Today I am at the International conference for HostelWorld.com where over 350 hostels from across the world will be gathering for two days to discuss best practice in business development and social media to ensure they have a successful 2010.
I am chairing a session with some of the hostels and we are exploring their use [...]
I recently came across a new platform called Backupify.com where you can backup your presence on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and even other tools such as the project management tool Basecamp and even your Gmail account.
Backupify is available to register at no cost until 31 January 2010 so you might want to [...]
I often get asked how to get the maximum benefit from social media investing the least time.
It seems that many people are looking for high impact results with little effort. I remember listening to Richard Delevan last year at an event hosted by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce comment that you needed to invest at [...]
Social media and social networks are being used increasingly for fundraising, communication updates and at times of disaster – from posting updates on Twitter to sharing information on YouTube.
Here are some examples that caught my attention this week.
The disaster in Haiti has been much publicised in the traditional media and earlier this week I noticed [...]
Just released is the Vitrue 100 – a listing of the most talked about brands on the social web in 2009. I have posted the top 20 below but if you want to access the full 100 you will find it HERE.
1. iPhone
2. Disney
3. CNN
4. MTV
5. NBA
6. iTunes
7. Wii
8. Apple
9. Xbox
10. Nike
11. Starbucks
12. NFL
13. PlayStation
14. [...]


























