Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-19

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• Another amazing life changing tip – Know how lucky you are http://tiptours.co.uk/2010/07/know-how-lucky-you-are-fairford-mill/ #
• Yup @blackpigsweets You can listen to / download the podcast of this weeks #bhub show here: http://cot.ag/9ViuF0 #
• Social Media Special #bhub podcast is now live! Starring @emma_fryer @colinwdmclean @ChipsAwayCambridge: http://cot.ag/9ViuF0 #
• "Thank you" to all our contributors on #bhub this morning, Social Media Special podcast available here soon: http://cot.ag/aOCeJX #
• PM David Cameron and Mark Zukerberg of FaceBook now on #bhub on FaceBook Britain, listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• Larry's Support desk telling us how to check our internet speed on #bhub listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ  #
• Now @ChipsAwayCambridge telling us on #bhub how Chips Away uses FaceBook to get new business leads: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• Viv Starkiss of Business Link now on #bhub on Srart-Up Bootcamps. Listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• The wonderful @colinwdmclean on #bhub about his social media success stories, listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• Everything you ever wanted to know about re-tweets by @ianmckendrick on #bublisten here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• The wonderful @colinwdmclean on #bhub about his social media success stories, listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ  #
• The gorgeous @emma_fryer telling us on #bhub how she uses Social Media to win new business, listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• 5 mins to our #bhub show. Interviews with business owners on how they use Social Media to win orders: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• 30 mins to go to our Social Media Special #bhub show, listen live here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• 45 mins to go for real-life examples of businesses using Social media to win new business, listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• 1 hour to go to start of #bhub Social media Special, you can tune into the show here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• 1 hour to go to start of #bhub Social media Special, you can tune into the show here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• "Thank you" to all our contributors on #bhub this morning, Social Media Special podcast available here soon: http://cot.ag/aOCeJX #
• PM David Cameron and Mark Zukerberg of FaceBook now on #bhub on FaceBook Britain, listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• Larry's Support desk telling us how to check our internet speed on #bhub listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• The wonderful @colinwdmclean on #bhub about his social media success stories, listen here: http://cot.ag/cFkcuQ #
• Everything you ever wanted to know about re-tweets by @ianmckendrick on #bub listen here: #

Tip Tours – A Social Media Experiment

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Jul 18, 10

Every week, for the next 100 weeks I will be going to a new, inspiring location where I will use AudioBoo to record an interview with the accomplished author Joe St Clair. Joe will be describing not only the scenery and the surroundings but also why he chose each unique location to demonstrate a connection with one of the inspiring tips drawn from his best-selling book “100 Tips for Total Life Fulfilment”.

This is part of a comprehensive social media experiment in which I choose to combine the strengths of different Social Networking sites, each offering specific benefits and reaching entirely different audiences, namely AudioBoo, Flickr, SuperBlog, FaceBook and Twitter, the resulting

Riding the Social Media Surfboard

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Mar 21, 10

The media loves a good story, particularly when comparing what is ‘currently ‘hot’ and what is ‘not’. Take the phenomenon of social networking for example. First it was ‘Facebook’ and ‘MySpace’ that was hot news and then it was ‘YouTube’ followed by hordes of others. Now it is the simple concept of ‘Twitter’ that is suddenly everywhere. Such is the media frenzy about Twitter that recently we have started seeing reports that ‘blogging is dead’. Apparently, we all now prefer ‘tweeting’ instead.

Blogging growing faster than twitter.

The reality of course is that the true facts are getting lost amid the media hype. Yes, social networking is now de rigueur for the aspiring business or

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

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• Mark and Ian of #bhub give their Top Ten Twitter "Thou Shalt Not Do's" http://bit.ly/d8oOqI Hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it! #
• Everything you ever wanted to know about anything – in under 60 seconds! http://bit.ly/dtXrjm Please give us your ideas! #
• FaceBook Top Ten Tips from Mark and Ian of #bhub http://bit.ly/a3ekcY We so much fun making this! Hope it helps #
• Mark and Ian of #bhub Talk FaceBook http://bit.ly/a3ekcY We so much fun making this – We had no idea FaceBook could be so slippery-slidey! #
• Mark and Ian of #bhub give Top Ten Tips Part-2 for using Twitter daily to earn cool karma: http://bit.ly/9dHZM8 – Enjoy! #
• Mark and Ian give their Top Ten Tips for using Twitter for business: http://bit.ly/bBsokh #
• Can't believe @starradiomark made me get up so early for filming videos for #bhub on http://www.markandian.com http://twitpic.com/14i6qd #
• No problem @ToniHunter, here's a link to Apture Training videos on the front page of our SuperBlog training site: http://bit.ly/axPu3m in reply to ToniHunter #

When Gordon Browns Cheque Bounced

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Dec 18, 09

Yes – it’s that time of year again when our minds turn to Christmas presents because despite the doom and gloom of the recession we still like to dig deep to give our loved one’s a nice present on Christmas morning. It’s no different for Gordon Brown of course, except he has to dig a little deeper than the rest of us. The banks will want some money to pay for their Christmas bonuses and the Army would like some more helicopters, the hospitals could always do with a little extra at Christmas, particularly if Jordan needs another boob job, and the police could always do with a few more festive speed cameras. Sorry Gordon – it’s time to get the cheque book out again!

Hold on a minute though…maybe that’s not such a good idea…

What if the cheque bounces?

Yes, it’s a little embarrassing, but then it won’t be the first time our beloved PM has had one of his cheques bounced! And if you check on Twitter, FaceBook, and trawl the

Social Networking for charities and fundraisers

Posted by Ian McKendrick in Presenting, Social Media | 0 comments

Aug 23, 09

In August I was invited by Paul Sage of Click4Causes to give a presentation in Milton Keynes to demonstrate the power of Social Media and Social Networking, and how these could be used to engage with their audiences to raise awareness of, and increase contributions to their causes.

Paul Sage began the seminar with some very sound advice on the importance of choosing the right words to ensure our messages elicit the desired response. In Pauls words:

“Gone are the days when we sell AT people. The time has come for us to engage with our audience on a more personal level. The tools that will allow us to do that are now here, and these are called Social Media and they