Social Media
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detox, Personal, Social Media, Social Media
The social media detox one week on
Tracking my reduced use of social media. One week on and there are few problems.
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The social media detox
I am planning to reduce or stop almost completely using social media. This is the first in a series of reflections as I try to stop.
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Creative, Journalism, Podcasting Book, PodcastingFor...Project, Radio Production, Recording, Social Media
Sound Recording and Microphones – Interview with Willis McBrier
Broadcast and communications engineer turned lecturer in creative media, Willis McBrier talks audio recording
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Think before you click or share
I see this nonsense meme is making the rounds again. It's not true, and I wonder what the real motivation is.
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Analytics, audiences, Creative, Media, Personal, Social Media, Twitter
What do you want to say? First know your audience
My communications mantra hasn’t changed much over the years. I have found it serves me well.
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Creative, Journalism, Podcasting, Podcasting Book, Radio Production, Social Media
Podcasting for Journalism Students Second Edition – Free Copy
I have thought about distributing this through the podcast, but as people expect an audio file, not a PDF, I decided it was better to post this PDF here and allow anyone to download it ... for a short time at least. Podcasting for Journalism Students bookIt is available on Kindle and as a paperback The book is for young, trainee, or student journalists not specialising in broadcast media. It is an introduction to “making content”, podcasting and broadcasting whether you want to understand production on a professional level or simply because you want to create podcasts for fun or add something useful to your CV.
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As the vilest Writer has his Readers, so the greatest Liar has his Believers
It was a follow up to some information I had sent a Slovene journalist who was writing about fake news. He came back with some very simple questions (below). Why does fake news take sometimes and not take other times?
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Creative, Journalism, Podcasting Book, PodcastingFor...Project, Radio Production, Social Media
Olly Mann interview
It’s more than 10 years since Olly Mann began podcasting. He is now one of the most prolific and popular podcasters in the UK. He and Helen Zaltzman started Answer Me This when hardly anyone recognised the word podcast.
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Creative, Journalism, Podcasting Book, PodcastingFor...Project, Radio, Radio Production, Social Media
Interview – Larry Gifford of The Radio Stuff Podcast
Internationally known broadcaster and trainer Larry Gifford talks to Davy Sims about the principles of podcasting.
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Creative, Journalism, News, Radio Production, Social Media
How is technology impacting on Journalism? This week Snapchat and paywalls
This week the Wall Street Journal publishing on Snapchat and the move of The Independent to online only,
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How the Web has changed the Wireless
the latest "Internet Sensation" is not even a video - it is a radio programme, and what is even more remarkable about this "radio programme" is that it has never been broadcast on the radio - not in any conventional sense of what we historically have known the radio to be.
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Networking Hours and #BelfastHour
Last night Friday Night Mashup @FNMashup cleverly jumped on the@BelfastHour networking session to promote their Christmas Party (5 December at T13 Get your tickets and more info here ow.ly/ECNiH )
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Bled, Creative, Slovenia, Social Media, Social Media, Twitter
Twitter Scheduling as Radio Programming
It is worse to drive people away than to fail to attract them in the first place.
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Why some web advertising doesn’t work
While some web advertising has become very sophisticated, other advertising platforms fail completely.
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Creative, facebook, privacy, Social Media, Social Media
It’s not me Facebook – it’s you
Dear Facebook, We have been together for a long time now. We began to see each other regularly on 23 May 2007. It would be touching, you keeping a note of […]
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branding, Creative, Lifecasting, Social Media, Social Media, Tech Business
“A hashtag is not a branding exercise.”
What is a hashtag for? I was sitting with an important client. We were talking about the hashtag to be used at an event with a potentially global audience. I […]
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branding, Creative, Social Media, Tech Business
A lesson in Marketing and Communications
Allison Johnson was Apple VP of Worldwide Marketing Communication from 2005 to 2011. Interviewed by Behance CEO Scott Belskey, she talks about the difference between Apple’s ideas on marketing are […]
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Socila media policy – how to deal with comments
I have been trying to write a guide for organisations who want to use socila media, or are using it, but have not got a social media policy. I will […]
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Creative, Social Media, Tech Business, WWW
Net Neutrality
Unexpectedly, I was asked by someone in Washington D.C. about my views on Net Neutrality. Not something I have given a lot of thought to – the discussion is there, […]
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Creative, Journalism, Social Media
Blogging is dead – Oh, no it’s not!
This year: Blogging is dead. Blogging is reborn. Blogging has shifted. And it’s still only January. OK So it’s February now (I spent a while thinking – about other things […]
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istanbul, Journalism, Lifecasting, Social Media, Travel
Using Traditional and New Media For Campaigns Against Prejudice, Xenophobia and Discrimination
The December meeting of the Grundvig group was held in Cezayir Istanbul. These are some of the social media links to resources and work of some of the people and […]
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Journalism, Social Media, Tech Business
Social Media For Business – some talking points
Over the weekend I was asked by the Belfast Telegraph to do an interview about how businesses in Northern Ireland do social media. Grateful for a few day’s notice, I […]
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Creative, Lifecasting, Social Media, Twitter
Tips for live tweeting
1 – Prepare, prepare, prepare There are several things you should do beforehand I. Who do you expect your audience to be – always be aware of the audience. II. […]
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Creative, Social Media, Tech Business
Girls at risk Hack – request for ideas
I got a request from friends in Freeformers.com. They are doing a tech-jam next Tuesday building an app for girls and women in abusive relationships. I’ve been asked if my […]
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Cape Town, Creative, Journalism, Mkk, Personal, Social Media, South Africa, Travel, WIMPS
WIMPS at South Africa’s Media Conference for Youth
A short report written for a different blog. The coach’s engine was overheating. Outside the sun was beating down – it was 35 degrees. Inside, the coach air conditioning was […]
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Cape Town, Creative, Lifecasting, Media Kidocracy Konference, Mkk, Personal, Social Media, Travel, WIMPS
Gumboot Dance – the Media Kidocracy Konference talent night winners
While working in South Africa at the beginning of December 2012 at the Media Kidocracy Konference organised by Bush Radio, the organisers held a talent night for the young people […]
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Lifecasting, Personal, Social Media, Travel, WIMPS
Video report from MKK South Africa
WIMPS – Karen reports from the Media Kidocracy Konference in South Africa from wimps.tv on Vimeo.
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Creative, Journalism, Social Media
Three key questions for your presentation
When I’m talking to people about their film, campaign, presentation or what ever it is they are trying to create a message for, I ask them to think about these […]
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Creative, Journalism, Personal, Social Media, WIMPS
Social Media for Social Change – Express Yourself
Notes from a presentation I gave to the Media Kidocracy Konference organised by Bush Radio in South Africa December 2012 to an audience average age 15-16 Your Social Media Twitter, […]
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Creative, Journalism, Lifecasting, Social Media, Travel
Teaching Blogging in South Africa
Here are the numbers. As I write, Lake Malawe is, at a guess, fifty to one hundred miles to the west. I’m 35,000 feet above ground travelling at 568 miles […]