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44% of companies monitor employees’ use of social media in AND out of the workplace

44% of companies monitor employees’ use of social media in AND out of the workplace

Featured, News, Technology August 16, 2011 6 Comments

A new survey has been released, which shows how companies are monitoring employees use of social media at work, and the extent to which this is being restricted or monitored. The results are surprising and show that social media is considered as something purely ‘fun’, instead of recognising the power it has to open up information and connections that could ultimately be beneficial to the organisation.

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A New York Times project shows collaboration is the future of news

A New York Times project shows collaboration is the future of news

News August 9, 2011 2 Comments

The New York Times has recently launched a new project – beta 620 – that opens up new projects in development to public feedback, as well as allowing people to make their own suggestions for projects. It shows that the future of news lies in collaboration and crowdsourcing, as a single, authoritative news source is quickly losing its relevancy.

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Professor claims social media has turned us into vain, self-obsessed ‘children’.

Professor claims social media has turned us into vain, self-obsessed ‘children’.

News July 30, 2011 8 Comments

A recent article claims that social media is turning us into a generation of self-obsessed ‘children’ with a constant need for feedback and to waste time sharing the minutiae of our day to day lives. Is there any truth in the article? (Teaser – there’s not). I take a look at the arguments put forward, and the vital role that social media plays in society today.

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5 reasons Square deserves its $1billion valuation

5 reasons Square deserves its $1billion valuation

News June 29, 2011 1 Comment

In a huge move for Square, they have just announced a new round of funding to the tune of $100 million, and a valuation of $1 billion. That’s certainly some pretty nice numbers for the company, but are they justified? Here’s 5 reasons why we think it is, and why the future looks pretty exciting for the startup.

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In a huge blow, Turntable.fm is restricted to the U.S.

In a huge blow, Turntable.fm is restricted to the U.S.

News June 25, 2011 1 Comment

Turntable has had the social media crowd in a frenzy over the past few weeks, as it shows real promise to change the way we listen to music and gives us a chance to hang out with our online community in a different way, as well as tech stars that you might find in Twitter HQ for example. But that has all changed now, as users outside of the U.S. get a screen blocking them for access, due to licensing constraints.

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Why we’re moving towards a permission economy

Why we’re moving towards a permission economy

News June 18, 2011 No Comments

A new bill has been proposed in the U.S. that could impact the way service providers and marketers serve location-based ads to users. It calls for explicit consent by the user, to allow their location information to be used for advertising purposes. This represents a shift to a new currency of permission online, that poses new challenges for brands.

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Guardian Newspaper Group Could Run Out Of Cash – Plans Large Digital Overhaul

Guardian Newspaper Group Could Run Out Of Cash – Plans Large Digital Overhaul

News June 16, 2011 1 Comment

The Guardian Media Group have today announced that they could run out of cash in the next 3-5 years, without a complete overhaul of their strategy to become digitally-centric. They’re investing over £25 million in this initiative, showing the value they believe lies in digital and it’s potential to save the Group.

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Pandora shares soar – makes online music big business.

Pandora shares soar – makes online music big business.

News June 15, 2011 No Comments

After an impressive first day of trading, which saw the company valued at $4.2bn, Pandora is steadily proving the business case for online music services. This comes amidst some significant movement in the online music space, with the introduction of Turntable, and the fast expansion of Spotify.

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Foursquare Getting Baked In To Phone And Announce Impressive Growth Figures

Foursquare Getting Baked In To Phone And Announce Impressive Growth Figures

News May 23, 2011 2 Comments

Foursquare founder Denis Crowley speaking at the Techcrunch Disrupt conference has announced a series of big numbers around the service and the growth that it is seeing. Also announced today was the fact that Foursquare is also going to be baked in to phones with the INQ being the first phone to see that happen….

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How the iPad is saving the news industry

How the iPad is saving the news industry

News May 6, 2011 1 Comment

There has been movement in the news industry this week that points to the iPad possibly being the saviour of publishers. With the Telegraph and Hearst Publications introducing a subscription model, publishers could be about to find a way to monetise their content in a new way.

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How social media can save newspapers

How social media can save newspapers

News September 13, 2010 5 Comments

As we see newsapers introduce new papers to deal with ‘online’ I look at some of the ways that social media can be introduced to online newspapers to enhance our experience with them. Some of them may be slightly controversial but I wanted to explore the different things I wanted to see in the ideal newspapers.

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Associated Press recognise bloggers as a news source

Associated Press recognise bloggers as a news source

News September 7, 2010 7 Comments

As the Associated Press issue guidelines that state that blogs and websites must be credited as news sources, we look at the wider implications this has on news organisations overall. We’re starting to see bloggers and traditional news media move closer and closer together and there are new projects launching that serve to facilitate this.

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