Tag Archives: twitter

Are you ready to be promoted into the league?

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Natasha

Congratulations to local team AFC Wimbledon! After a tense penalty shoot-out, you’ve been promoted to the Football League. You’ve caused great excitement in this living room and far beyond that. In fact, right now, you’re trending on Twitter worldwide. Thousands … Continue reading →

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Fair Tweets for Fair Trade Day

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Natasha

Today, May 14, 2011, is this year’s World Fair Trade Day. The day is an initiative of the World Fair Trade Organisation whose mission is to enable producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through fair trade. A certain favourite ice-cream … Continue reading →

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When everyone’s twittering, how do you get yourself heard?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Natasha

Growing up on an orchard, I didn’t need an alarm clock. Instead, in the early hours, the local birds would start their morning chorus: singing to the sunrise at an unmissable volume. While that was usually enough to wake me … Continue reading →

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Social media and live events: Tips from the Royal Wedding

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Natasha

According to Wikipedia, back in 1981, approximately 750 million people watched Princess Diana’s wedding on television. This Friday, when Prince William and Kate Middleton marry, the television audience is anticipated to be closer to two billion. While I’m likely to … Continue reading →

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NFP Social Media League Table

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Natasha

Earlier this month, research consultancy NFP Synergy, published a social media league table for UK charities. This league table measures social media presence – the number of likes a charity has on Facebook, subscribers on YouTube, followers on Twitter and … Continue reading →

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Tribes and Triberr

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Natasha

Earlier this week, I finished reading Seth Godin’s Tribes. Earlier this week, a random Stumble also led me to the new website, Triberr.com. Such is the serendipity of the internet. Tribes is Godin’s book on new forms of leadership. Aiming to inspire … Continue reading →

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Deleting social media channels

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Natasha

Earlier this week, I Googled myself. It’s been quite a while since I’ve done that, and I was surprised to see how the various social media channels I’ve created over the last five years had crept up the results list. … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the #moonwalk

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Natasha

Last Friday, after work, a group of us from YouthNet walked down to Liverpool Street station for a twitter-organised moonwalk in memory of Michael Jackson. Given the instantaneous nature of the Internet, I’m almost too late to blog about the … Continue reading →

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Who will organise the data?

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Natasha

Earlier this afternoon, I attempted to clean out my inbox. I didn’t get very far. Old newsletters could be deleted easily; so could old invitations to events, sales emails, and spam. However, I found myself distracted by an emailed link to this … Continue reading →

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