What would you add/remove from this – I have a feeling that I want the ‘mechanics’ of YouTube separate… but we’ll see…
TEDx – Reinventing Social Media
August 31, 2010 1 Comment
A talk of interest to me on a variety of levels, not least that he’s quoting information from my PhD thesis (not that he, nor anyone else, tends to know that 
!) in discussing ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ – and of course he’s talking about social media.
Love this diagram of our engagement with social media:
Hungarian priest gets on skateboard to connect
August 17, 2010 2 Comments
Post first identified for Super Fun Days Out, a company for which I am the Social Media Strategist. I’ve been a bit distracted from it over the past few months, which doesn’t really work for social media, so yesterday I spent some time, getting a few things shipshape again for it. Meantime, the others on the team have done great amounts of work, developing great packages, signing up more companies, and starting to identify some great hot deals! Join us on Twitter, and let us know if you have a story to tell us re: adrenalin/extreme sports, as we’d love more blog entries like this one: Desert Ultra-Marathon: Red Hot Chile Runners
A Hungarian Catholic priest who spreads God’s word from a skateboard has become an internet sensation
“A video of the Reverend Zoltan Lendvai, 45, in action has attracted almost 170,000 hits on YouTube.
The video, Funny Priest Skateboarding, shows Rev Lendvai, clad in full clerical garb, displaying his moves.
It is not clear whether the reverend has mastered the nose-grind or the kick-flip, but his skills have helped attract young people to his church.
Rev Lendvai, whose first board bore the papal coat of arms, believes skateboarding can pave the way to God for young people.
He says his distinctive method of spreading the word on wheels is inspired by Saint John Bosco. The 19th century Italian priest and teacher dedicated his life to improving the lot of poor young people, using games as part of their education.”
Read full story, or check out skateboarding options in the UK (well, to be fair, you can do it anywhere!)
The True Story of Twitter?
August 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
Election Night WINOL (12 midnight highlights)
May 25, 2010 1 Comment
I was on TV from midnight to 2am – really interesting to see a ‘live studio’ at work… a few highlights from here, including a couple of clips from me, discussing the ‘so called’ social media election – and fortunately the camera wasn’t on me when I WINCED at being called Becky… !
The Digital Debate: YouTube
April 29, 2010 2 Comments
Really interesting, a great chance to access “soundbites” from politicians, and interestingly, Nick Clegg appears to be leading in so much social media. We need to remember, however, that there are many people who aren’t on social networks, and (stereotypically) it’s the ‘digital generation’ that’s online, and who have a tendency to vote LibDem, whereas older voters, who may not be as present in the digital space, may vote differently. What did you think?!
Would Jesus text?
February 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
“Filippone, “We found out that about 80 % of this generation will look at your website before they ever look into the foyer of your church.”
Social media, i.e.. Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, blogging etc. .has exploded, looking at the numbers. Facebook alone claims 400 million members, Twitter is expected to go over 26 million adults this year.”
A 16 year old says: “”I use it to communicate with everyone, I look up things. it’s just my way of life.”"
Read full article, and thanks to Pete Phillips for putting me onto this story.
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