Review: Organizations Don’t Tweet, People Do Organizations Don’t Tweet, People Do: A Manager’s Guide to the Social Web”, by Euan Semple, is a book no manager or business owner should ignore. Social Media is most definitely here to stay and is becoming a primary source for businesses of all sizes to contact and interact with their customer base. … Continue Reading
Author Archives: David Hopkins
Facebook, a missed opportunity?
Facebook, a missed opportunity? I think I’ve finally realised what it is about Facebook that irks me. It’s not the media’s constant fascination with how much Mark Zukerberg is worth, it’s not the banality of updating my profile and checking to see what other people are posting / doing / eating / drinking / liking… Continue Reading
When amateurs get involved in Social Networking
There is no getting away from the fact that Social Media and Social Networking is the ‘new’ buzzword and latest trick to get involved in. All of a sudden companies are setting themselves up with Twitter and Facebook accounts, putting the little icons on their website and saying “We’re here, we’ve jumped on the band-wagon… Continue Reading
Integrating Social Media to your WordPress blog
WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms in use today. It is also considered a perfectly capable Content Management System capable of running a full company/corporate website. One of the advantages of using WordPress for your web presence is the ability to expand on the basic installation with your own design/theme as well… Continue Reading
Reflection on a presentation: Social Media and Social Network
Earlier this week I made a presentation to a group of first year under-graduate Accounting and Finance students at Bournenmouth University. The subject was one I felt they all had an interest in; social media and social networks. Firstly, a little background to the presentation. I have been involved with these students in a Unit… Continue Reading