happened. And it was well worth the wait. As we planned it, the wise words of Nick Booth, the originator of the Social Media Surgery concept kept … Continue reading
Social Media and Get Online Week on BBC Radio York
I appeared on BBC Radio York on Friday 22nd October. The interview was as part of BBC Local Radio’s “First Click” initiative, which is their contribution to the national Get Online Week. I was interviewed about the role of social … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society, Digital Inclusion, Facebook, Get Online Week, Social Media, Twitter
Tagged #BigSociety, #golw
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Twitter Gritter
The weather is getting colder, and, even though it’s still October, there have already been some #uksnow tweets on Twitter. When I was in the Big Society Vanguard area of Eden Valley, recently, we were talking about the real difficulties … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society, Big Society in the North, Eden, Snow, Twitter, Twitter Social Media
Tagged #bigsoceden, #BigSociety, #bsitnorth, #uksnow
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Social Media – It’s Social, Isn’t It?
I’ve come across a couple of interesting issues recently in talking to people who come to Social Media Surgeries, and who are seeking advice on Social Media in other ways. I’m posting them here, because I am wondering if this … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Surgeries, Twitter
Tagged #JFDI
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My Next Project – Social Media Test Match Special
I’ve loved cricket since I was about 9 years old. I haven’t played for a long time, and I increasingly find it difficult to find the time to watch very much, but, pretty much since I was 9, or perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Digital Inclusion, Social Media, Twitter
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Social Media Surgeries – A Mutual Learning Experience
I’ve mentioned before how people often tell me they’d like to be a “Surgeon” at a Social Media Surgery, but they are scared about being asked questions they can’t answer. My response to that is always that it doesn’t matter. … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Surgeries, Twitter, Twitter Social Media
Tagged #donsms
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How to Amplify Your Event
Earlier this year, I ran a workshop at the “Creating Connections” conference in Huddersfield called “How to Amplify Your Event”. It’s taken a while, but I have now pulled together the notes I made for that workshop into this blog … Continue reading
Posted in Huddersfield, Social Media, Twitter, Twitter Social Media
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A New Approach for the first Rotherham Social Media Surgery
Today it was my second Social Media Social Surgery of the week (with two more to come next week). The first Rotherham Social Media Surgery went very well, considering that it was effectively planned and organised in 48 hours, after … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Surgeries, Twitter, Twitter Social Media
Tagged #rothsms
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