Tag Archives: Online Communities

A Social World

Posted on December 16, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Download a copy of the large version here. As the article at DailyInfographic remarks: “Not surprisingly, the ubiquitous Facebook sprawls across the top of the map, dwarfing its neighbors, and leading to the “Northern Wasteland of Unread Updates.” A place … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Research, Social Media | Tagged 2010, 2011, infographic, map, Online Communities, Roger Smith, Social media, Social Networking, thedigitalconsultant, world | Leave a comment

Swearing To Do Good

Posted on October 20, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Most people who who live in a family situation are very familiar with the concept of a ‘swear jar’. Being hit in the pocket tends to rapidly focus language away from the profane. Here’s a clever adaption of this principle. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Media, Research, Social Media | Tagged 2011, content, Decency, Facebook, Mark Twain, Online Communities, Profanity, research, Roger Smith, Social media, swearing, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter, UNICEF | Leave a comment

Babble On

Posted on October 5, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Here’s another application which allows you to heighten the visitor experience to your web site, blog or Facebook business page. Photobabble is a free app.which can be used for product demonstrations, web site advertising and the like. The power and emotion of human voice makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing, Mobile, Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, Dogster, Facebook, fotobabble, Online Communities, Roger Smith, Social media, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter | Leave a comment

The Sweet Tweet Of Success – Getting Your Content Retweeted

Posted on August 17, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Dan Zarrella is well known for his scientific study of social media and those of us wishing to harness the power of Twitter will find this infographic of significant interest. A couple of key points: Focus on news communications and provide a link back to expanded content Be proactive in asking people to … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media | Tagged 2011, communications, Dan Zarrella, Danny Sullivan, Matt Cutts, New Scientist, Norway, Online Communities, research, Roger Smith, Social media, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter, Web search engine | 1 Comment

The UK Riots

Posted on August 9, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Click on the image above to see the larger version Related articles Facebook used to organize UK riots, clean them up (zdnet.com) London Riots: Social Media Mobilizes Riot Cleanup (mashable.com) August 2011 London riot maps (vielmetti.typepad.com)

Posted in Business, Social Media | Tagged 2011, August, Facebook, London, Online Communities, Riot, Roger Smith, Social media, Social network, thedigitalconsultant, topics, Twitter, UK riots | Leave a comment

Twitter Global Pulse – The Japanese Earthquake

Posted on July 20, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Twitter’s visualisations show the flow of information (tweets) during major events; in this case the recent Japanese Earthquake. There was a 500 percent increase in Tweets from Japan as people reached out to friends, family and loved ones in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, Asia, communication, data, earthquake, Japan, Online Communities, Roger Smith, Social Networking, thedigitalconsultant, Tokyo, Twitter, visualisation | Leave a comment

I Will Follow You Wherever You May Be

Posted on May 27, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Two more features have been added to Twitter. Now you have a new option for the “following” page which enables you to view Tweets from the accounts a user follows, as well as a list of those accounts. Here for … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media | Tagged 2011, Business, follow, New People, Online Communities, research, Roger Smith, Social media, Social Networking, thedigitalconsultant, Trending and Popularity, Twitter | Leave a comment

Waffling On

Posted on April 30, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

The power of social media knows no bounds! News today that more than 27,000 Facebook fans are supporting Hong Kong’s most popular seller of gai daan tsai (egg waffles) after he was arrested once again. This is his 6th brush … Continue reading →

Posted in Merchandising, Social Media, Uncategorized | Tagged 2011, Asia, Facebook, Hong Kong, Netizen, Online Communities, Roger Smith, Social media, thedigitalconsultant, Waffle | Leave a comment

Time Is One Your Side – Part Two

Posted on April 28, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Social Media A recent ‘The Science of Timing’ seminar for Hubspot‘s Dan Zarella suggested the following optimum times (US times – Central and Eastern Standard Time Zones) to be engaged: Retweets of your content from Twitter 2-5 PM provides the … Continue reading →

Posted in Email, Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, Business, Dan Zarrella, Facebook, google, Google Analytics, HubSpot, Internet marketing, Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, Online Communities, research, Roger Smith, Social media, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter | Leave a comment

Time Is On Your Side – Part One

Posted on April 27, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Social and online media is all about engagement; more often than not in realtime. If you are posting on social media sites at times when your target audience are away doing something else then you have a problem. More of … Continue reading →